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Running Rigging of Merchant Sailing Ship
Running Rigging of a Merchant Sailing Ship
Running Rigging of a Merchant Sailing Ship ...

 


Running rigging is the term for the rigging of a sailing vessel that is used for raising, lowering and controlling the sails - as opposed to the standing rigging, which supports the mast and other spars.

RUDDER: Underwater plate or board used for steering the boat.
RUN: To allow a line to feed freely.
RUNNING: Sailing before the wind with the sail out.
RUNNING LIGHTS: Lights required to be shown on boats underway between sundown and sunup.

Seagull Outboards Maintenance and Running Advice
General maintenance and running advice for your Seagull Outboard Motor.

Running Lights
The most fundamental navigation lights are the running lights required on all boats over 5 meters. The basic running lights are white to the stern of the boat, red to port, and green to starboard.

Running Wing on Wing
As mentioned on the previous page, it is inefficient to sail directly downwind with both sails on the same side, because the mainsail will block the wind from the jib.

Running with the wind and surfing : The first tactic is to run with the wind. This reduces the force of the apparent wind and may allow you to navigate the boat away from the path of the storm or into safer waters.

Running: Sailing before the wind with the sail out.
Sail trim: The position of the sails relative to the wind and desired point of sail. Sails that are not trimmed properly may not operate efficiently.

running lights
Required navigation lights that a vessel uses at night to indicate position and status.
running rigging
Lines used in the setting and trimming of sails.

Running Rigging
Lines that controlled yards and sails.
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Running bowline
A type of knot that tightens under load. It is formed by running the line through the loop formed in a regular bowline.
Running lights
Navigational lights that are required to be used when a vessel is in motion.

Running - a point of sail, going directly downwind
Shake out - to release a reefed sail and hoist the sail aloft
Sheave - the wheel of a block pulley ...

Running Lights - Lights required to be shown on boats underway between sundown and sunup.
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Schooner - Sailing ships with at least 2 masts (foremast and mainmast) with the mainmast being the taller. A 3-masted vessel is called a "tern." ...

Running: Dead downwind.
Sat-phone: A satellite telephone. Unlike cellular phones that relay on networks of local antennae, sat-phones send and receive their signals directly to and from orbiting satellites.

Running lights- Lights required on all moving boats after sundown.
Running rigging- All lines, halyards and sheets used in controlling sails and spars.

Running: Sailing so that the wind is directly astern. The jib and main sails will be on opposite sides. (wing and wing). (See Points of Sail) ...

Running rigging - all movable, adjustable lines that control sails, yards, etc.
Sheet - a line connected to the sails that controls and adjusts their angle to the wind.

Running rigging Rigging that moves on runs, generally used to control spars and sails.
Samson post Used to secure anchor or tow line.
Scantlings The dimensions of a ship's timbers.

running bowsprit - A bowsprit that is fitted to run in and out and "reef" like an old cutter's. Since 1900 most yachts have their bowsprits fitted in a shoe.

Running lights, used only when the boat is under way, include a white stern light shining aft, red and green side lights shining to port and starboard, and a white bow light (steaming light) shining forward to indicate that the boat is under power; ...

Running with the wind directly behind the boat.
Dead Reckoning
A method of determining position by making an educated guess based on last known position, speed and currents.

Running along the length of the boat.
fore and aft sail
The more common position of the sail with its length running along the ship's length as opposed to a sail such as a square sail which is mounted across the width of the vessel.

Running bowsprit -- A bowsprit so fitted as to run in or out and reef.
Serve -- To cover a rope with spunyarn.
Shake out a reef -- To untie the reef points and set the sail.

Running before a gale, yawing badly and threatening to broach-to (Figs. 70 and 71), oil should be distributed from the bow and from both sides, abaft the beam. In Fig.

Running or oriented side-to-side (or athwartships) on a ship. Frames, for example, are latitudinal timbers. See also longitudinal. (back)
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Running Fix - Two bearings of the same marker taken at different times and the LOP plotted on a chart. Use time and speed between bearings to determine distance.

The running rigging, which is usually line (fiber rope), wire rope, or a combination, is used to manipulate the sails. A sail is pulled up by the halyard and adjusted out by an outhaul, and down by a downhaul.

After running ashore, you and your crew should first check for leaks and broken gear.

Motor running in fits and starts
Water or impurities in fuel
Idle mixture adjusting needle of carburetor requires adjustment
Spark plugs are defective (see above problem) ...

A seat running across dinghy.
Tidal Current
The horizontal movement of the water due to tide.

Clear for Running:
A sheet or halyard coiled so that it will run out quickly without becoming tangled.

STRANDING -The running of a ship on shore on a beach.
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Grounding - Running aground of a vessel, striking or pounding on rocks, reefs, or shoals; stranding.
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STRANDING - The running of a ship on shore on a beach.
STRIPPING - Removing cargo from a container (devanning).
STUFFING - Putting cargo into a container.

Athwart - Anything running across the boat from side to side. An aft bench seat across the stern is athwartships.
Aweigh - What an anchor is when it is off the bottom.
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The galley is aft, running astride and behind the companionway. When the stainless-steel stepladder is lifted out of the way, it becomes U-shaped. There is a good-sized icebox, a deep sink and a two-burner Origo nonpressurized alcohol stove.

A line running from the bow of the boat to the upper part of the mast, designed to pull the mast forward. A forestay that attaches slightly below the top of the mast can be used to help control the bend of the mast.

Carlins - Structural pieces running fore and aft between the beams.
Carrack - Old three-masted trading vessel which was square-rigged on the fore and main masts, and lateen rigged on the mizzen mast.

Center line The imaginary line running from bow to stern along the middle of the boat. Channel A navigable route on a waterway, usually marked by buoys.

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.

The checking of a line or cable from running out by taking a turn about a cleat, bitts, or similar fitting. SNY To twist a plate into an uneven warped shape on a mold.

rigging -- standing rigging refers to shrouds and stays, while running rigging refers to halyards and sheets that control the sails
rode - the line or chain attached to the anchor
roller - a wave
rolling heap -- slang expression meaning ocean ...

PLYWOOD Sheets of wood consisting of three or more sheets of wood glued and bonded by heat and pressure with the grain of each sheet running perpendicular to adjacent layers. PRAM A dinghy with a transom at the bow and stern.

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.

A slide may also be used on the head, luff or foot of a gaff sail sail slot or groove A narrow channel running the length of the mast or boom into which a rope-reinforced edge of the mainsail is inserted and thus bent [Top of Page] [Bottom ...

snub: to quickly check, by cleating or other means, a line that is running out. Sole: the floor of the cockpit or cabin. sou'wester: a wind coming from the southwest spar: pole, mast, or boom, etc.

HOLD beneath-decks storage area HYDRO WIRE steel wire, normally used to support lightweight over-the-side sampling apparatus such as Nansen bottles, gravity corers, etc INSHORE near or toward the shore KEEL the backbone of a vessel, running fore and ...

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.

As the whole of the rigging is divided into standing and running, so a rope forming part of the rigging is divided into the " standing part " and the " fall." The standing part is that which is made fast to the mast, deck or block.

Headstay: wire running from the top of the mast to the boat and to which the jib is attached. The headstay supports the mast and prevents it from falling backwards.
Hull: the body of the boat exclusive of the masts, etc.

Shroud: - a line or wire running from the top of the mast to the spreaders, then attatching to the side of the vessel.
Skeg: For sailboats, usually refers to a structural support to which the rudder is fastened.

Running - a point of sail, going directly downwind
Running Rigging - All those ropes used in bracing the yards, making and shortening sail, etc., such as braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the like.
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BAREBOAT CHARTER - Vessel contract where charterers take over all responsibility for the operation of the vessel and expenses for a certain period of time, and appoints his own master and crew and pays all running expenses.

KEEL: The centerline of a boat running fore and aft; the backbone of a vessel.
KNOT: A measure of speed equal to one nautical mile (6076 feet) per hour.
LEE: The side sheltered from the wind.
LEEWARD: The direction away from the wind.

Also, to force air under the running surface of a hull. aftThe rear of the boat. aft cabinSleeping quarters beneath the aft or rear section of the boat (sometimes called a mid cabin when located beneath the helm).

THWART - A seat or brace running laterally across a boat.
TIDE - The periodic rise and fall of water level in the oceans.
TILLER - A bar or handle for turning a boat's rudder or an outboard motor.

An important point with cutters and most double-headsail rigs is that running backstays are required to properly tension the staysail stay.

Standing Rigging: Opposite of running rigging, all rigging that remains fixed on the boat to support spars and mast
Starboard: Right-hand side of a boat or ship ...

For the young kids, the running ("bitter") end is a rabbit that gets in and out of a hole. Success guaranteed. The Easiest: The Eight Knot Use it mainly as a stop knot at the end of your jib sheets, for example.

This is usually accomplished by spraying in the carburetors while running and also by removing the spark plugs and spraying directly into the cylinders.

See also: Boat, Sailing, Point, Hull, Line