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Hull down

January 15, 2008 – 7:34 pm

Hull down means the hull of the ship is not visible beyond the horizon’s curve.

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Heave-to

January 15, 2008 – 7:32 pm

Heave-to. To stop a boat in the water and to ‘hover’ in this position.

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Hull speed

January 15, 2008 – 7:31 pm

At hull speed, the length of the wave generated by he bow equals the waterline length of the hull.

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Parachute drogues

January 15, 2008 – 7:28 pm

Parachute drogues are dragged behind a boat in storms, to slow it down.

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Fathom and Cables

January 15, 2008 – 7:25 pm

Fathoms and Cables are units of length. A Cable is also a thick rope.

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Mainchains

January 15, 2008 – 7:16 pm

Mainchains were the shrouds for the main mast.

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Ship’s magazine

January 15, 2008 – 7:06 pm

Ship’s Magazines stored the gunpowder and shot.

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Reefing

January 15, 2008 – 5:45 pm

To reef a sail is to make it smaller.

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Boom

January 15, 2008 – 4:51 pm

Booms on modern sailboats run horizontally from the mast aft. On an old ship, the boom was a spar which extended the foot of the sail.

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Foredeck

January 15, 2008 – 4:00 pm

Foredeck. The deck in the forward area of the boat.

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