parachute flare - An emergency signal flare that will float down on a parachute after launch, hopefully improving its visibility.
parachute - Sometimes used to describe a spinnaker.
parachute anchor
A parachute anchor is used to stop drifting
parachute flare ...
Parachute- Balloon spinnaker.
Parallel rules- Two rulers, hinged together, that can be adjusted in distance while remaining parallel.
Parallels- Lines of latitude, north and south of the Equator.
The parachute spinnaker has two leeches of equal length and is set on a spinnaker pole thrust forward from and to windward of the mast. It has two sheets.
drogue
A parachute-like sea anchor.
dry weight
Weight of the boat without fuel and fresh water.
To sail beyond an object or a layline painter A bow line to which a smaller boat is towed or made fast to a mooring palm or sewing palm Leather fitting over a sailmaker's hand to aid in thrusting a needle through sailcloth parachute ...
Sea anchors are usually made of cloth, shaped like a parachute or cone, and rigged so that the open end points in the direction of the boat's movement.
Initially, many were made from military parachutes and are often referred to as parachute anchors.
This is actually a parachute-like device that will deploy and nearly stop the boat--even head to waves and wind. As such, it is used in more extreme conditions. If you plan to do offshore sailing, you should know how to use a sea anchor.
rocket parachute flares,
star rockets or shells which throw stars one or two at a time,
hand flares (limited visibility because they are at water level)
smoke flares (flares giving off orange smoke .. only effective during daylight).
sea anchor - Canvas, shaped in the form of a parachute, to keep the ship's bow or stern to the seas in open water to prevent broaching and reduce drift. A conical or parachute shaped open ended device attached to the ship by bridle and line.
These signals require use in combination with a suitable launching device.
These devices may be either meteor or parachute assisted type. Some may require use in combination with a suitable launching device.
Drogue:
Any object used to increase the drag of a boat and slow her down. Typically shaped like a parachute or cone opened underwater, drogues decrease a boat's speed in heavy weather. Also see sea anchor.
(i) a rocket parachute flare or a hand flare showing a red light;
(j) a smoke signal giving off orange-coloured smoke;
(k) slowly and repeatedly raising and lowering arms outstretched to each side;
(l) the radiotelegraph alarm signal; ...
Draft: Distance between the waterline and the lowest part of the keel or hull. -The amount of bend in a sail's shape.
Drogue: An object used to increase the drag of a boat to slow her down.
-Typically shaped like a parachute or cone opened underwater.
 See also: Boat, Wind, Bow, Sailing, Point
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