Sailing

* Its likely that a pipe would be more period than a horn. I do know the bosun's whistle existed in some form prior to the reign of Henry VIII (he had some commissioned in gold), though it's anyone's guess if the calls were the same. Using a bosun's pipe would probably carry the flavor, though, and it's recognizably nautical.

* The method used to call men from the town,(usually,the ale-houses and brothels) in more recent centuries was to send a drummer up and down the streets beating out the rat-a-tat-tat of a rythm which was recognised as the recall to the ship,beating the tattoo.

* this was the origin of the 'TATTOO" the term has now come to mean a military display, as commands and signals were commonly given by drumbeat and later by bugle call,I don't think it too much of an assumption to think that might well have been the method used 100 yrs prior,in the 15th century.

* Further information about "Tatoo". This is a corrupted Dutch phrase that means " Turn Off The Taps" as in cut off the booze in the Taverns ashore to get the sailors back to their ships.

* In the past history of the Royal Navy, from 1860 to the present day, an annual Tatoo was held at various shore bases, or so called "Stone Frigates" to raise money for the Widows and Orphans fund. The public were invited to watch the spectacle, and the admission money went to the W&O fund. The current Tatoo at The Gunnery School, Whaley Island, is a five day affair with over 3,000 in the show, and the total attendence is over 100,000 people.

* Many different types of events make up a Tatoo and Colours Ceremony, including marching and music, and feats of athletics and team competitions, such as the Gun Run and obstacle course. The show finishes with a mass bands concert, and the SunSet Ceremony, which concludes with the lowering of the main flag and " COLOURS " and The National Anthem.

* I served in the Navy for 4 yrs, and now serve in the reserves. Even today we still use wistles and bells for all kinds of signaling. I think it would be a fair bet, especialy considering the Navys' passion for tradition, to assume the boatswain's whistle and ships' bell were used then as well as now.

CE Category Indicates the conditions the boat has been designed for and how many passengers it can take. There are four main categories A Ocean B Off Shore C Inshore D Sheltered Waters The number indicates the number of passengers the boat was designed for. eg A/6 is an Ocean going vessel that can accommodate 6 passengers.

A Babylonian proverb.

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This depends upon its water line length. The maximum top speed of a schooner is limited by its waterline and its effective sail area and sail plan. The maximum theoretical speed is calculated by taking its hull length at the water line (not overall length), find its square root, then multiplying that value by 1.3.

No one knows exatly but it was either natives or the chinese.

Brian and Joyce (Parents)
Janet, Peter, Tony, Elizabeth (Siblings)
Pippa (Wife)
Sarah-Jane, James (Children)

The chinese used a tiller while the europeans developed the ship wheel. the reason why is because the chinese used the tiller so that their ships can navagate though shalllow waters. the europeans however wanted a device to steer bigger ships that a man can't handle with a tiny tiller.

Adriaen Block sailed for the Dutch.

A caravel is a three masted sailing ship using lateen rigged sails.
The sails allows the ship to be pushed by the wind, and the ship could change its direction of movement by setting the sails in particular configurations. Steering was done by a rudder.

It was a small ship with shallow draught, so it could sail in shallow waters where larger ships could not go. This made it particularly good as a coastal craft, and on rivers; though it could go on the open ocean too.

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This would have been a term used in the days of the sailing ship which was propelled by sails. When the Captain gave the order 'All hands aloft' He would be ordering the men to go up the mast to tend to the sails which had to be manually hauled up or down.

Yawls, ketches and two-masted schooners all match this definition. The jib or headsail is not used to define the boat, as almost all fore-and-aft rigged boats have a headsail of some kind.

Battleships have wooden decks to reduce the dangers associated with slip hazards.

He sailed for Spain.

A single-masted sailing vessel is called a 'sloop-rigged' vessel.

ships could sail against the wind.

Longboats were well-suited for sailing in shallow waters due to their shallow draft and lightweight design, which allowed them to navigate areas where deeper vessels could not. Their elongated hulls provided stability and speed, while a flat bottom enabled them to glide over sandbars and shoals. Additionally, the ability to be rowed as well as sailed made them versatile for maneuvering in tight or unpredictable conditions. This combination of features made longboats ideal for coastal exploration, fishing, and trade in shallow regions.

They are known a cleats.

It is the responsibility of the captain of the vessel to ensure that it can be detected when sailing in fog- nowadays this is mostly done by GPS and by the use of radio communication, but the skipper of a sailing vessel in foggy conditions should also use a foghorn of some kind, be it a hand-held horn powered by compressed air, or a more sophisticated electrical or pneumatic type that is installed on the vessel itself. There is no set type of audio signal to alert other mariners that a sailing vessel is in the vicinity- morse code is no longer used and most modern sailors don't understand it, so it would just be a general foghorn note.

A ring on a stay attached to the head of a jib or staysail.

A device used to attach a jib sail to its rigging.

In Region A it is a starboard hand buoy, in Region B it is a port hand buoy. These are lateral marks and in some areas the shape of the buoy cannot be relied upon.

When it's the least maneuverable vessel in the encounter.