Sailing Vessels of the 18th and 19th Century:
Types, Expressions, Parts and Equipment.
Sailing vessel:
Any vessel under sail provided that propelling machinery, if fitted, is not being used.
sailing vessel rigs
by Ted Brewer
The history of the fore-and-aft rig is a fascinating one.
Sailing Vessel Underway (Rule 25)
Vessel less than 7 meters (23 feet)
Exhibit same lights as larger
sailing vessels if practical.
If not practical, exhibit an electric torch or lantern showing a white light in time to prevent collision.
Sailing vessels that are underway must stay out of the way of vessels not under command, restricted in ability to maneuver, or engaged in fishing. (The definitions of these vessel classes are contained in Rule 3.)
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Sailing vessels under 20 meters can exhibit lights along the stern or they can use a single combination lantern at the top of the mast.
Sailing vessels when under way or being towed shall carry only the green and red lights as provided for steamships under way.
SAILING VESSELS: Whether racing or not when two sailing vessels are approaching each other on opposite tacks, a port tack yacht keeps clear of a starboard tack yacht; when they are on the same tack, a windward yacht keeps clear of a leeward yacht; ...
Sailing Vessels
(a) When two sailing vessels are approaching one another, so as to involve risk of collision, one of them shall keep out of the way of the other as follows: ...
A sailing vessel underway shall exhibit: (a) Sidelights; and (b) A sternlight; ...
A sailing vessel with two or more masts rigged fore and aft . The foremast is shorter than the other mast(s). (back)
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When sailing vessels on the same tack pass each other or are in close proximity to each other, it is the duty of the weather side vessel (the boat nearest the wind) to change course away from the leeward vessel.
SLOOP-A sailing vessel with one mast and one sail (a jib) before the mast.
SPAR-General term for masts, booms, whisker poles, etc.
STANDING RIGGING-The shrouds and stays and other rigging not moved in working the boat.
Junk:
(1) A sailing vessel common in the Far East. It's flat:bottomed, high sterned, has square bows, and has two or three masts carrying lugsails.
(2) Old and condemned rope.
The stability of sailing vessels at large angles of inclination varies considerably with the class of vessel.
Heave to A sailing vessel is hove to when a headsail is backed thus reducing the way through the water.
Heaving line Light line, knotted on end to throw ashore when berthing, as a messenger for a larger mooring line.
Booms - On larger sailing vessels, the space between the foremast and mainmast where spare spars were stored.
Boot Stripe or Boot Top - A painted stripe along the waterline delineating the topside from the bottom paint ...
Bare Poles A sailing vessel in a storm carrying no sail
Barratry- Any wrongful act knowingly done by the master to the detriment of the owner of either ship or cargo; done without knowledge or consent of owner .
bare sailing Sailing with sheets too far in barging Forcing one's way illegally between the starting mark and boats to leeward [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] bark A three-masted sailing vessel, ...
Barque: Sailing vessel with three or more masts: fore and aft rigged on aftermast, square rigged on all others. Barkentine: Three-Masted with square rigging on foremast only.
Sailing Vessel - A vessel propelled solely by the wind. If propelling machinery is present it is not being used.
Scull - A: Moving the rudder back and forth in an attempt to move the boat forward. B: A boat; a cockboat.
Sail: A kind of cloth that is arranged in a way to catch wind and transmit its power via a mast and rigs into a sailing vessel ...
constructors' attention being directed almost solely to one point, and owing to a certain portion of skill which they possessed, and had derived from a long experience in the art of building, with regard to swiftness only, the heavy sailing vessels ...
Parts of a sailing vessel
Small outboard motor operation
Rules of the road
Safety - dockside and on the water
Basic VHF radio operation
Practice reaching, running and sailing close-hauled
More practice reaching, running and sailing close hauled ...
Snow:The largest type of two-masted sailing vessel of the era, the snow, carried square sails on both masts, ...
Bark: A small ship; in earlier times, a general term for all sailing vessels of small size. More particularly: A sailing vessel of particular rig; in 17th c.
The sailing rules that dictate that a sailing vessel on starboard tack (the side the wind is coming from) is the stand on vessel is as old as any other regulations.
In one of our collections of clip-art, I found a group of old traditional sailing vessels. They were not identified except by such file names as 'sailboat44.jpg' so I did some research and came up with these shown below.
Complete list of all Sailing Vessel Types
A complete list of all sailing ship types, as well as information and images explaining what makes them different.
A one-masted fore and aft rig sailing vessel
Davits
Steel or iron cranes, usually fitted in pairs at the sided of a ship for raising and lowering boats from and to the water.
A two-masted fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel similar to the ketch but having a smaller jigger- or mizzenmast stepped abaft the rudder. Also called dandy.
According to Webster's, a sailing vessel usually having a bowsprit and three masts each composed of a lower mast, a top mast, and a topgallant mast. Also, a vessel that is able to carry a "boat" on board.
Racing Rules of Sailing: (RRS) Formerly the International Yacht Racing Rules (IYRR), the officially recognized rules for racing sailing vessels.
A type of pump commonly used on large sailing vessels
in ballast
Carrying ballast, but no cargo ...
Topgallant
1) Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast on a sailing vessel. 2) Higher than the adjoining parts of a ship: said of a rail, deck, etc.
Sailing Ships
~ Confused about the difference between a brig and a bark? Here are common sailing vessels of the 1700's.
The Points of the Compass
~ The Thirty-Two Points of the Compass, illustrated.
Predictable seasonal ocean winds relied on by commercial sailing vessels.
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A device used to steer a boat automatically, usually electrical, hydraulic or mechanical in nature. A similar mechanism called self steering gear may also be used on a sailing vessel.
Auxiliary ...
head to wind - When a vessel is so situated that the wind blows no more on one bow than the other; when her head is directly pointed to the wind. If a sailing vessel, is is considered "In irons," or unable to sail or steer.
Its major strengths lies on courses with aft winds and during gales and rough sea. But, it was impossible to sail so close-hauled to the wind as with other sail types. This was the reason many sailing vessels used combinations of square sails and ...
Everyone sailed competently, although the task was difficult because the Love Boat taxis twice ignored our right-of-way as a sailing vessel. Cutting across our bow, the coxswains waved and smiled. Luckily, the CS 42 was made to turn quickly.
The windward side of a ship or boat is the one the wind blows onto. The windward side of an island is next to the lee shore: the wind is blowing onto it, sometimes a dangerous place for a sailing vessel.
Jetsam: Anything deliberately thrown overboard - debris, jettisoned items, floating at sea.
Jib: A triangular sail mounted on a stay from the stem or bowsprit to the mast.
Junk: A sailing vessel common in the Far East, ...
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3) I have plenty of sea time but mostly on smaller yachets. How can I gain my tonnage ratings for large sailing vessels 100 - ...
sailors tend to refer to smaller yachts as sailboats, while referring to the general sport of sailing as yachting. Within the limited context of sailboat racing, a yacht is any sailing vessel taking part in a race, regardless of size.
WEATHER HELM A condition in which the tiller must be held toward the windward side of a sailing vessel in order to maintain course. A slight amount (3 to 7 degrees) is desirable.
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: Sailing, Boat, Wind, Forward, Aft
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