SQUALL: A sudden, violent wind often accompanied by rain.
STANCHION: Stainless steel or bronze rod providing support for the guardrails at the deck edge.
STANDING PART: That part of a line which is made fast.
Squall - A sudden, violent wind often accompanied by rain.
Standing Part - That part of a line which is made fast.
Stand-On Vessel - That vessel which has right-of-way during a meeting, crossing, or overtaking situation.
Squall
A sudden intense wind storm of short duration, often accompanied by rain. Squalls often accompany an advancing cold front.
Square rigged
A sailboat having square sails hung across the mast.
Squall: The sudden, short-term burst of wind with passing clouds. May be accompanied by rain.
Stanchions: Vertical poles that stand on the outer edge of the deck to hold the lifelines.
SquallA sudden, violent wind often accompanied by rain.
Square KnotA knot used to join two lines of similar size. Also called a reef knot.
squall - A sudden, violent windstorm.
square knot - Reef knot; a knot useful for tying two ends of a line together.
square rigged - Ships rigged with square sails that are hung laterally.
Black Squall:
A sudden squall of wind accompanied by lightning.
Black-Down:
The operation of tarring and blacking the rigging or hull to act as a preservative against the action of salt water.
Squalls, especially in the summer, may come in a brief and intense manner. They sometimes have gusts up to 35/40 kts.
Squall
A brief, violent windstorm, usually, but not necessarily associated with rain or snow.
Squall line ...
squall
A strong wind with sudden onset and more gradual decline, lasting for several minutes. In U.S. observational practice, a squall is reported only if a wind speed of 16 knots (8.23 meters per second) or higher is sustained for at least 2 minutes.
When the squall struck us it was a hummer and no mistake. I veered out all the cable there was and she rode to it quite well. There came a deluge of rain with the blast, and the boat was soon nearly half full. The girls screamed and prayed.
Scud - A name given by sailors to the lowest clouds, which are mostly observed in squally weather.
Scudding - A term applied to a vessel when carried furiously along by a tempest.
This is especially true in Florida during the summer when squally conditions prevail. After a few squalls lay you low you tend to reef the main and plod along undercanvassed until the next squalls arrive.
Furthermore, a quick "reef" can be achieved in a squall by dropping the peak halyard to scandalize the sail and immediately reduce the effective mainsail area by 30 to 40 percent.
An area between the weather systems of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres characterized by frustrating light winds, major shifts in wind direction and sudden violent squalls.
dolphin ...
The best way to reset the anchor is to give it some slack and give it some hard tugs.
Do you have another anchor ready to drop if a squall comes up and your raft starts to drag?
Is your anchor light up and ready to turn on?
Along the way one of the boats, with five aboard, became separated and was lost; a vicious squall whipped the remaining boats, and later a group of pirate ships threatened to attack.
Squall-A sudden violent blast of wind.
Stay: - a line or wire from the mast to the bow or stern of a ship, for support of the mast (fore, back, running, and triadic stays).
Starboard - right side of the ship when facing forward ...
 See also: Boat, Wind, Point, Sailing, Feet
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