Leech

LEECH: The trailing edge of a sail. LEEWARD: The direction away from the wind. Opposite of windward LEEWAY: The sideways movement of the boat caused by either wind or current. LIMBER HOLES: Drainage Holes through bulkheads or frames.

leech line - A line used to tighten the leech of a sail, helping to create proper sail shape. leech - The aft edge of a fore and aft sailsail. leecloths - Cloths raised along the side of a berth to keep the occupant from falling out.

leech line A line running through the leech of the sail, used to tighten it. leeward ...

Leech: The aft edge of the sail. Leeward: To the lee. Pronounced something like "loow'rd". Leeway: The sliding to leeward that a boat suffers when sailing into or across the wind.

Leech {Gratil} Side edges of a square sail and the after edge of a lateen sail.

Leech- The after edge of a sail. Leeward- Away from the wind. Lie to- To head into the wind and stop forward motion.

Leech: The trailing edge of a sail. Leeward: Away from the wind. A leeward yacht is one that has another yacht between it and the wind (opposite of windward).

Leech The aft edge of the triangular sail - the one that's not attached to anything. Leeward ...

Leech The after side of a fore and aft sail, and the outer sides of a square sail. Lead The lead weight at the end of the lead line used to find depth of water. Lee side The side away from the wind direction.

Leech Lines Ropes for hauling up leaches (or sides) of a square sail. Leeward ...

leech Lamprey or bloodsucker; the sail's trailing edge. lee helm A sailboat's tendency for its bow to turn leeward. leeward Toward the lee.

Leech - After or trailing edge of a sail; the after edge of a fore-and-aft sail and the outer edges of a square sail. Leech Line - A line used to tighten the leech of a sail, helping to create proper sail shape.

The leechlines are clearly visible running inwards and upwards from the edges of the sail. The buntlines up the front of the sail can be seen too, but their run to the blocks on the shrouds is obscured because the sail is set on a lifting yard.

Slack. A loose leech is a floppy leech on a sail. Compare with tight. LOP See position.

Leach (See Leech.) Leachline A rope used for hauling up the leach of a sail. Lead A piece of lead, in the shape of a cone or pyramid, with a small hole at the base, and a line attached to the upper end, used for sounding.

Chord - An imaginary line drawn between the luff and leech of a sail. The chord depth is an imaginary line drawn to the deepest part of the sail from the chord.

BATTEN - Stiffening strip placed in leech of sail. Also, a wooden strip fastened over seam to stop leakage. BEACON - A marked post located on a shoal or bank to warn vessels of danger or to mark a channel.

CLEW The lower, aft corner of a fore-and-aft sail, where the leech meets the foot. CHORD A straight line between the luff and leech of a sail.

the mizzen bar keel A solid metal external keel barkentine A three-masted sailing vessel, square-rigged on the foresail, while fore-and-aft rigged on the mainsail and mizzen batten Flexible strips of wood or plastic placed in a pocket in the leech of ...

battens: flexible strips of wood or plastic, most commonly used in the mainsail to support the aft portion, or roach, so that it will not curl flexible strips of wood or fiberglass placed in a sail to help the leech retain its proper shape.

Batten: A thin wooden or plastic strip inserted into a pocket on the back part (leech) of a sail, to assist in keeping its form Beam -- the greatest width of the boat, usually in the middle.

BATTEN A flat piece of wood, GRP or tufnol that fits into a pocket on the mainsail to stiffen the leech. Specially cut mainsails can be used without battens. BATTEN DOWN Secure hatches and loose objects both within the hull and on deck.

if the sail has a slide on the boom, haul out on it till the canvas is just straight and smooth on the foot; too hard a pull will throw a heavy strain on the diagonal, from the end of the boom to the jaws of the gaff, giving a bad after leech when ...

Leech - The border or back edge at the side of a sail. Leeward - Downwind - Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the part or side toward which the wind blows; -- opposed to windward ...

Leech: Aft edge of a sail Leech line: The rope or wire that runs through the leech of the sail and controls its tightness Lee: The side facing away from the wind Lee helm: The leeward course an unsteered boat takes ...

The leech of the sail gets in front of the mast if there is not enough tension applied and contributes to the death rolls and makes gybing difficult.

fill up the whole space from the bowsprit end, masthead, and mast at deck; a balloon foresail is hanked to the forestay, but the clew extends some distance abaft the mast; in a schooner a balloon maintopmast staysail has an up and down weather leech ...

The aft edge of a sail, more commonly called the leech. Transducer An electronic device that uses sound waves to collect information such as water depth and vessel speed, usually attached to a through hull.

As wind approaches the leading edge of the sail, it separates and flows along both sides of the sail from luff to leech. The air on the windward side reaches the leech first, since it has a shorter route to travel.

Moving the block forward pulls the clew downward more than back, tightening the sail's leech more than the foot. Moving the block aft pulls the clew back more than down, tightening the sail's foot more than the leach.

Andy Oliver also points out that "leech" is a corruption of "lee edge" (say it fast). Spar Any structural member that supports a sail or helps to maintain a sail's shape (e.g., the mast or the boom). Mast A vertical spar.

However, you do lose some control over your leech. You need an awful lot of vang tension to make up for the lack of a traveler. But it sure does clean up the cockpit.

Stiffening strip placed in leech of sail. Also, a wooden strip fastened over seam to stop leakage. Batten Down To secure and, if necessary, tie down fittings such as hatches, for approaching bad weather.

The upper corner of a sail where the luff and leech meet to which the halyard is attached. Note - There are several other nautical uses of this word which are not covered here. Headboard Plastic reinforcement at the head of the mainsail.

Boats today fly the ensign from the stern, which provides the best visibility, but it can also be flown from the leech of the most aftersail.

Battens - thin, stiff strips of plastic or wood, placed in pockets in the leech of a sail, to assist in keeping its form Beam - the width of the boat at its widest Beam reach - a point of sail where the boat is sailing at a right angle to the wind ...

Today the Bermuda sail (or Marconi sail or jib-headed main sail) is the standard sail on racer and touring yachts. It is a triangular sail set behind the mast in the midshipline. With its leading edge, the fore leech, ...

Batten: In America's Cup yachts, thin strips of composite material inserted into pockets in the sails to maintain proper sail shape and to support the curved leech, or rear edge, of the sails, particularly the mainsail. Beam: A boat's greatest width.

LeechAfter edge of a fore and aft sail lifeline -- stout line around the deck of the boat to keep crew from falling overboard list -- inclination of a boat due to excess weight on one side or the other ...

Lines pull down the luff and the leech of the sail, reducing its area. JUMPER STAY - A short stay supporting the top forward portion of the mast.

lines that might be holding the boom down (like the cunningham or the boom vang) must be eased so that nothing can keep the main from going all the way up. A crew member should hold the end of the boom up in the air to relieve the pull of the leech ...

Much like the edges of a sheet of paper being pushed together or pulled apart, the mainsail will become fuller if the leech (back edge of the sail) and the luff (front edge of the sail) move closer together, and flatter if they move apart.

BRAILS Ropes rove through blocks fastened to a spar and attached to the leech of sail. The overhauling of these ropes gathers the sail up against the spar. BRAZING The joining of certain metals by the use of a hard solder.

See also: Boat, Mast, Sail, Boom, Wind