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 9
... vessels than this book will treat of , that the keel boat is needed . To avoid repetition , and to condense as much as possible , so as to be useful to all for practicable purposes , what is termed the sloop - rig — one quite as ...
... vessels than this book will treat of , that the keel boat is needed . To avoid repetition , and to condense as much as possible , so as to be useful to all for practicable purposes , what is termed the sloop - rig — one quite as ...
Side 26
... vessels of large size and men- of - war ; but in these latter days they have been replaced by iron cables in large ships , and by manila hawsers in small yachts . To be sure there are some advantages in favor of a chain - cable for even ...
... vessels of large size and men- of - war ; but in these latter days they have been replaced by iron cables in large ships , and by manila hawsers in small yachts . To be sure there are some advantages in favor of a chain - cable for even ...
Side 31
... vessel has dragged . For instance , if the lead - line should be left up and down , and the next time it was tested should be found resting on the bottom , toward the bow of the yacht , she would have dragged just that distance , and ...
... vessel has dragged . For instance , if the lead - line should be left up and down , and the next time it was tested should be found resting on the bottom , toward the bow of the yacht , she would have dragged just that distance , and ...
Side 35
... vessel , in an upright position , and extend- ing from the keel to the rail , and having an attachment , called a tiller or wheel , to move it in either direction , to the right or left , across the line of the keel of the yacht . The ...
... vessel , in an upright position , and extend- ing from the keel to the rail , and having an attachment , called a tiller or wheel , to move it in either direction , to the right or left , across the line of the keel of the yacht . The ...
Side 36
... vessel is under way , and going ahead by her own momentum , or anchored in a tide - way , the following rule always holds good : - To starboard the helm carries the head to port . To port the helm carries the head to starboard . See ...
... vessel is under way , and going ahead by her own momentum , or anchored in a tide - way , the following rule always holds good : - To starboard the helm carries the head to port . To port the helm carries the head to starboard . See ...
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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...