shake out - To remove a reef from a sail.
she - All boats are referred to as female. She is at anchor. Her sails are set.
sheathing - A covering to protect the bottom of a boat.
Shake out
To remove a reef from a sail.
Shank
The long bar part of an anchor. The flukes are at one end of the shank, and the stock is at the other.
Shake out - to release a reefed sail and hoist the sail aloft
Sheave - the wheel of a block pulley
Sheet - a line used to control the sail ...
shake out a reef - To untie the reef points and unroll a reef and hoist away.
or stars shackle A U-shaped metal fastener with a pin across its open end, used for attaching various sails and rigging [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] shakedown A trial cruise to test the boat's condition and crew's readiness shake ...
make sail - To set sails. To add to sails already set. To shake out reefs. To commence sailing after laying to.
The excess sail material may be secured to the foot with light lines (reef points). A flattening reef is a very small reef taken to flatten the bottom part of the sail. To shake out a reef is to take it out. A reef knot is a square knot.
 See also: Sheet, Block, Bow, Standing rigging, Rigging
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