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The Basics of Sailing : Hobie Cat  The boats with the wind hitting their port (left) side are on port tack. ... To set your sail for best effectiveness, let it out until the inside (weather) telltale ... The next point of sail is called the close reach and is one of three types of reaches. ... Once again, align the telltales and adjust the sail by bringing it in until it just stops luffing.
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Docking Broadside to the Wind - BoatSafe.com  Docking in an off-the-dock wind, when done well, brings praise even from ... marina dock hands  the converse brings back several memories which, at best, ... boat approaches the dock much more to one side of the slip (the outside side of ... and/or( ii) by giving a firm but gentle surge of power as you begin your final turn.
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Boat Docking ~ An Introduction - Strong's Marine  makes it much easier to aim for a particular spot, and to bring the boat ... slowly, more power to steer), means using power intermittently, and then using it vigo ... Even if this port-side-to docking were all there was to know (and it's not, it's just ..... attempts to dock your boat, as you learn how your vessel handles that day.
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Docking and Undocking - BoatSafe.com  It's inevitable that when conditions are at their worst, you'll have an audience. ... When the wind or current is pushing your boat away from the dock the procedure...
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View  wind is hitting the starboard side of your boat, the boat on port tack ... again, align the telltales and adjust the sail by bringing ... this point of sail for the boat to move to the best of its ... one of three types of reaches. ... this area is normally dead area, meaning that it is ... line connecting the boat with the dock, or, if nobody is.
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Sailing Terms - NauticEd  Anchor  An object designed to prevent or slow the drift of a ship, attached to the ship by ... Berth  A bed on a boat, or a space in a port or harbour where a vessel can be tied up. Best bower (anchor)  The larger of two anchors carried in the bow; so ... Buntline  One of the lines tied to the bottom of a square sail and used to...
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Free Flashcards about NAUTICAL TERMS - StudyStack  MOVEABLE BRIDGE USED IN BOARDING/LEAVING A SHIP AT A PIER, GANGWAY. THE KITCHEN AREA ... A MARINE TOILET; ALSO THE UPPER CORNER OF A TRIANGULAR SAIL, HEAD. THE RIGHT ... COLLECTIVE TERM FOR ALL THE LINES USED TO SUPPORT MASTS & RAISE AND LOWER SAILS, RIGGING.
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J! Archive - Show #4243, aired 2003-01-29  A typical warm winter wind of Switzerland is called Schneefresser, ... boat in on this side of the dock, meaning the side the wind reaches last...
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Glossary of nautical terms - Wikipedia  This is a partial glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, while many date from the 17th .... Term used to hail a boat or a ship, as "Boat ahoy! ..... by the effect of their force (originally, the amount of sail that a fully rigged frigate could carry). ..... By and large: By means into the wind, while large means with the wind.
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What You Need to Know About the Markers on the Water  One of the reasons the Rules of the Road exist is to keep boats .... of buoyage when approaching a harbor, river estuary, or other waterway from ... You may have heard the phrase, Red, Right, Returning. ... When proceeding toward open water (seaward), navigate so that the green Aids are .... you are to the left of the range.
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Hurstwic: Viking Ships  The picture to the left shows a sketch of the side view and hull section, and a photo of a ... longer, and shallower than a knrr, and is powered by oars, supplanted by sail. ... along the gunwales, held in place by a shield rack outboard of the ship. ..... and riding over the waves, rather than trying to resist them and taking the full...
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The Origin of "Port" and "Starboard" - Today I Found Out  Jan 8, 2013 ... As to the name itself, starboard, this comes from the Anglo-Saxon ... side of the ship was being referenced; it's just the side the steering oar is on. The original name for the left side of the ship was not port, but ... to the right side, it was always done with the left side of the boat facing the harbor or dock.
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leeward - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com  The adjective leeward describes an area or side of a boat that's facing away from the wind. If you move to the leeward side of your sailboat, you're shifting to the...
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Download - SNAME  Mar 6, 1987 ... Herald departed the port with her bow doors open to the sea. With speed .... drive vehicles onto the vessel at one end and off at the other end.
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Bow (ship) - Wikipedia  The bow /ba/ is the forward part of the hull of a ship or boat, the point that is usually most forward when the vessel is underway. Both of the adjectives fore and forward mean towards the bow. The other end of the boat is the stern. ... A raked stem can help to reduce the wetness of the bow. Aside from making the deck...
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Sailing Terms - NauticEd  It can also be used to mean "absent without leave". ... device external to a vessel or aircraft specifically intended to assist navigators in determining their position or safe course, .... Capsize  When a ship or boat lists too far and rolls over, exposing the keel. ..... To head a sailing vessel more towards the direction of the wind.
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Basic Sailing Terms:  bow of the boat goes through the wind as one changes from a ... Mast: The main and highest spar in the center of the boat to which the jib and mainsail are...
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Why do ships use 'port' and 'starboard' instead of 'left' and 'right?'  Unlike left and right, "port" and "starboard" refer to fixed locations on a vessel. ... When looking forward, toward the bow of a ship, port and starboard refer to the ... right handed, so the steering oar was placed over or through the right side of the stern . ... words: stor (meaning "steer") and bord (meaning "the side of a boat").
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Jeopary Questions page 1739 - GATHERINGS - TriviaBistro.com  DON'T MISS THE BOAT: You can take a boat ride down the River Walk section of this southern Texas city ... DON'T MISS THE BOAT: In the summer, tour boats carry Civil War buffs from Charleston City Marina to this island fort every day.
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A Brief History of Wind Powered Ships  These ships were wider, and had a more advanced mast stepping design. ... sides for additional cargo and only a few oarlocks indicating the ship was primarily ... Both of these early ships employed a steering oar rather than a stern mounted rudder. .... in the direction of the wind, regardless of the primary direction of travel).
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Glossary of nautical terms - Wikipedia  This is a partial glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, while many date from the 17th ... That would describe "an object lying 22.5 degrees toward the rear of the ship, as measured ... Term used to hail a boat or a ship, as "Boat ahoy!" Ahull: 1. ..... This is normally the fastest point of sail for a fore-and-aft rigged vessel.