Yard Arm
Very end of a yard.
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Yard arm
The end of a yard.
Yaw
Swinging off course, usually in heavy seas. The bow moves toward one side of the intended course.
yard arm - The extremities of yards.
yarn - A yarn is generally understood to mean one of the parts of a strand of a rope. The strands of old rope are separated and used as stops for temporarily securing sails when rolled up, etc.
BRACE A rope attached to the yard arm, used to alter the position of the yard arm in a horizontal plane. The operation is known as trimming the sail.
Hang from the yards: Dangle a man from one of the yard arms, sometimes by the neck, if the man was to be killed, and sometimes by the toes, if he was merely to be tortured. A severe punishment used aboard sailing ships long ago.
Q - A quetion about lowering flag from a yacht club yard arm has arisen here in Marblehead, MA. Specifically, the Canadian flag was flown from the yardarm before and during the Marblehead-to-Halifax ocean race recently. Clearly, the U.S.
Lines connecting the main deck with the yard arms to act against the lifts.
Deadeye
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Cock Up:
In port, the yard arms where slewed inboard by the cock up crew and neatly braced so that they would not foul other ship's rigging or dock equipment ...
has both types of clip, one at each end of the heading. Some flags have the top clip sewn directly onto the heading rather than a rope running through it. This allows these flags to be flown 'tight-up' against the top of the mast, gaff or yard arm.
( the disturbance your wife makes
when you tell her your going boating.)
Walter Drive - V drive inboard transmission
Windward - toward or into the source of the wind.
WLL - water line length
Yard Arm - ...
 See also: Spar, Hoist, Rudder, Course, Aft
  
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