Sailing

A caravel has a keel, a hull, a bow, a stern, an amidships, a main deck, a below decks, a bilge, a captain's quarters, a forecastle, a galley, ship's lockers, anchor(s), spare lines, sails, masts, a captain, and a crew. They usually have a spirit, too ;) but that has to be felt while operating her.

The line or rope that is used to control the main sail is called the Halyard, and this name is derived from the phrase "Haul the Yard".

Sailboats and their crew are tested against each other in this classic race.

New or used (and its age/condition), fully rigged or not, estate sale or dealership, barter or cash only: all these factor into the cost. Dollars or pounds, for example. Time of year of purchase as well.

They might literally say almost anything, especially on smaller vessels. First, you need to understand that on a boat, what people on land call ropes are almost never called ropes. They are traditionally called lines in the case of ropes that attach the vessel to land or a pier or dock. Some of the ropes that go up the mast are called halyards. What looks like a rope to you, might be correctly called 'an after guy', or a mainsheet, or a jib sheet, or a topping lift. The list goes on and on. Every single 'rope' has its own name, because it is simpler when giving commands.

For example, you may have a 'bow line' that connects the front of the boat, the bow, to shore. Similarly, a 'stern line' may connect the stern to shore. Generally these limit movement of the vessel away from shore. There are usually 'spring lines' that run parallel to the centerline of the vessel for some distance, to control movement of the vessel forward or back.

Those are the most basic lines. It can get quite complicated. There are breast lines, that have nothing to do with mammary glands, and so on.

Almost every item on a boat or ship has a specific and definitive name, just as almost every person has a name. Otherwise, how do you know exactly what we are talking about? The confusion comes from the fact that the name is usually the same name that is used for something else entirely on land. For example, a fiddle, is a small railing around a table or counter or shelf, to keep things from rolling off when the boat moves. The companionway on a small or medium-sized yacht, would be called stairs on land.

But, back to your original question, the more casual boater might just say, "OK. Untie us." On our 38 foot sailboat, we typically say, "Release the bow line." Or "Release the forward spring." On a ship, they might say, "Cast off the -blank-." Or, "Release the...," or, "Slip the...," Or even, " Away the..." Or "Away all lines." "Clear the..." "Off the springs." "Release the (whatever)."And and so on.

Generally each industry or niche or boating area has its own vocabulary. What is proper conduct in one, may sound ridiculous or unintelligible in another. Often when you hear the command for the first time, in context, you understand what they mean. But, generally you need to hear the local vernacular. You would not guess the correct answer very often. However, you will be more quickly accepted, and more clearly understood, if you learn the local lingo. It is common to be teased about using an unexpected choice of words. Don't let it crush you.

As with anything, there are some small minded people, that think that the way that they are used to doing it is the only way, and the correct way, and that any other way is nonsense. But if you travel to other areas, or even other marine industries in the same general vicinity, or live long enough as I have, you hear all sorts of things. So, if some moron tells you you're saying it wrong. Just pity him, and don't let them hurt your feelings. He doesn't know any better. But, I suggest that you be careful about making things worse, by explaining your opinion of his opinion.

Royal Fowey Yacht Club was created in 1880.

Please state the country of origin/registry.

Ships Deck and Engineering logs.

Sailing ships go by many names depending on size, draft, sails, number of sails, sail configuration, and a number of other variables. The largest was the SS Eastern, built as a passenger ship and later converted to lay the Trans-Atlantic cable, launched in 1858 and scraped in 1889-1890; she was 692 feet in length and 82 feet from port to starboard. By comparison, the RMS Titanic was 882 feet 9 inches in length and 92 feet across the beam, and the USS Gerald Ford (the largest ship in the US Navy's fleet) is 1,106 feet in length and 256 feet across the beam. Smaller sailing yachts might be as small as 20 feet long and 8 feet wide.

a sailing vessel is approaching head on and you must give way

In the US, a good "rule of thumb" is $1,000 per foot. So a twenty-footer should run somewhere in the neighborhood of $20,000.00. Of course, there are many considerations which can substantially change that number up or down.

Sorry, there are NO ropes on a boat, only LINES. There may be, however, lines with the word "rope" in their names, such as the "bellrope".

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"Four-cornered" sails were (are) square.

It is not known who invented the first sailing vessel. Sailing vessels have been known from ancient times and were used in many locations.

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one- spools are used for storing the ships hawsers or mooring ropes..

two- spools are also used for the purpose of laying pipe lines , power lines and such like.

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The lateen sail looks like a triangle. The point is on one side and the base is on the other side. The base of the sail would be parallel to the main mast. A spar at the top of the sail is attached to the mast. It is mainly used on sunfish and other extremely small sailing craft.

Yellow represents caution on these buoys. Usually meaning to stay away from them. They are used to indicate pipes, dredge lines, traffic schemes, an isolated danger.

Just one...unless it is a catamaran, then it has two to three.

It is a "sloop", said to be "sloop-rigged".

Assuming neither boat is beleaguered and each craft has sea room, each bears to starbord.

Caravel

These days, an instrument called a "Sextant". Before Columbus, an "Astrolabe".

The Britannia Splice is a connection between large solid wires. Several inches of each wire's insulation is removed and a ninety degree bend is made about a half inch from each end. The two wires are laid next to each other, with the bent ends separated by several inches. Another smaller wire, the wrapping wire, is wound around the assembly, starting from the center, in such a fashion that some turns go past the bent ends, after the point where the wrapping wire is wrapped on only one wire. The bent ends are then trimmed close.

While not as popular as the Long Tie Western Union joint, if properly made and soldered, the Britannia Splice is a very good splice.