

Set tension with the outhaul and set traveller The four edges of a sail are likewise independently named.Ģ. Ropes connecting the clews of the sail with the yard used in raising, lowering and furling of the sailġ) Evidence leading to recovery of a missing sail.Ģ) Indication from the skipper as to what he might do next.Ĥ) What a new sailor often doesn't have any of.Īre ropes which come down from the yards to the lower corners of the sails, and by which the corners or clews of the sails are hauled up. On a square rigged sail, the lower corners of the sail. the lower aft corner of a sail, where the leech meets the foot, and where the outhaul or sheet is tied and is adjusted. Also used as a slang term for shut up or cease. Up - To haul up a sail by the lines for furling, etc. They are led from the to the yard-arm, along the yard and down to the deck. Lines: The lines used to lift or release the clews of square sails. The lower aft corner of a fore-and-aft sail, where the leech meets the foot.Ĭlinker - Lapstrake planking, in which planks overlap at the edges, as distinguished from cavel (smooth).Ĭlinker-built - Having a wooden hull whose planks overlap at the seams (see also Carvel-built). Sailing as close to the wind as possible. : The lower corner of a mainsail, jib or genoa and either lower corner of a spinnaker attached to the sheet.Ĭockpit: A recessed area in the deck in which the crew works.Ĭode 0: A tight luff, upwind spinnaker developed by EF Language during the 1997-98 Whitbread race, also called "the Whomper".

~ The aft lower corner of a sail, where the sheet is bent on, if the sail is not set on a boom.Ĭlinker Build ~ A hull built with overlapping planks, as opposed to a carvel build.Ĭlipper Bow ~ The reversed 'S' shaped bow, reminiscent of tea clippers. Lower after corner of a Fore and Aft Sail. Halyards: - lines used to haul up the sail and the wooden poles ( boom and gaff) that hold the sails in place.ġ. PEAK- Outer end of the gaff -upper aft corner of a gaff sail The lower forward corner is the Tack, and the top corner is the Head. The lower after corner of a fore-and-aft sail, or the two lower corners of a squaresail if you are lucky enough to own one.
