Hunter 50 - Page 193

D
ead run: runnin
g
with the wind blowin
g
exactl
y
a
f
t, in
lin
e
with th
e
ce
nt
e
r-lin
e
.
D
ev
i
at
i
on
:
th
e
d
iff
e
r
e
n
ce
be
tw
ee
n th
e
d
ir
ec
ti
o
n in
d
i
ca
t-
e
d b
y
the compass needle and the ma
g
netic meridian;
c
aused b
y
ob
j
ect aboard.
Di
s
pl
acement
:
1, the wei
g
ht of water displaced b
y
a
boat is equal to the wei
g
ht o
f
the boat; 2, a displace-
ment hull is one that displaces its own wei
g
ht in water
an
d
i
s on
ly
supporte
d
by
b
uo
y
anc
y
, as oppose
d
to a
plannin
g
hull which can exceed its hull, or displacement,
speed.
D
own
h
au
l:
a ro
p
e fitted to
p
ull down a sail or s
p
ar.
D
raft
:
th
e
v
e
rti
ca
l
d
i
s
t
a
n
ce
f
r
o
m th
e
w
a
t
e
rlin
e
t
o
th
e
l
o
w-
e
st point o
f
the keel.
D
ra
g
: 1, an anchor dra
g
s when it fails to hole; 2, the
f
orce o
f
wind on the sails, or water on the hull, which
impedes the boat
’
s pro
g
ress.
D
rift
:
1, to float with the current or wind; 2, US the
speed o
f
a current
(
rate UK
)
; 3, UK: the distance a boat
is carried b
y
a current in a
g
iven time
.
D
ro
g
ue
:
a sea anchor
p
ut over the stern of a boat or life
r
af
t t
o
r
e
t
a
r
d
d
ri
f
t.
D
ro
p
keel
:
a
r
e
tr
ac
t
ab
l
e
k
ee
l whi
c
h
ca
n
be
d
r
a
wn int
o
t
h
e
h
u
ll
, w
h
en enter
i
n
g
s
h
a
ll
ow waters an
d
recover
i
n
g
o
n t
o
a
tr
a
il
e
r
.
E
Ey
e of the wind:
d
ir
ec
ti
o
n
f
r
o
m whi
c
h th
e
tr
ue
win
d
blo
w
s
.
F
Fair: w
e
ll-
fa
ir
ed
lin
e
o
r
su
r
face
i
s
s
m
oo
th
e
r with n
o
bumps, hollows or abrupt chan
g
es in directions
.
F
a
i
r
l
ea
d:
a fittin
g
throu
g
h which a line is run to alter the
l
ead
of
th
e
lin
e.
Fathom
:
the measurement used
f
or depths o
f
water and
len
g
ths or rope. 1 fathom = 6 ft. or 1.83m.
Fid
:
a tapered tool used
f
or splicin
g
heav
y
rope and
f
or
sail-makin
g
, o
f
ten hollow.
Fiddl
e: a raised border for a cabin table, chart table
e
tc., to prevent ob
j
ects
f
allin
g
o
ff
when the boat heels
.
Fix
:
the position o
f
the vessel as plotted
f
rom two o
r
more pos
i
t
i
on
li
nes.
Foresta
y:
the
f
oremost sta
y
, runnin
g
f
rom the masthead
to the stemhead, to which the headsail is hanked.
F
ree
b
oar
d
: v
e
rt
ical
dis
t
a
n
ce
be
tw
ee
n t
he
w
a
t
e
r
li
n
e
a
n
d
the top o
f
the deck.
G
Genoa
:
a lar
g
e headsail, in various sizes, which over-
laps the mainsail and is hoisted in li
g
ht to fresh winds on
all points o
f
sailin
g.
Gimbals
:
two concentric rin
g
s, pivoted at ri
g
ht an
g
les,
which keeps ob
j
ects horizontal despite the boat
’
s
motion, e.
g
. compass and cooker.
Go about
:
to turn the boat throu
g
h the e
y
e o
f
the wind
to chan
g
e tack.
Gooseneck
:
the fittin
g
attachin
g
the boom to the mast,
allowin
g
it to move in all directions
.
Goosewin
g:
t
o
boo
m-
ou
t th
e
h
eadsa
il t
o
win
d
w
a
r
d
o
n
a
run
by
us
i
n
g
a w
hi
s
k
er po
l
e to
h
o
ld
t
h
e sa
il
on t
h
e oppo-
s
it
e
s
i
de
t
o
th
e
m
a
in
sa
il.
Ground tackle
:
g
eneral term used
f
or anchorin
g
g
ear.
Guard rail
:
a metal rail fitted around the boat to
p
revent
the crew
f
allin
g
overboard.
Gud
g
eon
:
a rudder
f
ittin
g
. It is the e
y
e into which the
p
intle fits.
Gu
y:
a stead
y
in
g
rope
f
or a spar; a spinnaker
g
u
y
con-
trols the
f
ore and a
f
t position o
f
the spinnaker pole; the
fore
g
u
y
holds the spinnaker pole forward and down.
G
y
be
:
to chan
g
e
f
rom one tack to another b
y
turnin
g
the stern throu
g
h the wind
.
H
H
a
ly
ar
d:
ro
p
e use
d
to
h
o
i
st an
d
l
ower sa
il
s.
Hank
:
f
ittin
g
used to attach the lu
ff
o
f
a sail to a sta
y.
Hatch
:
an openin
g
in the deck
g
ivin
g
access to the inte-
r
io
r.
Hawes
p
i
p
e
:
see Navel pipe.
Head-to
p
wind
:
when the bows are pointin
g
ri
g
ht into
t
he
w
i
n
d
.
Headfoil
:
a streamlined surround to a
f
oresta
y
, with a
g
roove into which a headsail lu
ff
slides.
H
ea
d
s
:
t
he
t
oile
t.
Headwa
y:
the
f
orward movement o
f
a boat throu
g
h the
w
a
t
e
r.
H
eave-to
:
to
b
ac
k
t
h
e
jib
an
d
l
as
h
t
h
e t
ill
er to
l
eewar
d
;
used in heav
y
weather to encoura
g
e the boat to lie qui-
e
tl
y
and to reduce headwa
y
.
H
eav
i
n
g
li
ne
:
a li
g
ht line suitable for throwin
g
ashore.
Heel
:
t
o
l
ea
n
o
v
e
r t
o
o
n
e
s
i
de.
I
I
sobars
:
lines on a weather map
j
oinin
g
places o
f
equal
atmosp
h
er
i
c pressure.
J
J
acksta
y
: a line runnin
g
f
ore and a
f
t, on both sides o
f
the boat, to which sa
f
et
y
harnesses are clipped
.
J
ur
y:
a temporar
y
d
ev
i
ce to rep
l
ace
l
ost or
d
ama
g
e
d
gear
.
K
Keel: th
e
m
a
in
bac
k
bo
n
e
of
th
e
boa
t t
o
whi
c
h
a
ba
ll
as
t
k
ee
l
i
s
b
o
l
te
d
or t
h
rou
gh
w
hi
c
h
t
h
e center
b
oar
d
passes.
Kickin
g
strap
:
a line used to pull the boom down, to
k
eep it horizontal, particularl
y
on a reach or run
.
L
L
an
y
ar
d:
a s
h
ort
li
ne attac
h
e
d
to one o
bj
ect, suc
h
as a
k
ni
f
e, with which it is secured to another
.
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