A Dictionary of Sea Terms (1919)Read Books Ltd, 16 Apr 2013 - 340 halaman This vintage book is an exhaustive and profusely illustrated dictionary of nineteenth- and eighteen-century nautical terminology. “A Dictionary of Sea Terms” will appeal to those with an interest in sailing, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Many old books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on sailing. |
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... sails over to windward. In square rigged vessels this is only done on special occasions, when it is called laying the sails aback. In small craft the practice is more frequent, and especially with boats which are slow in stays, (i.e. ...
... sails over to windward. In square rigged vessels this is only done on special occasions, when it is called laying the sails aback. In small craft the practice is more frequent, and especially with boats which are slow in stays, (i.e. ...
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... square sails).—An extra reef band (band of canvas) on a sail, the most general use of which is to prevent the sail from bagging. Balancelug.—(See LUG.) Balancereef (of a gaffsail).—A reef band (that is a band of canvas) sewed diagonally ...
... square sails).—An extra reef band (band of canvas) on a sail, the most general use of which is to prevent the sail from bagging. Balancelug.—(See LUG.) Balancereef (of a gaffsail).—A reef band (that is a band of canvas) sewed diagonally ...
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A. Ansted. BILLYBOY. Billyboy.—A class of coasting vessels sailing from the Humber ports, from which circumstance ... square sail, occasionally a square topsail, and sometimes, even, a mizzen staysail. But it was also rigged otherwise ...
A. Ansted. BILLYBOY. Billyboy.—A class of coasting vessels sailing from the Humber ports, from which circumstance ... square sail, occasionally a square topsail, and sometimes, even, a mizzen staysail. But it was also rigged otherwise ...
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A. Ansted. hoisted at the fore part of the rigging, either on the bowsprit, forestay, etc. It is a blue flag, with a white square ... sailing) is the distance a vessel travels between each tack (that is, without turning), so that to make a ...
A. Ansted. hoisted at the fore part of the rigging, either on the bowsprit, forestay, etc. It is a blue flag, with a white square ... sailing) is the distance a vessel travels between each tack (that is, without turning), so that to make a ...
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... Boat.—The forms of boats are innumerable. They vary with locality, each district giving its own name as it does its ... square pieces of fir, extending across the ship from the gangboard, and on which the boats, spare masts, etc., are ...
... Boat.—The forms of boats are innumerable. They vary with locality, each district giving its own name as it does its ... square pieces of fir, extending across the ship from the gangboard, and on which the boats, spare masts, etc., are ...
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