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Fore-and-aft rigs comprise the vast majority of sailing vessels in use today, including effectively all dinghies and yachts. The sheet on a fore-and-aft sail controls the angle of the sail to the wind, and should be adjusted to keep the sail just filled. Most smaller boats use the Bermuda rig, which has two or three sets of sheets:
This is called the sheet and serves a slightly different function. When the boat jibes, the spinnaker pole will be moved from one side of the boat to the other, causing the sheet to become the guy and vice versa. A foreguy may also be used to control the height of the spinnaker pole. It is attached either to the end of the pole or to a bridle ...
1. To make a sail fill with wind on the opposite side normally used for sailing forward. A fore and aft headsail is backed by either not moving the sail across when tacking, or by hauling it to windward with the weather sheet. A square sail is backed by hauling the yards round with the braces. The sail is then aback. [3] 2.
Also man o' war. A warship from the Age of Sail. man overboard 1. An emergency call that alerts the crew that someone aboard has gone overboard into the water and must be rescued. 2. A person who has fallen into the water from a ship or boat – the object of the resulting rescue attempt. man the rails
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Lines that adjust (trim) the sails are called sheets. These are often referred to using the name of the sail they control (such as main sheet or jib sheet). Guys are used to control the ends of other spars such as spinnaker poles. Lines used to tie a boat up when alongside are called docklines, docking cables or mooring warps.
A small craft advisory means that wind speeds of 21 to 33 knots and/or seas of 10 feet or higher are expected to produce hazardous conditions for small boats.
A sailboat flooded a mile off Georgia’s coast, forcing three people on board to find an escape, officials said. U.S. Coast Guard officials sent out an alert at approximately 1 p.m. on Feb. 4 ...