reef cringles - Reinforced cringles in the sail designed to hold the reefing lines when reefing the sail.
reef, reefing
To partially lower a sail so that it is not as large. This helps prevent too much sail from being in use when the wind gets stronger. A line of rock and coral near the surface of the water.
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Reef
To partially furl a sail. Done in strong winds to reduce strain.
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Reef: To reduce the area of sail exposed to the wind. The portion of sail taken in, as in "we took in a reef when the wind rose". Small lines called reef points are used to tie up a potion of the sail in a bundle to reduce its area.
reef
To reduce the sail area of a yacht's mainsail. The process of making a reef is commonly termed 'putting a tuck in'. The reverse procedure is 'shaking out a reef'.
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Reef - to reduce the size of a sail
Rhumb line - a straight line compass course between two points
Rigging - the standing rigging is the mast and support lines, running rigging is the lines with which you adjust the sails ...
Reef sail - to shorten sails by tying them partly up, presenting less resistance to the wind. Used when less speed is wanted or when storm winds threaten to rip the sails.
Sea dog - an experienced sailor. "He were a tough old sea dog." ...
Reef- To reduce the working area of a sail by lowering it part way.
Reef point- Small rope used in reefing. These ropes are attached at intervals across the sail.
Reef, to: To decrease a sail's size.
Rigging: The wires, lines, halyards and other items used to attach the sails and the spars to the boat. The lines that do not have to be adjusted often are known as standing rigging.
REEF: To reduce the sail area.
RIGGING: The general term for all the lines of a vessel.
RODE: The anchor line and/or chain.
reef pendant (called also "reef earing") - A short and strong rope (with a Matthew Walker knot in one end). One end of the pendant is passed up through a hole in the cleat on one side of the boom and stopped by the knot in the end.
Reef points - Small lengths of cord attached to a sail, used to secure the excess fabric after reefing.
Reef-bands - Long pieces of rough canvas sewed across the sails to give them additional strength.
Reef, or Furl: These are the verbs which describe the management of the sails. To reef is to reduce the amount of exposed sail by rolling up a part and securing it with the reef points.
reef
1) A barely submerged line of rocks or land. 2) To make a sail smaller. In roller reefing, the sail is either rolled around a wire at its luff or lowered, a few feet and rolled around the boom.
Reef Knot
Also known as the square knot. This knot is an unreliable knot used to loosely tie lines around the bundles of sail that are not in use after reefing.
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REEF-To reduce sail area by partly lowering sail and securing the surplus material to the boom.
RUBBING STRAKE-Outer plank of hull designed to protect hull from docks.
RUB RAIL-Same as rubbing strake.
Reef pendant -- A strong rope with a Matthew Walker knot in one end. It is passed up through a hole in the cleat on the boom, and then through the reef cringle in the sail and down through the hole in the cleat on the other side of the boom.
REEF - To reduce area of a sail by rolling or folding part of it.
REEVE - To pass a rope through a ring.
ROSTRUM - Spike on prow of warship for ramming.
Reef points - A horizontal line of light lines on a sail which may be tied to the boom, reducing the area of the sail during heavy winds.
Rigging: - the lines that hold up the masts and move the sails (standing and running rigging).
The reef or square knot is used for tying light lines together, for tying awning stops, reef points, cord on packages, and in fact is put to such numerous uses by sailors that many landsmen call it the sailor's knot.
reef: to reduce the size of a sail to shorten sail, usually by partially lowering it and tying it off with reefing lines. rig: arrangements of masts and sails ...
Close Reef - To reduce the size to the last reef point giving the minimum sailing area.
Clove Hitch attach a rope to a pole, this knot provide a quick and secure result ...
Shaking out the reef is even quicker. Two people can do it in less than a minute.
In conclusion, reef early when you feel the wind really hardening and/or when you see -in the tropics- this dark gray squall line coming at you from the horizon. And try to start by reefing the jib or genoa.
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Finally, rig the reef outhaul between the aft reef grommet and the end of the boom, using a Reefing Clew Line, with a cross-turn under the bottom of the boom.
4. Lash the leech reef cringle around the boom to stop the boom dropping.
5. Be careful not to squash the sail (this may be common sense, but not everyone has that nowadays).
Half Seas Over - (1) The condition of a vessel stranded on a reef or a rock when the seas break over her deck. (2) Half drunk; incapacitated by drink.
Halyard - A line used to hoist or lower a sail, flag or spar.
To let out a reef; 2. To hoist the sails shank Long part of an anchor she or her A nautical pronoun used when referring to a boat sheathing A casing or covering on the bottom of a vessel sheave (shiv) 1.
BALANCE REEF - A diagonal reef in a fore-and-aft sail extending from throat to clews.
BALE - A fitting on the end of a spar, such as the boom, to which a line may be led.
BALLAST WEIGHT - usually metal, placed low in a boat to provide stability.
As I began to row into the wind, it was apparent that we had dragged onto the reef leading with our stern quarter. This was good and bad news. At least we could set the kedge off the bow and use the bow rollers as guides and the windlass for leverage.
Reef: An aid to reduce the size of a sail during periods of strong wind
Rig: The sum of all sails, spars and masts on a boat
Rigging: The sum of all ropes, lines and wires that hold and control sails and mast on a boat ...
Reef: to reduce the size of a sail.
Reefing: The operation of reducing a sail by taking in one or more of the reefs.
A 10 knot wind was blowing north, directly from the storm, and we placed a reef in the mainsail and rolled in the jib. We then observed a very large ferry coming out of the storm and heading toward Peavine Pass. This was not on the ferry route.
Square Knot (also known as Reef Knot): The most common way to bind together two ends of rope to enclose an object. It can also be used to tie together two lines of equal size, but is known to slip if used on ropes of unequal diameter.
A knot used to join two lines of similar size. Also called a reef knot.
Standing Part
That part of a line which is made fast. The main part of a line as distinguished from the bight and the end.
For example, if you were on a coral reef and knew other vessels were headed your way, you might want to send the Morse code for "U" -- two short plus one prolonged blast -- to signal "You are running into danger." ...
In windy conditions, you may not want the jib fully unrolled. You can reef the jib by leaving a few wraps of the jib still furled.
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Atoll:
A horseshoe: shaped or circular reef of coral surrounding a lagoon.
Also called a reef knot.
Standing Part - That part of a line which is made fast.The main part of a line as distinguished from the bight and the end.
An expression used when water depth increases rapidly away from shore or away from shallow underwater features such as a reef.
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Still, she did not leave the States empty-handed, as she won and brought back the Cape May and Brenton Reef challenge cups, though they were wrested from her by the " Irex " in the following year.
 See also: Boat, Sailing, Sail, Stand, Light
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