working sails
The sails used on a particular sailboat in normal weather conditions.
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Working sails- The sails used on a boat under ordinary conditions.
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Yawl- a two-masted boat, with the smaller, after mast stepped behind the stern post.
working sails
Sails used in normal winds.
yachting
To cruise in a motoryacht that typically ranges from 40- to 89- feet long.
working sails - Sails normally used, apart from storm/light weather sails.
working to windward - Proceeding by short tacks. Beating to windward. To work up to a vessel is to get nearer to her or catch her whilst beating to windward.
Weight at the foot of a keel balloon sail A generic term for any large, light sail used in racing or cruising to replace or supplement the working sails when reaching or running barber hauler A line attached to the jib or jib sheet, ...
SLOOP: A single masted vessel with working sails (main and jib) set fore and aft.
SNATCH BLOCK: A block that can be opened to admit the bight of a rope, rather than having to feed the end through.
SOLE: Cabin or saloon floor.
SLOOP - A single masted vessel with working sails (main and jib) set fore and aft.
SPLICE - To permanently join two ropes by tucking their strands alternately over and under each other.
The sail inventory (suit of sails) consists of all the sails on board. They include working sails, the mainsail and a jib used in normal conditions, plus some or all of the following: ...
waypointThe coordinates of a specific location. weighTo raise anchor. windlassRotating drum device used for hauling line or chain to raise and lower an anchor. working sailsSails used in normal winds.
 See also: Hull, Sailboat, Boat, Chain, Tiller
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