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Sailing
Questions about wind-propelled water vessels, their maintenance, handling and rules governing their use.
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Where was the HMS Bounty sailing to and from?
From Tahiti to the West Indies with breadfruit trees to establish plantations to be worked by cheap slave labor.
How man Masts does a BRIG have?
A brig typically has two masts. Both masts are square-rigged, with the foremast being shorter than the mainmast. This rigging style allows for efficient sailing and maneuverability.
Is sailing the oldest American competitive sport?
This is a great question. Sailing is not the oldest American Sport. In fact, there are several "sports" or "competitive games" that Native Americans still regularly participate in today (e.g. Lacrosse) that are far older than competitive sailing. Early European sports imported by the first settlers would include fencing and target shooting as well as wrestling and boxing.
However, the Americas Cup Trophy is the oldest Trophy in sailing (1851), and many resources claim that it could quite possibly be the oldest perpetual trophy in any sport to date. Competitive sailing is a sport with a long history in the Americas. With any luck, it will last for hundreds perhaps thousands of years to come.
The aft end of a ship, the stern, will usually have a steering gear for each rudder. There will usually be mooring equipment on deck. Many ships have free-fall lifeboat davits mounted on teh stern as well. There will usually be an aft peak ballast tank.
Why is discipline so important on board the ship?
Because you have many people working in tight quarters. Aboard ship there is no backup, no fire department to call, no service station to stop at. So the crew must be able to handle any emergency or casualty thrown at it.
It is the most efficient way to run a ship.
What does the mast do for the sailboat?
It holds (supports) the sails.
You can also mount navigation systems on it.
Most sailboats and trawlers have what type of hull?
Mono-displacement hulls. Trawlers are often soft chined, 'S' type can often be seen on sailing vessels.
The hull type depends and what charectaristics the designer wishes to incorporate. With modern materials many more types of hull design are possible.
What is meant by before the mast?
Before the mast refers to a sailors so called rank or his standing on board, primarlily during the age of sail. Read " Two Years Before The Mast" by Richard Dana. Only the more senior sailors were 'allowed' aft the mast.
Who makes the largest swing keel sailboat?
The largest "swing" keel "production" yacht (ie. keel pivots/rotates into hull) is probably the Northshore Southerly 54rs. They have only just started construction, so if this does not count, then the next model down the 46rs is probably the biggest. Draught varies between 7 foot, to less than 3 foot with the keel up on the 46rs and it can be beached.
In terms of "custom" designed yachts, the Bill Dixon Yacht Design Company have made a 100 foot yacht with a swing keel named Liara II (Liara II actually has a tubular keel, meaning the lower half of the keel with the bulb is lifted into the out keel casing. It works in the same way a telescope does. But large yachts can accommodate swing keels). Coincidently, Bill Dixon designed the (hull) Southerly 46rs as mentioned above.
As for yachts with "lifting" keels (ie. keel moves vertically upwards) the biggest production may be the Hanse 630e which as the name suggest is 63 foot in lenght. Marten also producte a lifting keel yacht I belive. Wally have adjustable boards, as do products of many of the larger builders but it could be argued that these are custom, rather than production models as they all vary.
As for custom yachts, adjsutable boards are fairly common, the biggest may be Mirabella V, her draught can vary between 32 feet and 13 feet. Mirabella V is 247 foot in lenght and set numerous records upon completion of construction in terms of size, sail area, mast height ect.
The Southerly 57 is on the water at Southampton Boat Show and there is a 65 on the way.
What person was the first person to sail solo?
We will probably never know that. Most likely it was some person trying to go from one place to another, or just fishing. Solo-sailing is not something earth-shattering, historically-speaking. Perhaps you are asking about the first person to make a substantial solo voyage - like circumnavigation? If you are really interested in things like this, find some books about Francis Chichester.
Answer 1
I think you mean "flake" a line which is a way of laying the unused tail of any rope on the deck so that it is out of the way, looks neat, but won't get tangled if you start using the rope again. There are many ways to do this.
I don't know where the above answer was derived from but I am active duty navy and it is called "fake" why i do not know but, faking down a line is laying it up in the same manner as for coiling down, except that it is laid out in long, flat bights, one alongside the other, instead of in round coils. this is straight out of a navy publication. you can google basic seamanship chapter 7 and there will be a whole 16 pages to fill you in.
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Answer 2
As often happens with historical nautical terminology, both "fake" and "flake" are different methods of doing the same thing and are often (though technically incorrectly) used interchangeably. A Flemish flake is the coil one often sees on the unused (running) end of dock lines.
This is done generally by people who want to appear 'yachty' and is generally used when both ends of line are secured (bitter), not to neatly stow a running end.
When done properly, it will allow a line to pay out smoothly from the center without tangling (fouling). It was common at one time for unloading merchant boats on a crowded dock because it is compact. It does take a bit longer and must be done in the correct direction lest the line's lay cause it to kink or roll, but with experience it can be done from above with one hand as the line falls to the deck.
"Faking" is using long bights (as mentioned) or overlapping figure-8s to achieve the same thing. One sees this on deck when a measured amount of anchor rode is paid out and runs free as the anchor falls but it unsuited to crowded docks because it tends to foul on the cleats.
