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in a sailing dinghy, the name given to ropes used for hoisting the sail is halyards.
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What is a summary of lazy jack?
Lazy Jack is a system of lines or ropes used to assist in raising, lowering, and stowing the sail on a sailboat. It helps to guide the sail into position when hoisting or lowering it, making the process easier and more efficient. The arrangement of lines allows the sail to gather neatly on the boom when not in use.
What did Jacques Cartier's boat look like?
It was an old fashioned boat with a sail and people hoisting stuff.
What does neph mean in Hebrew?
neph or nef (× ×£) = "halyard" (which is a line for hoisting or lowering a sail, flag, or spar)
On a yacht wHat is a sheet?
On sailing vessels ropes are called sheets. The rope that is used to control the main sail, for example, is known as the main sheet. Ropes that control the jib sail are known as jib sheets, etc. The expression "three sheets to the wind" to describe someone who is inebriated, comes from the fact that if three of the ropes that control sails were loose and "to the wind" the vessel would be out of control.
What supports the sail on a sailboat?
the mast and some ropes The sail is attached to the mast, which is in turn supported by stays (lines running from the mast fore and aft to the hull) and shrouds (lines running from the mast to the sides of the hull).
Ropes holding up the sails on a boat?
The halyard holds the sail up. When a rope has an assigned job on a boat (or a ship) it is referred to as a line.
What is the name of the piece of canvas fixed to make a ship or boat move?
sail
What does the phrase 'sail away' mean?
To exit any given port is to sail away. Aircraft sail away from their airport every time they take off.
How many ropes are there on a sailing craft?
On sailboats and sailing ships, once a rope has a purpose or a taskm it is nearly always referred to as a line, not a rope. There can be 5-15 ropes on a typical sailing ship, The common ones you can find on a sailboat include - Bell rope (to ring the bell) Tiller rope (to hold the tiller) Leech rope (a part of the sail) Luff rope (a part of the sail) Bolt rope (a part of the sail) Rope (a new line that has no purpose or place, most likely stored below deck)
What do people use moorings for?
Moorings are used to secure sail boats and ships. Ropes and anchors are used often to secure ships and boats of all sizes to a dock or anchored at sea.
What is the name of a triangular shaped fore and aft sail commonly seen in the Mediterranean?
A lanteen sail
What is a triangle sail?
The name pretty much specifies itself, a sail in the shape of a triangle. lol.
