Luffing

LUBBER'S LINE: A mark or permanent line on a compass indicating the direction forward parallel to the keel when properly installed. LUFF: (noun) The leading edge of a sail. (verb) To steer closer to, or directly into the wind. LUFFING: Pointing the ...

Luffing: Pointing the boat into the wind - sail flapping. Mainsheet: Line that controls the position of the mainsail. Mark (buoy): An object the sailing instructions require a boat to pass on a specified side.

luffing To head into the wind, causing sails to flap and flutter. lug or lugsail ...

Luffing A description of a flapping motion along the luff (leading edge) of a sail. A sail begins to luff when the air flow stalls when traveling across the sail.

Luffing will only happen at the front edge of a sail. If you notice rippling on other parts of the sail, it is usually caused by the reaction of the boat on the water that moves other parts of the sails.

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Luffing or Luff and Touch Her- when the vessel is brought too far into the wind the trailing edge or Leech of the sail begins to shiver or shake.

Describes a luffing sail. Compare with fat. skipper The captain or person in charge of a boat's crew while she is under way. A skipper's meeting is a meeting for competitors before a race.

Feathering - Sailing upwind so close to the wind that the forward edge of the sail is stalling or luffing, reducing the power generated by the sail and the angle of heel. Also known as pinching.

the luff of a sail and used to secure the sail to a stay hard-alee A command to come about hand bearing compass A hand-held compass incorporating a sighting apparatus and used primarily for taking bearings harden or harden up To remove the luffing in ...

Because the boat is pointing directly into the wind, the sails are "luffing" (shaking). To "fill" the sails, you will have to place the boat at an angle to the wind.

Head to Wind - the bow turned into the wind, sails luffing Heading -The direction in which a vessel's bow points at any given time. Heads up- watch out Headsails: -any sail foreward of the foremast.

This is related to the term luffing, which is a condition where the sail ripples because wind is crossing over the front and back side simultaneously, caused when the angle of the wind fails to allow the sail to maintain a good aerodynamic shape; ...

Head to Wind: Where the boat is pointed directly into the wind, sails luffing. Head Up: Change direction to point closer to the wind. The opposite of falling off. Headsail: A sail set forward of the foremast on the headstay.

Head to Wind - the bow turned into the wind, sails luffing Headsail - a sail forward of the mast, a foresail Headstay - a wire support line from the mast to the bow ...

No Go Zone - The boat is pointed too close to the wind for the sails to generate any power The sails will be luffing ("flapping") in the breeze and making noise, like a flag.

the bow turned into the wind, sails luffing Headsail a sail forward of the mast, a foresail ...

out of trim - Sails that are not properly arranged for the point of sail that the boat is on. The sails may be luffing or have improper sail shape, or the boat may be heeling too much. These conditions will slow the boat down.

Luff- The leading, or forward, edge of a sail. When this edge shakes in the wind, the sail is luffing. Luff rope- Rope sewn into the luff of a sail. LWL- Length of a boat at the waterline.

1 shows a boat sailing before the wind with the main boom over to starboard. Fig.2 shows the operation of luffing to get in the main sheet. Fig.

steep, and yet when you let out the sheet to bring her back towards vertical, the sail luffs and shudders violently, stressing the gear. With reduced sail, the boat will not heel dangerously when the main sheet is hauled in to stop the luffing.

If you adjust the sail improperly, it will flap, which is called luffing, and the luff is the part which luffs first. (Got that?) Leech The trailing (aft) part of a sail, the part where the wind exits.

Lubber-line: Mark on a compass that indicates the forward direction of a boat Luff or luffing or to luff up: The forward edge of a sail; the verbs describe the action that brings the boat's front closer to the wind ...

LUFFING - To luff or luff up is to head into the wind causing sails to flutter. MAINSAIL - Boat's principal sail, set aft of mainmast. MARLINESPIKE SEAMANSHIP - General knowledge of knots, bends, hitches, splices and care of rope.

See also: Boat, Point, Wind, Forward, Hull