Swell

Swells In the winter, if a storm is established in the Northern Atlantic, a northerly swell sometimes develops all the way down to the Northern Caribbean and makes some anchorages uncomfortable, rolly, or downright dangerous.

swells ocean waves of regular and longer duration than wind waves Search results: Click on the word(s) below to view the definition. S.S.

Swells that become shorter and steeper as they approach the shore due to shallow water. Ground Tackle The anchor and its rode or chain and any other gear used to make the boat fast.

SWELL-The waves that continue after the wind that created them has changed in direction or vanished. SWING THE BOAT-To rotate the vessel to check the compass on known courses.

swell Large smooth waves that do not crest. Swells are formed by wind action over a long distance. swim platform ...

swell Long, regular waves. Compare with groundswell. swim platform, swim ladder ...

Swell - Long waves with unbroken crest:, usually met with after heavy winds have subsided.

swell A large, long, non-cresting wave. swim platform A transom platform used for boarding the boat from the water. T tachometer A device that indicates a motor's revolutions per minute.

ground swells - Swells that become shorter and steeper as they approach the shore due to shallow water. ground tackle - The anchor and its rode or chain and any other gear used to make the boat fast.

wake: the swell caused by a boat passing through water. warp: heavy rope used for towing. Move a boat by means of a warp heavier lines (rope or wire) used for mooring, anchoring and to wing.

Wake - the swell caused by a boat passing through water Whisker pole - a light spar which holds the jib out when sailing downwind Winch - a metal drum shaped device used to assist in trimming sails ...

Wake - the swell caused by a boat passing through water Whistling Buoy - a buoy fitted with a whistle that is blown by the action of the waves. Whisker pole - A light spar which holds the jib out when sailing downwind.

Wake - the swell caused by a boat passing through water Warp Heavier lines (rope or wire) used for mooring, anchoring and towing. May also be used to indicate moving (warping) a boat into position by pulling on a warp. watch - working shift ...

Wind, currents and swell all effect the boat's movement, but let's ignore them for a moment and look at the simple mechanics of steering. The hull cuts through the water as it moves.

Ground swells Swells that become shorter and steeper as they approach the shore due to shallow water. Hail To attempt to contact another boat or shore, either by voice or radio. Hand rail Hand hold. Usually along the cabin top or ladder.

edge of the mainsail is inserted and thus bent [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] sail trim (set) The positioning and shape of the sails to the wind sampson post Strong post on a boat to which mooring lines are tied scend A boat lifting to a swell or ...

If, therefore, it is possible to obtain any one motion in the swell, any other motion due to a different phase relation between ship and wave slope can be at once determined.

Manila rope, of which both sheets and halyards should be made, has a habit of swelling when wet. It is generally rove on a dry day, and renders through blocks quite easily when in this condition.

We got onto open water, and the moderate northeaster started kicking up a chop on top of some residual swells from the previous day. The Dehler didn't mind at all.

Boss - The swell of a ship's hull around the propeller shaft. Boss Plate - A curved plate covering (one on each side) the boss of a propeller post and the curved portion of frames in way of the stern tube of a screw steamer.

*Learn to observe sea swells closely. Are they from an offshore storm? Are there white caps? *Utilize a wind-angle indicator if you have one. If this information is translated to the cockpit, write it down in your log book.

Ground 1) A ship touching bottom is said to ground. 2) Ground swell is the long coastal swell. Gunter A sliding gunter rig is when the gaff is hoisted vertically, reducing the necessity for a tall mast. Gunwale The heavy top rail of a boat.

Tide: The flowing or swelling of the sea, or its alternate rising and falling, twice in each lunar day, due to the attraction of the moon and, in a less degree, of the sun; the alternate inflow and outflow produced by this on a coast, ...

STOP WATER - A soft wooden dowel that is inserted into a hole drilled athwart ship, inside the rabbit, (which is there to accept the front edge of planking), where the keel and stem are joined. The dowel swells when wet and prevents water from ...

Rigging a preventer on a yacht's mainsail is often performed when the wind is behind the beam (i.e. when it's coming from more than 90° off the bow). It can also be useful at other times when there is more swell than wind, ...

Ground Swells: Long wave formations during calm or light air formed by waves running into shoals. Gunkholing: Cruising in shallow water and spending the nights in coves. Gunwale: (gun'l) Top edge of the sides of an open boat. (from gun wall) ...

On small yachts the spinnakers have a sail area of 500 to 720 square feet, on great racing yachts up to 3,600 sqft. Most of them are made of light synthetic stripes. There are even special spinnakers for calm winds which swell by the thermic of the ...

Surf: The breaking of the sea upon the shore. Surge: A large, swelling wave. 2.To surge a rope or cable, is to slack it up suddenly where it renders round a pin, or round the windlass of a capstan.

Stern - after end of a vessel Surf-The breaking of the sea upon the shore. Surge-A large, swelling wave. 2.To surge a rope or cable, is to slack it up suddenly where it renders round a pin, or round the windlass of a capstan.

BOSS The curved, swelling portion of the ship's underwater hull around the propeller shaft. BOSS PLATE The plate that covers the boss. BOTTOM That portion of a vessel's shell between the keel and the lower turn of the bilge.

Swell: A large wave. Swing ship: The evolution of swinging a ship's head through several headings to obtain compass errors for the purpose of making a deviation table.

Surge A large, swelling wave. To surge a rope or cable is to slack it up suddenly where it renders round a pin, or round the windlass or capstan. Surge Ho! The notice given when a cable is to be surged.

See also: Boat, Wind, Line, Sailing, Right