Practical Boat-sailing: A Concise and Simple Treatise on the Management of Small Boats and Yachts Under All ConditionsLee and Shepard, 1879 - 142 sider |
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Side 6
... True and Apparent Direction of the Wind.- To find the Distance of an Object on Shore from the Yacht , by two Bearings of the Compass . Use of the Charts . Soundings . Lead Line . - Eight Bells , and Watch and Watch . Boxing the Compass ...
... True and Apparent Direction of the Wind.- To find the Distance of an Object on Shore from the Yacht , by two Bearings of the Compass . Use of the Charts . Soundings . Lead Line . - Eight Bells , and Watch and Watch . Boxing the Compass ...
Side 22
... true of the largest hawser , as well as the smallest line ) ; and , after this strain is re- moved , it can be untied as easily as a knot in one's summer neck - tie . It can be very quickly made , and is useful in more situations than ...
... true of the largest hawser , as well as the smallest line ) ; and , after this strain is re- moved , it can be untied as easily as a knot in one's summer neck - tie . It can be very quickly made , and is useful in more situations than ...
Side 75
... true yachtman , — always ready , and every thing always on hand . It is for this very reason of being prepared , that fear is driven out ; whilst , with the careless one , in times of emergency the ropes foul , the gaskets are missing ...
... true yachtman , — always ready , and every thing always on hand . It is for this very reason of being prepared , that fear is driven out ; whilst , with the careless one , in times of emergency the ropes foul , the gaskets are missing ...
Side 76
... True and Apparent Direction of the Wind . To find the Distance of an Object on Shore from the Yacht , by two Bear- ings of the Compass . Use of the Charts . Soundings . Lead Line . Eight Bells and Watch and Watch . - Boxing Velocity of ...
... True and Apparent Direction of the Wind . To find the Distance of an Object on Shore from the Yacht , by two Bear- ings of the Compass . Use of the Charts . Soundings . Lead Line . Eight Bells and Watch and Watch . - Boxing Velocity of ...
Side 83
... true and apparent direction of the wind , the B apparent being more ahead than the true ; and , the faster the vessel goes , the more ahead the wind will appear to be . We must , however , except the case where the wind is directly aft ...
... true and apparent direction of the wind , the B apparent being more ahead than the true ; and , the faster the vessel goes , the more ahead the wind will appear to be . We must , however , except the case where the wind is directly aft ...
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abaft the beam ahead anchor ballast beating to windward Belay bell boat boat-sailing boom bowline bowsprit bring the yacht cable called carry cast centre-board chart clew close-hauled clove hitch compass course cross-bearings cut-water dangerous deck diagram direction downhaul fast fastened fathoms forward furl gaff green light half-hitches halliards hand harbor Haul aft head heavy weather helmsman hoisted jib-halliards jibing keel keep knot lash lead-line lee-helm leeward let go lighthouse luff main-boom main-sheet mainmast mainsail manœuvre mast means miles moving the helm nautical mile outer-leach peak peak-halliards port jib-sheet port side position quarter ready red light reef REEF KNOT reef-points right angles rope rudder sail sailing-ships sailors shake sheet ship shoal slack spar squall stand starboard side statute miles Steamships steering stern thing tide-way tiller trim turn uncle Charley vessel watch weather-side whilst wind wind's eye
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Side 69 - In obeying and construing these rules due regard must be had to all dangers of navigation, and due regard must also be had to any special circumstances which may exist in any particular case rendering a departure from the above rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger.
Side 65 - On the port side a red light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points ahead to two points abaft the beam on...
Side 65 - ... from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the port side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles.
Side 66 - ... use : and shall, on the approach of or to other vessels, be exhibited on their respective sides in sufficient time to prevent collision, in such manner as to make them most visible, and so that the green light shall not be seen on the port side nor the red light on the starboard side, nor, if practicable, more than two points abaft the beam on their respective sides.
Side 68 - If two ships under steam are crossing so as to involve risk of collision, the ship which has the other on her own starboard side shall keep out of the way of the other.
Side 67 - Vessels, such Lantern shall be exhibited in sufficient time to prevent Collision, so that the Green Light shall not be seen on the Port Side, nor the Red Light on the Starboard Side.
Side 66 - A vessel under one hundred and fifty feet in length when at anchor shall carry forward, where it can best be seen, but at a height not exceeding twenty feet above the hull, a white light, in a lantern so constructed as to show a clear, uniform, and unbroken light visible all around the horizon at a distance of at least one mile.
Side 69 - Nothing in these rules shall exonerate any ship, or the owner, or master, or crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to carry lights or signals, or of any neglect to keep a proper look.out, or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case.
Side 66 - Whenever, as in the case of small vessels during bad weather, the green and red lights cannot be fixed, these lights shall be kept on deck, on their respective sides of the vessel, ready for instant exhibition...
Side 68 - When two sailing ships are crossing so as to involve risk of collision, then, if they have the wind on different sides, the ship with the wind on the port side shall keep out of the way...