Assembly instructions
Valdivia
Order No.
1140
Parrel Means of attaching jaws of gaff fitting; consists of rope with balls which facilitate movement up and
down
Peak halyard Rope for raising the gaff; attached to the free end of the gaff
Peak Top rear corner of a gaff sail
Pennant stock Thin rod to which the pennant is attached above the masthead
Pennant Flag which projects above the mast
Ratline battens Battens tied into the shrouds to act as “steps”
Ratline Short lengths of rope tied into the shrouds to form “steps”
Reef point Length of cord used to tie the sail when reefing
Reefing line Rope at the front and rear edges of the mainsail or schooner sail, used for reefing
Relieving rope Safety rope, designed to prevent the sheets snagging on the anchor winch etc.
Roof light Window in deck or on superstructure
Rudder bush Watertight bearing in the hull for the rudder
Runner Short length of rope between the Fisherman sail and the mainmast halyard
Sail batten Batten designed to stiffen the rear edge of a sail and improve the sail profile
Schooner mast Shorter forward mast on a schooner
Schooner Sailing ship with at least two masts and fore-and-aft rigging
Scupper Opening in the bulwark through which water drains
Sheet Rope for changing the settings of the individual sails
Shivering Term used when sails flutter in a headwind. Sail has a braking effect instead of generating forward
thrust
Shroud Rope which supports the mast to the sides of the hull
Slacken Paying out a rope or sheet
Splicing Method of attaching an item to a rope without using knots, e.g. for “weaving” a deadeye into a rope
end
Spreader Transverse beam on the mast for spreading the shrouds
Stay hook Hook-shaped fitting for attaching the sail to stays; can be moved
Stay Rope for bracing the mast forward or aft
Stem Extension of the keel up to the deck at the bow
Sternpost Extension of the keel up to the deck at the stern
Strop Short piece of rope
Tackle Method of tensioning ropes using blocks
Thimble Tubular eye in sail corners to which ropework is attached
Throat halyard Rope for raising the gaff; attached to the throat of the sail
Throat Bottom front corner of a triangular sail
Topmast Round-section upper part of the mast which can be raised and lowered as required
Topping lift Rope for holding or raising the main boom or schooner boom to reduce the load on the sails
Uncontrolled gybe Unintentional gybe; the sail swings uncontrollably from one side to the other
Weather tendency The boat tends to turn its bow into the wind when the rudder is neutral, with the result that the sail
area facing the wind decreases, and the sails start to shiver. Remedy: the effect of the foresails must
be increased
Weather The side facing the wind. The wind always engages the sails from the weather side
Going about Course change in which the boat’s bow turns through the wind
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