Hunter H33 - Page 213

Hu
nt
e
r
33
• Glossar
y
1
5
.
5
under 50
f
t.
(
15m.
)
is at anchor. It must be visible
f
or 2
mls.
(
3 km.
)
.
Riggi
n
g
screw
:
a deck fittin
g
with which the tensions o
f
standin
g
ri
gg
in
g
, e.
g
. sta
y
s, shrouds, etc. are ad
j
usted.
Roach
:
the curved part o
f
the leech o
f
a sail that
e
xtends be
y
ond the direct line from head to clew.
Run: t
o
r
u
n with th
e
win
d
af
t
a
n
d
with th
e
s
h
ee
t
s
eased
w
e
ll
ou
t
.
R
unn
i
n
g
r
iggi
n
g:
a
ll
t
h
e mov
i
n
g
li
nes, suc
h
as s
h
eets
and hal
y
ards, used in the settin
g
and trimmin
g
o
f
sails.
S
Sco
p
e: the len
g
th o
f
rope or cable paid out when mo
r
anc
h
or
i
n
g.
Scu
pp
ers:
1
, holes in the toe rail that allow water to
drain o
ff
the deck; 2, drain cockpit throu
g
h hull.
Seacock
:
a
v
a
lv
e
th
a
t
s
h
u
t
s
o
ff
a
n
u
n
de
rw
a
t
e
r inl
e
t
o
r
o
utlet passin
g
throu
g
h the hull.
Seize
:
to bind two ropes to
g
ether, or a rope to a spar,
w
i
t
h
a
ligh
t
li
ne.
Serve
:
to cover and protect a splice or part o
f
a rope
with twine bound ti
g
htl
y
a
g
ainst the la
y.
Servin
g
mallet
:
too
l
w
i
t
h
a
g
roove
d
h
ea
d
, use
d
w
h
en
servin
g
a rope to keep the twine at a constant and hi
g
h
t
e
n
s
i
o
n
.
Set
:
1, to hoist a sail; 2, the wa
y
in which the sails fit; 3,
th
e
d
ir
ec
ti
o
n
of
ti
da
l
cu
rr
e
nt
o
r
s
t
ea
m.
Shackle
:
a
m
e
t
a
l link with
a
r
e
m
o
v
ab
l
e
bo
lt
ac
r
oss
th
e
e
nd; of various shapes: D, U
.
Sheave
:
a
g
rooved wheel in a block or spar
f
or a rope
t
o
r
u
n
o
n.
Sheet
:
the rope attached to the clew of a sail or to the
boom, enablin
g
it to be controlled or trimmed.
Shrouds
:
ropes or wires, usuall
y
in pairs, led
f
rom the
mast to t
h
e c
h
a
i
n p
l
ates at
d
ec
k
l
eve
l
to prevent t
h
e
mast
f
allin
g
sidewa
y
s; part o
f
the standin
g
ri
gg
in
g
.
Sloop
:
a sin
g
le-masted sailin
g
boat with a mainsail and
o
n
e
head
sail.
S
p
ar
:
a
g
eneral term
f
or an
y
wooden or metal pole,
e
.
g
., mast or boom, used to carr
y
or
g
ive shape to sails.
S
p
indrift
:
spra
y
blown alon
g
the surface of the sea.
S
p
innaker
:
a lar
g
e, li
g
ht, balloon shaped sail set when
reachin
g
or runnin
g
.
S
p
lice
:
to
j
o
i
n ropes or w
i
re
by
un
l
a
yi
n
g
t
h
e stran
d
s an
d
interweavin
g
them.
Split pin
:
see cotter pin.
S
p
readers
:
h
or
i
zonta
l
struts attac
h
e
d
to t
h
e mast, w
hi
c
h
e
xtends to the shrouds and help to support the mast.
Stall: a sail stalls when the air
f
low over it breaks up,
c
aus
i
n
g
t
h
e
b
oat to
l
ose wa
y.
Stanchion
:
upri
g
ht metal post bolted to the deck to sup-
port
g
uardrails or li
f
elines.
Standin
g
part
:
the part of a line not used when makin
g
a knot; the part o
f
a rope that is made
f
ast, or around
whi
c
h th
e
kn
o
t i
s
ti
ed
.
Standin
g
ri
gg
in
g:
t
h
e s
h
rou
d
s an
d
sta
y
s t
h
at are per-
manentl
y
set up and support the mast
.
Starboard
:
ri
g
ht-hand side o
f
a boat lookin
g
f
orward
(
opp. of port
).
Starboard tack
:
a
boa
t i
s
th
e
s
t
a
r
boa
r
d
t
ac
k wh
e
n th
e
win
d
s
trik
es
th
e
s
t
a
r
boa
r
d
s
i
de
f
ir
s
t
a
n
d
th
e
boo
m i
s
ou
t
to t
h
e
p
ort
.
Sta
y:
wire or rope which supports the mast in a
f
ore and
a
f
t direction; part o
f
the standin
g
ri
gg
in
g
.
Steera
g
e wa
y:
a
b
oat
h
as steera
g
e wa
y
w
h
en
i
t
h
as
su
ff
icient speed to allow it to be steered, or to answer
th
e
h
e
lm.
Stem
:
the timer at the bow, from the keel u
p
ward, to
which the plankin
g
is attached.
Sternwa
y:
the backward, stern-
f
irst movement o
f
a
boa
t.
Strin
g
er
:
a
f
ore and a
f
t member,
f
itted to stren
g
then the
f
r
a
m
es
.
T
T
ac
k:
1, the lower forward corner of a sail; 2, to turn the
boat throu
g
h the wind so that it blows on the opposite
s
i
des
of
th
e
sa
il
s
.
T
ac
ki
n
g
: wor
ki
n
g
to w
i
n
d
war
d
by
sa
ili
n
g
c
l
ose-
h
au
l
e
d
o
n
a
lt
e
rn
a
t
e
cou
r
ses
so
th
a
t th
e
win
d
i
s
f
ir
s
t
o
n
o
n
e
s
i
de
of
the boat, then on the other
.
T
ac
k
p
ennant: a len
g
th of wire with an e
y
e in each end,
used
t
o
r
a
i
se
th
e
t
ac
k
of
a
h
eadsa
il
so
m
e
d
i
s
t
a
n
ce
off
th
e
dec
k
.
T
ac
kl
e
:
a purchase s
y
stem comprisin
g
of rope and
blocks that is used to
g
ain mechanical advanta
g
e
.
T
an
g:
a stron
g
metal
f
ittin
g
b
y
which standin
g
ri
gg
in
g
is
attac
h
e
d
to t
h
e mast or ot
h
er spar.
T
ender of din
g
h
y:
a small boat used to
f
err
y
stores and
people to a
y
acht.
T
erminal fittin
g:
fittin
g
at the end of a wire rope b
y
which a shroud or sta
y
can be attached to the mast, a
tan
g
or a ri
gg
in
g
screw
/
turnbuckle.
Tid
e
:
the vertical rise and fall of the oceans caused b
y
the
g
ravitational attraction o
f
the moon.
T
oe rail
:
a low strip o
f
metal or moldin
g
runnin
g
around
the ed
g
e of the deck
.
T
oppin
g
lift: a line
f
rom the masthead to a spar, nor-
mall
y
the boom, which is used to raise it.
T
o
p
s
id
es
:
the part of a boat’s hull that is above the
w
a
t
e
rlin
e
.
T
rack
:
1, the course a boat has made
g
ood; 2, a
f
ittin
g
o
n the mast or boom into which the slides on a sail fit;
3
, a
f
ittin
g
alon
g
which a traveller runs, used to alter the
an
g
le o
f
the sheets
.
T
rans
i
t
:
two fixed ob
j
ects are in transit when seen in