-
straight line from
clew to
clew at the foot of a
square sail, from
which sail
material is omitted. The
greater the
departure from the
straight line, the greater...
- batten, belay,
block, bo'sun, cleat,
clew, crew, hitch, lanyard, pinrail, purchase, trapeze, and trim. In a
typical hemp system, a "
line set" consists...
- is a
line (rope,
cable or chain) used to
control the
movable corner(s) (
clews) of a sail. In
nautical usage the term "sheet" is
applied to a
line or chain...
-
sheet of a sail is
attached to a
traveller on the horse,
allowing the sail's
clew to be
positioned to
leeward on each tack,
thereby giving a more aerodynamically...
- Cahernamart) is a town in
County Mayo in Ireland. It is at the south-east
corner of
Clew Bay, an
inlet of the
Atlantic Ocean on the west
coast of Ireland. Westport...
- An
outhaul is a
control line found on a sailboat. It is an
element of the
running rigging, used to
attach the
mainsail clew to the boom and
tensions the...
- as a jib, the
line would be the sheet,
attached to the
clew. An
uphaul is a
line run from the
middle of the
spinnaker pole up to a
block on the mast, and...
- )
Clew 1970, p. 38.
Clew 1970, p. 74.
Clew 1970, p. 22.
Priestley 1831, pp. 580–581.
Clew 1970, p. 24.
Hadfield 1969, p. 263.
Clew 1970, p. 25.
Clew 1970...
- pull the
clew downwards towards the boom. The
sheet is
attached midway along the boom or at the free end,
typically by
means of a
block. The
block is typically...
-
minimize friction. For
larger angles a
block or
pulley is used as a
fairlead to
reduce friction.
Where the
line is
removed from a hook
fairlead before...
