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 (possibly only) mast on a boat.
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.
Mainsail - The principal sail that is set on the main mast.
The principal deck of a ship (usually the highest complete deck.)
Main Mast
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The largest mast located roughly amidship.
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.
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.
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.
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.
BARK, BARQUE A three-masted vessel having square sails on fore and main masts, and a spanker on the mizzen. BATTEN DOWN Secure hatches and loose objects both within the hull and on deck. BEAM The greatest width of the boat.
Ketch - has two masts, the forward mast (main mast) is taller than the aft mast (mizzen). The mizzen mast is forward of the rudder post. Ketches can also be cutter rigged. The aft sail is generally just called the mizzen, not the mizzen sail.
mizzen mastA shorter mast located aft of the main mast on a yawl or ketch. modified-V hullA modification of the deep-V hull shape with a deadrise of less than 20 degrees.
ketchA sailboat similar in appearance to a yawl with a tall main mast and a shorter mizzen mast ahead of the rudder post. kicker motorA small auxiliary outboard motor.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Quarter Deck - The deck abaft the main mast where the crew are not allowed, unless duty calls them there.
quarter fast - A warp or rope made fast to the quarter; a quarter spring.
quartering sea - Seas coming from the side (quarter).
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 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.
'The main' is carried on and abaft the main mast.
marina
A yacht harbour.
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:
A knot used to tie two lines together.
A mainsail is the most important sail raised from the main (or only) mast of a sailing vessel. On a square rigged vessel, it is the lowest and largest sail on the main mast. On a fore-and-aft rigged vessel, it is the lowest and largest and ofte...
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.
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 ...
(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.
LOOKOUT - A member of the crew stationed on the forecastle, bridge, or in the case of sailing vessels, the crow's nest at the top of one of the main masts. His duty it is to watch for any dangerous objects or for any other vessels approaching .
 See also: Boat, Aft, Mast, Set, Forward
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