Main mast

main mast - The tallest or only - mast on a boat. main topsail - A topsail on the main mast. mainsail - The main sail that is suspended from the main mast.

Main Mast - The tallest mast; the forward mast of a yawl or ketch; the mast furthest aft on a schooner. Main Topsail - A topsail on the main mast. M6ainsail - The principal sail that is set on the main mast.

A topsail on the main mast. Mainsail The main sail that is suspended from the main mast.

A topsail on the main mast. make fast To attach a line to something so that it will not move.

When at sea, it is carried between the fore and main masts. Longers. The longest casks, stowed next the keelson. Longitude The distance in degrees east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England.

Carrack - Old three-masted trading vessel which was square-rigged on the fore and main masts, and lateen rigged on the mizzen mast. Similar to the Caravel, but larger and more robust. Carrick Bend - [image] - A knot used to tie two lines together.

Bark-3 Masted with Sq rigged on fore and main mast Barge - A long vessel with a flat bottom used to carry freight on rivers. Barges are usually not powered, being pushed or towed by a tugboat instead.

Bark: Three-Masted with square-rigged on fore-and-main mast. Barnacle: A shell-fish often attached to the submerged parts of a vessel. Barque: Sailing vessel with three or more masts: fore and aft rigged on aftermast, square rigged on all others.

A barque is a three-masted vessel, squareriecred (n the two foremost masts (the fore and main masts) and fore- and-aft rigged on the mizzen mast. A ship (a ship-rigged vessel) has three masts, each of which is square-rigged.

MAINSAIL The sail set behind the main mast, the luff of which is supported by the mast. MAINSHEET The line used to pull the mainsail in or let it out.

Mizzen - the shorter mast behind the main mast on a ketch or yawl Mooring - an anchor or weight, permanently attached to the sea floor, with a buoy going to the surface, used to hold the boat in a certain area Nun - a kind of navigational buoy ...

Topmast: - a second spar carried at the top of the fore or main mast,used to fly more sail. Topping lift -- a line or wire for lifting the boom ...

Barque or Bark - usually a three masted vessel, the fore and main masts square rigged and the mizzen mast or after mast rigged fore and aft. Barquentine - a vessel with the foremast rigged square, and the other masts rigged fore and aft.

A foresail is the sail (such as a jib) located immediately in front of the main mast. It is attached to the forestay. Forestay (sometimes called a jibstay, or a headstay) A cable supporting the mast, running from the bow to the top of the mast.

On a fore-and-aft rigged vessel, it is the lowest and largest and often the only sail rigged aft of the main mast, and is controlled along its foot by a spar known as the boom.

Ketch: A sailboat with two masts, a shorter mizzen mast is aft of the main mast. Knockabout: A type of schooner without a bowsprit. Knockdown: To be capsized by the wind or waves.

A three masted vessel having square sails on fore and main masts and a spanker on the mizzen. Batten Down To secure hatch tarpaulins round the coamings by means of long flat bars and wedges.

A sail set forward of the main mast on the headstay. Head Sea A sea which is traveling in the opposite direction to that of the boat.

A platform on top of the Santa Maria's main mast used to work on the top mast. Fo´c´sle Underneath the forecastle.

'The main' is carried on and abaft the main mast. marina A yacht harbour.

spencer a fore-and-aft sail, set with a gaff and no boom, and hoisting from a small mast called a spencer mast, just abaft the fore and main masts Search results: Click on the word(s) below to view the definition. S.S.

(shorter mast behind the main mast). Found on a ketch, yawl or dandy. Mooring - The act of confining a ship to a particular place, by means of anchors, fastenings, cables or bridles.

Most yachts launch their dinghies by hand, or with a simple lifting tackle rigged from the main mast. Davits over the transom are convenient and look good, but sailing in a heavy following sea can cause the loss of a dinghy.

It is flown high, between the fore and main mast, and is also known as a fisherman's staysail. GOOSENECK - The fitting that connects the boom to the mast.

Topmast: An additional spar mounted on top of the main mast Topping lift: A line or wire that supports the boom when a vessel is moored Topsides: The part of the hull between the water surface and the edge of the deck ...

Each vessel flies its flag differently. Contemporary vessels fly the burgee from a lanyard under the starboard spreader on the mast. Older boats fly it from the main masthead. Power boats place their burgee off a short staff on the bow.

Mizzen - the shorter mast behind the main mast on a ketch or yawl - or - A fore and aft sail flown on the mizzenmast. mooring -- a float providing a tie off for a boat, usually set to a permanent anchor ...

See also: Boat, Aft, Mast, Set, Forward