- but in
the case of
relatively "simple" shanties—such as
those for
hauling sheets and
tacks (see below)—there is a grey area. This has led some
to believe...
- with a/
the Drunken Sailor?" or "Up She Rises", is a
traditional sea shanty,
listed as No. 322 in
the Roud Folk Song Index. It was sung
aboard sailing...
-
order to heave to may not appeal.
Bearing away from
the wind so that
the headsail is
blanketed by
the mainsail can make it
easier to haul in
the windward...
- from the port tack (bottom) to
the starboard (top)
tack Beating to windward on
short (P1),
medium (P2), and long (P3)
tacks A
sailing craft can
travel directly...
-
stoppers secure the tacks until they are bela****.
storeship 1. During
the Age of Sail and
immediately afterwards, a
captured ship used
to stow supplies...
-
either by
hauling it
across with
the weather sheet or by
tacking without releasing the sheet. It is used
to heave to or
to ****ist with
tacking. See also...
- is an
exclamation given aboard a
vessel to indicate that a
member of
the crew or a p****enger has
fallen off of
the ship into
the water and is in need of...
- or close-
hauled,
the windward leech may be
called a luff (see below). Luff –
The forward (leading) edge of a fore-and-aft sail is
called the luff, and...
- corners) of a sail
to control the sail's
angle to the wind.
Sheets run aft,
whereas tacks are used
to haul the clew of a
square sail forward.
The crew of a sailing...
-
possession of
the ****, and
the Spanish ensign hauling down. I p****ed with my people, and
Lieutenant Pearson, on
the larboard gangway,
to the forecastle...
