Step 3
Pull both ends of the line to tighten the knot.
Check out other basic sailing knots.
step
Socket that holds the base of the mast.
stepped hull
A high-performance hull design with lateral notches, or steps, in the keel.
Step the Mast: Fix the mast in place, ready to be rigged.
Sternsheets: The area towards the stern of a boat, with seating. The seats are properly called the stern benches. One sits in the sternsheets, on the stern benches.
Step - the frame that the bottom of the mast ends into
Stow - to put away ...
mast step - The place that supports the bottom of the mast. The mast step usually has a built in pattern fitting a matching pattern on the bottom of the mast, enabling the mast to be accurately positioned.
mast step - Fitting or construction into which the base of the mast is placed.
Mate - An officer next in command to a master.
Step, however, is too mild a word. The new 57 is a leap for Beneteau-this is a departure boat, a statement boat.
Mast Step
A recess or fitting in a vessel's keel into which the base of the mast is positioned.
Mercator Projection ...
In one-step machines, the entire process from raw material to finished container is conducted within one machine, making it especially suitable for molding non-standard shapes (custom molding), including jars, flat oval, flask shapes etc.
The next step in the construction of vessels was the building up of canoes or boats by fastening pieces of wood together in a suitable form. Some of these canoes, and probably the earliest in type, are tied or stitched together with thongs or cords.
Going one step further: The Master License
Going two steps further: The RYA/USCG Certification
The Captain License Guide ...
TABERNACLE - A mast-step on deck, in which the mast works on an iron pivot, and so can be easily lowered.
TACK - The lower fore corner of a sail.
TACKLES - The running rigging or ropes used in working the sails with their pulleys.
Tabernacle - A hinged mast step located on deck. Since it is hinged, the mast may be lowered easily.
Tack - On a triangular sail, the bottom forward corner.
Tabernacle: A hinged mast step
Tack: Forward lower corner of a sail; steering the bow of a vessel through the wind
Taffrail: Rail at the stern of a vessel
Thwart: A fixed seat or board in the hull of a dinghy ...
Altar - Step in a dry dock
Aloft - up above the deck, up the mast or in the rigging
Alongside - Close beside a ship, wharf or jetty.
"Ahoy" - seaman's call to attract attention ...
class I hitchTrailer hitch with a weight-carrying capacity up to 2,000 pounds; available as a bumper mount, step bumper or bumper/frame mount. class II hitchFrame-mounted trailer hitch with a weight-carrying capacity of up to 3,500 pounds.
Radar can be carried one step further by incorporating a computer to calculate the courses and speeds of other vessels the radar detects. The computer than relates that information to the vessel's own course and speed.
MAST STEP A term applied to the foundation on which a mast is erected. MAST TABLE See Boom Table. MESSROOM A space or compartment where members of the crew eat their meals; a dining room.
Once you have taken the step to join a boating community, you have more responsibility on the waters. Yacht clubs, for example, must follow strict rules of the sea. One of these rules is understanding which vessels have the right-of-way on the water.
1) Tipping caused by the wind. 2) The bottom of a mast; see step.
helm
1) The steering wheel or tiller. 2) the steerer or helmsman. 3) The pull on the wheel or tiller.
It was been designed specifically to host the most advanced techniques and equipment for the production of yachts up to 68, with tight quality control in every step of the process.
How to make a traditional reef with points. It's not difficult, but a step-by-step guide can be useful.
1. Tie the tack corner first, then keep the luff cringle in such a position as to hold the luff straight when under tension.
The process of solving problems by evaluating each step in the progress, searching for satisfactory solutions rather than optimal solutions.
This could be likened to having a sailor run through a particular move in his/her mind. e.g. Hoisting the spinnaker and "see" step by step what happens. They also "see" problems and develop ways of countering those problems.
If you need to abandon ship, do so only when you can step up to the life raft. If possible stay with the floating boat. It is a much larger target for rescue crew to find than either a person in the water or life raft.
Coming about is the method used to change the wind's direction over the bow of a sailboat going to wind ward. Before giving a detailed description of coming about let's look at the step by step commands given by the helmsman.
6. Once the kedge is set, take time to analyze the situation. Work methodically. It is amazing what you can accomplish if you take it step by step and keep a positive attitude.
The bottom of the mast, with a shape designed to fit into the mast step.
Thimble
A metal fitting used to strengthen an eye splice (loop) made in a rope or wire.
Tenon- The bottom or heel of the mast that fits into the step.
Tiller- A bar connected to the rudder for steering.
Left hand strand "A" leads off to the left, right hand strand "C" to the right of the standing part. Tucking the strand ends "A", "B" and "C" under three strands of the standing part is the next step. Get this right and the rest is a piece of cake! ...
and THEN step on the wndlass' *UP* button to lift your anchor off the sea bed. A good windlass costs thousands of dollars, so don't go burning out its motor because you didn't understand how to use one! ...
Mast Step : The fitting in the bottom of the boat in which the bottom or heel of the mast sits.
Mizzen: A small sail set behind the main sail.
Monohull:A boat with one hull.
Multi-hull: A boat with more than one hull, catamaran, trimaran etc.
On reaching the shore, one person sets foot on the ground and holds the boat steady while the other passengers step out. Once the boat is empty, it can be lifted and carried to the shore for mooring. Avoid pushing the boat ashore.
of many-it was regrettably about the only undertaking Daniel Augustus ever brought to financial success. In the years before he made his map, he had been forced to move his family several times, often overseas to England and Wales, to keep a step ...
There are certain portions of a catboat that are subject to violent strains when the craft is under way. The step of the mast and the centerboard trunk are parts that require the vigilant eye of an expert.
 See also: Boat, Hull, Feet, Forward, Deck
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