| GLOSSARY |
some
words and terms used in this site |
| barque |
sailing
ship with three masts or more which is square-rigged on all but the
aft mast |
| block |
a
hanging roller through which a rope runs through |
| boom |
horizontal
spar attached to the spanker |
| bow |
front
of a ship |
| bowsprit |
a
spar extending from the bow |
| CAD |
Computer
Aided Design |
| clew |
bottom
corners of a square sail |
| fore
mast |
first
mast on a ship |
| jib |
triangular
sail set at the bow |
| jigger |
1.
mast behind mizzen mast
2. aft mast on a four masted barque |
| IT |
Information
Technology - computers, networks, software |
| knot |
1
nautical mile an hour (approx. 1.1 mph) |
| LAN |
Local
Area Network - for connecting computers together |
| main
mast |
mast
behind fore mast |
| mizzen
mast |
mast
behind main mast |
| MOB |
man
over board |
| ratlines |
rope
or wooden ladder arranged on the shrouds for climbing aloft |
| running
rigging |
ropes,
wires and blocks that are used for setting and furling sails |
| ship |
1.
a large vessel
2. a type of square rig where all
the masts carry square sails |
| sheet |
rope
attached to bottom corners (clews) of a square sail |
| shrouds |
standing
rigging that supports the masts of a tall ship |
| spanker |
a
four cornered sail set fore and aft, behind the mizzen mast |
| spar |
a
pole attached to the mast or ship |
| square
rig |
any
vessel with square sails |
| square
sail |
a
four cornered sail set from a yard |
| standing
rigging |
ropes
and wires that are not intended to move, and support the masts and
spars of a tall ship |
| staysail |
triangular
fore and aft sail |
| stern |
back
of a ship |
| trainee |
sailing
ship cadet |
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yard
|
horizontal spar in wood or
metal attached to a mast from which square sails are set
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watch
|
1. a part
of the crew who steer and operate the ship - crew are divided into
three watches
2. a four hour sub-division of the
ship's working day
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WiFi
|
wireless connection
for computers
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