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What is a type of light wind driven sailing vessel with ski like runners designed to travel on frozen water?
iceboat
How did sea and river cat ferries get their name and why are they now such a popular form of water transport?
It has nothing to do with any animal; 'cat' is short for 'catamaran' which is best known in its form of a double-hull sailing boat. The catamaran ferries are popular for their combination of stability and speed.
What does it mean for a sailboat to be in irons?
A sailing vessel cannot sail directly upwind for very long. Usually, the sails are either full against the wind pulling the sailing vessel along down wind, or at an angle to the wind to "slice" along across the wind called a "tack". However, when the sailing vessel needs to change tack (first going left to right across the wind, then turning to go right to left across the wind), it can be accomplished by turning down wind, crossing the path of the wind as it comes across the stern of the sailing vessel, then "slicing" along on the opposite "tack". This process is called a "gybe". There is another way to change tack, that is to turn the sailing vessel into the wind, sailing upwind for a very short time, continuing the turn so as to sail on the opposite "tack". The process is, itself, called a "tack". Unfortunately during a "tack" when the sailing vessel spends that short time turning across "upwind", if the vessel comes to a stop because there isn't enough speed to completely turn across the wind, the vessel no longer has water passing the rudder enough to allow that rudder to continue steering. The sailing vessel will be slowly blown backwards a bit until it turns the sails to catch the wind properly to get the vessel going fast enough (usually down wind) for the rudder to steer again. When the vessel is stopped or going backwards a bit, this is when the sailing vessel is "in irons". Basically, In irons is when the bow of a sailing vessel is headed into the wind and the boat has stalled and is unable to maneuver.
What does it mean to list when sailing?
It means the vessel is not vertical to the water, it is canted or leaning to one side more than the other
How do you demonstrate water increases in volume on freezing?
Fill a vessel to the brim, stick it in the freezer. When frozen, observe how the surface of the ice now bulges over the brim of the vessel.
What is a charactristic of catamaran hull?
A catamaran is a boat with two hulls connected over the water. This design is very stable compared to single hull.
It is the name of a wooden sailing ship from china?
The most common name for a Chinese wooden sailing ship that I can think of is the Junk. High bow and stern, various rigging of sails, more of a coaster than a blue water vessel.
You are out on the water and foggy conditions you hear one prolonged blast plus 2 short blast every two minutes what does this sound signal me?
Rules of the Road. Rule 35, Sound Signals in Restricted Visibility. (C) A vessel not under command, a vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver, a vessel constrained by her draft, a sailing vessel, a vessel engaged in fishing, and a vessel engaged in towing or pushing another vessel SHALL, sound at intervals of not more than two minutes three blast in succession, namely one prolonged followed by two short blast.
What are the levels of sailing?
Under water, on the water, and above the water are the three levels of sailing.
In this reading assignment the Pequod was sailing in which body of water?
The Pequod was sailing the Pacific body of water.
Where can heat be transferred to other than the water?
Which water are you speaking of? The water in a vessel, I presume? heat can go into the water, the vessel/container, the air around the vessel, and the structure holding the vessel, and the structures in the vicinity
What is vessel?
Vessel,s are that is water vessels
