Mast (sailing)
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When setting the mast lacing it is crucial to establish whether you have a straight luff or a throat and/or tack knock. Either way, it is of utmost importance that the luff lacing does not pull the sail closer to the mast than it was designed to be.
MAST: A spar set upright from the deck to support rigging and sails.
MASTHEAD (STEAMING) LIGHT: A white light on the pleasure craft's centreline, showing an arc of visibility from dead ahead to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam on either side.
mast
Vertical spar that supports sails.
MAYDAY
A radio distress call.
Mast
Any vertical pole on the boat that sails are attached to. If a boat has more than one mast, they can be identified by name.
Master
The person in charge of a vessel. The captain.
mast boot - A protective cover wrapped around the mast at the deck on a keel stepped boat to prevent water from entering the boat.
Mast - the poles that support the sails and the equipment to raise and lower them
Mast - a long pole or spar rising from the keel or deck of a ship and supporting the yards, boom and rigging
Midships - middle of the ship ...
Mast: A pole usually going straight up from the deck (height can be tuned for different body weights), used to attach sail and boom.
Mast fork - front
Wood support that fits into stanchion used to carry forward end of mast for trailering
Mast fork - rear ...
Mast
The pole attached to the deck at the right angle, holding up the sails.
Masthead ...
Mast: The vertical spar that holds up the sails.
Mastman: The crewmember who works the lines on the mast when hoisting sails, and who assists the bowman with the work on the foredeck.
Mast- The vertical spar or pole supportiung boom and sails.
Mayday- From the French m'aidez, a distress signal.
Mean high water- The depth of the water at average high tide.
Mast: The large vertical spar that supports the sail and boom.
NOR: Notice of Race - the official announcement of a regatta and the document that establishes many aspects of the regatta.
MAST: A spar set upright to support rigging and sails.
MONOHULL: A boat with one hull.
MOONCUSSER: Legendary opportunists who lured vessels onto shoals during nights when there was no moonlight to illuminate the coastline.
Mast head rig The headstay is rigged to the top of the mast.
Messenger Line run through a single block, used to carry an object, such as another line, aloft.
Midships Order to the helmsman to put the rudder fore and aft.
Mast: A long pole or spar of timber set up more or less perpendicularly upon the keel of a ship, to support the sails.
In-Mast Furling & Lazy Jacks:
Most modern yachts have furling genoas but some also offer in-mast furling mains. This makes furling your main sail effortless but it cannot be fully battened. As a result, some sail performance is lost.
hall-mast high - Hoisting a burgee or ensign only halfway up as a mark of respect to a person who has recently died.
halyard - A hoisting line; the rope to raise a sail or spar.
hammock - A canvas bed swung to the deck beams.
Mizzen-mast
Aftmost mast, often the smallest of the three. (Third mast from the bow.)
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Mizzen mast
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Short mast at the stern of the ship for the lateen sail.
Mast lights are shown in addition to running lights to identify vessels more precisely than simply "I'm a boat." If a boat has no mast light at all, it's a sailboat (see above).
Mast: A spar or structure resin above the hull and upper portions of a ship holding sails, rigging, etc up.
Master: The captain of a merchant ship.
Mate: An officer of a merchant vessel ranking below the captain.
Mast thwarts
12 feet of oak plank, 1 foot wide and 1-1/2 inches thick.
False keel ...
MAST - A spar set upright to support rigging and sails.
MIDSHIP - Approximately in the location equally distant from the bow and stern.
MODIFIED-V HULL - A planning hull form with generally less than 18 degrees of transom deadrise.
mast
A long wooden or metal pole or spar, usually vertical, on the deck or keel of a ship, that supports spars and sails. On a sailing ship, supported on the keelson. (back)
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Mast Step
A recess or fitting in a vessel's keel into which the base of the mast is positioned.
Mercator Projection ...
Mast Head Light - White light - Must shine from front to 225° aft of the beam/used when under power
Maximum Velocity - Maximum velocity of tidal current half way between slack periods ...
A mast support that runs from the top of the mast to the stern of the yacht; it may be adjustable in order to bend the mast backward or to increase tension on the forestay.
A mast with backswept spreaders that provide support fore and aft as well as athwartships. Often seen on very large cruising sailboats.
Bermuda Race ...
The mast-with double, swept-back spreaders-is carbon fiber, built by Sparcraft. Although fractionally rigged with discontinuous rod, masthead spinnakers are an optional part of the sail plan.
The mast, booms and any other poles used to support the sails are called spars. They are usually made of aluminum or wood.
MAST - A spar set upright to support rigging and sails.
MONOHULL - A boat with one hull.
MOORING - An arrangement for securing a boat to a mooring buoy or a pier.
MOORING BUOY - A buoy secured to a permanent anchor sunk deeply into the bottom.
If the mast comes out of the water on the windward, not the leeward side, the boat will blow over and you'll start all over. This is a common mistake of a novice sailor.
Light on Mast to indicate that a sailboat is motoring
Stem
The forward most part of the bow.
Step the Mast: Fix the mast in place, ready to be rigged.
Sternsheets: The area towards the stern of a boat, with seating. The seats are properly called the stern benches. One sits in the sternsheets, on the stern benches.
Before the Mast:
(1) Said of a man who goes to sea as a rating compared with officers, and lives forward. Forward of a mast.
(2) The crew whose living quarters on board were in the forecastle (the section of a ship forward of the foremast).
of a fully clothed mast. A very similar craft called a Humber keel is used in the north of England. The lug sail is an advance on the course, since it is better adapted for sailing on the wind, with the wind on the side.
spar any ship's mast, boom, yard, or gaff
spirketting inside planking between ports and waterways of a ship
sponson platform jutting from ship's deck for gun or wheel ...
BACK STAY Stays which extend from all mast levels, except the lower, to the ship's side at some distance abaft the mast.
Bermuda Rig - A sail plan in which the main and/or mizzen, or the foresail of a schooner, is of triangular shape, very long in the luff and set from a tall mast. This is almost now universal in all sailing yachts.
Glossary of Sailing Terms Words in red are commonly used Animated knot tying click here Backstay: A wire support for the mast, usually running from the stern to the head of the mast.
backstay -- a wire mast support leading aft to the deck or another mast
backwinded -- when the wind hits the leeward side of the sails
bar -- a shoal
batten -- a short piece of wood or plastic inserted in a sail to keep it taut ...
FORETRIANGLE The area forward of the forward mast in which sails can be set. A sail that fills that area. FRAMES Athartship members (ribs) of the hull framework. Frames can be divided into two categories: sawn or bent frames.
The projections on each side of a mast, upon which the trestletrees rest; 2. The side of a block chine The line where the sides of a boat intersect the bottom chock 1.
ABREAST alongside of; on the beam ACOUSTIC WIRE same as hydro wire but with electrical conductors built in ADCP Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler AFT toward the stern; in the stern AGENT see "ship's port agent" ALOFT above the decks as on the mast or ...
Backstay - Mast support running to aft deck or another mast.
Backslice- A method of weaving the end of a rope to keep it from unraveling.
BACKSTAY - Part of the standing rigging, usually cable, that supports the mast from aft.
BALLAST - Extra weight carried low in a vessel to increase stability.
BATTEN - Stiffening strip placed in leech of sail.
sail slide: a small metal or plastic fitting often used on the forward and lower edges of a mainsail or mizzen to attach it to a track along the appropriate mast and boom. A slide may also be used on the head, luff or foot of a gaff sail.
Scandalize - On a gaff rig the sail is made loose footed, the clew is brought forward along the boom and the sail cloth is drawn up in folds along the gaff and mast. From this position the sail is instantly available for use.
BACKSTAY - A wire support for the mast, usually running from the stern to the head of the mast.
BALANCE REEF - A diagonal reef in a fore-and-aft sail extending from throat to clews.
Back stay: A cable supporting the mast, from stern to the top of the mast.
Bale:A fitting on the end of a spar, such as the boom, to which a line may be led.
Ballast: Weight below decks that keeps the boat upright.
Sails: Storm trysail with separate mast track. For use in a storm, without having to remove the mainsail. Also, useful for stability while sailing downwind.
Dodger, splash cloths, and bimini.
catboatSmall, simple sailboat with one mast and sail set far forward. cavitationInefficient low-pressure pockets on propellers form bubbles that collapse against the blades resulting in premature wear.
Backstay: Wiring that supports the mast; tensions the forestay
Backwind: To loosen the trim of a mainsail so that it flaps - reduces heeling ...
The basic names for the sails are: the mainsail, which attaches to the mast and the jib, which attaches to the jibstay.
Satellite Navigation ...
Catboat - A sailboat with a single mast set far forward
Centerboard - A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case amidships, when in shallow water, ...
backstayA support for the mast to keep it from falling forward. bailTo remove water with a bucket or pump. Also, a component that controls fishing line on a spinning reel. bait stationArea on a fishing boat for preparing bait.
1) At Anchor - A single white light on the mast which can be seen 360 degrees. A vessel over 100 meters shall also use the available working lights to illuminate her decks.
2) Aground - Two red lights in a vertical line.
In a sailing vessel of less than 20 meters (65.6 ft.) in length, the lights prescribed in paragraph (d)(1) of this section may be combined in one lantern carried at or near the top of the mast where it can best be seen.
Aloft - up above the deck, up the mast or in the rigging
Alongside - Close beside a ship, wharf or jetty.
"Ahoy" - seaman's call to attract attention ...
 See also: Boat, Sail, Sailing, Forward, Deck
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