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English Term |
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Spanish Term |
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Definition |
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Aft |
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{atrás} |
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Direction towards the stern. |
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Anchor |
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{ancla} |
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A heavy iron object with flukes, lowered by a line to the bottom of a body of water to prevent a vessel from drifting. |
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Avast |
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{N/A} |
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Yelled as a signal for everyone onboard to stop what they are doing immediately and freeze. Used only if something is wrong. |
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Backstay |
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{N/A} |
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Mast support leading aft to deck or to another mast. |
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Belay | |
{N/A} |
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To make fast or secure a line to a cleat or pin. |
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Bitt | |
{N/A} |
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Any of the strong deck posts (usually in pairs) around which ropes and cables are wound and held fast; Usually used for mooring. |
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Bitter End | |
{N/A} |
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The working end of a line. |
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Block |
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{Moton} |
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To increase the mechanical power of the ropes used in hauling heavy loads. Parts of the Block: Shell, sheave, and pin.
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Bobstay | |
{N/A} |
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Line from stem to cutwater securing bowsprit. |
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Bolt Rope |
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{Relinga} |
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To which material is sewn going around the edges of the sail to create the Leech. |
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Bonnet |
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{Bonetas} |
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Pieces of sail added to the foot of the main sail on the Santa Maria to create more sail area. |
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Boomkin |
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{Botalon de Popa} |
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Spar projecting from the stern of the ship to run the mizzen sheet. |
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Bow |
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{Proa} |
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Forward part of the ship. |
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Bowline |
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{Bolina} |
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Lines leading fore from the upper sides of the square sail to help widen the sail surface to better catch the wind. |
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Bowsprit |
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{Baupras} |
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Spar extending from the bow to secure headstays and running the bowlines. |
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Brace |
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{Braza} |
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A line passed through a block at the end of a yard, used to swing the yard about from the deck. |
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Brail |
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{Brioles} |
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Lines used to clew up the main sail and to assist in furling. |
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Breast |
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{Traves} |
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Mooring line leading at a right angle to the ship's centerline. |
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Cap rail |
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{Tapa de Regala} |
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The upper edge of the side of a ship or boat. |
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Capstan |
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{Cabostrante} |
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Mechanical device for heavy hoisting or heaving objects like the anchor, dinghy or cargo. |
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Cleat |
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{Cuña} |
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A wooden fitting with projecting ends attached to the deck of a ship for the purpose of securing a rope. |
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Clew |
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{Puño} |
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Lower corner of a sail marked by a loop of leather covered rope. |
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Clew Garnet |
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{Palanquin} |
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Ropes connecting the clews of the sail with the yard used in
raising, lowering and furling of the sail
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Columbus' Cabin |
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{Chupeta} |
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The cabin found on the aft of the Santa Maria. |
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Counter Lift |
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{Contra Amantillo} |
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Lines connecting the main deck with the yard arms to act against the lifts. |
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Deadeye |
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{Bigota} |
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A round flat block of wood with three holes in it for lanyards used in pairs to hold the shrouds and stays taut. |
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Deck |
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{Cubierta} |
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Planked floor of the ship. |
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Dinghy |
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{Batel} |
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The small boat on deck. |
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Douse |
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{Dowse} |
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To lower or slacken suddenly. |
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Drabbler |
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{Dos Boneta} |
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Pieces of sail added to the foot of the bonnet on the Santa Maria to create more sail area. |
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Earring |
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{Anillo Oreja} |
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Upper corners of the sail these are tied to the outer ends of the yard arms. |
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Ease Away |
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{Largar} |
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This means to play out some line but with control. |
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Eye |
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{Ojo} |
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Closed loop of rope. |
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Fighting Top |
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{Cofa} |
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A platform on top of the Santa Maria's main mast used to work on the top mast. |
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Fo´c´sle |
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Underneath the forecastle. |
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Foot of Sail |
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{Relinga de Pujamen} |
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Bottom edge of the sail. |
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Fore Mast |
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{Palo de Trinquete} |
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Forward most mast of a square rigger. |
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Fore Sail |
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{Trinquete} |
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Square sail that works on the fore mast. |
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Forecastle |
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{Castillo de Proa) | |
Raised forward deck of the ship. |
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Forward |
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{Delantero} |
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Direction towards the bow. |
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Furl |
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{Doblez} |
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To roll the sail snugly on the yard and secure it. |
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Gasket |
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{Randa} |
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Each of two yards attached to the end of a yard and are wound inward to secure a furled sail to the yard. |
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Grommet |
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{Ollao} |
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Rope ring sewn into the sail. |
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Half Deck |
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{Tolda} |
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Aft deck above the main deck. |
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Halyard |
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{Driza} |
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Line used to raise the yard. |
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Harness |
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{Ostas} |
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Rope loop used to connect the tye to the yard. |
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Hatch |
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{Escotilla} |
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Large rectangular openings in the deck used to connect different levels of the ship. |
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Haul |
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{Cobrar} |
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This command is an order to pull on the line. |
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Hawsehole |
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{Escobera} |
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Openings on the bow and stern of a vessel used for mooring lines and the anchor cablesto feed through. |
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Head of Sail |
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{Relinga de Envergues} |
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Top edge of a square sail. |
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Keel |
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{Quilla} |
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Back bone of the ship running beneath the ship from fore to aft. |
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Kevel |
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{Hacer Firme} |
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A bitt or large cleat used for securing heavy lines. |
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Lanyard |
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{Acollador} |
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Small line fixed on the shrouds that is threaded through the deadeyes to put tension on a shroud or stay. |
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Lateen | |
{N/A} |
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Aft rigged sail secured to a long yard and hoisted obliquely to our mizzen masts. |
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Lead Line | |
{N/A} |
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Line secured to a piece of lead marked at regular intervals to test the waters for depth. |
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Leech |
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{Gratil} |
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Side edges of a square sail and the after edge of a lateen sail. |
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Leeward |
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{Leeward} |
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Away from the source of the wind. |
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Lift |
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{Amantillo} |
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Lines used to control the angle of tilt of a yard. |
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Line |
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{Línea} |
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A rope or cable used on board a ship. |
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Loose |
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{Flojo} |
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To unfurl a sail. |
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Luff |
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{Orza} |
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Come close to the wind or the edge of a lateen sail along the yard. |
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Main Deck |
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{N/A} |
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The principal deck of a ship (usually the highest complete deck.)
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Main Mast |
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{Palo Mayor} |
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The largest mast located roughly amidship. |
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Marrying Lines |
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{Amadrinar} |
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When lowering a yard the lines of the halyard between the blocks are gripped tightly and twisted to prevent their slipping. |
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Martnet |
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{Apaga Penol} |
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Used to clew up the sail. |
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Mizzen mast |
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{Mesana} |
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Short mast at the stern of the ship for the lateen sail. |
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Mizzen yard |
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{Entena} |
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The angled yard of the Mizzen sail. |
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Mooring | |
{N/A} |
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The act of docking the ship when in port or the lines used for this. |
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Parrel |
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{Raca} |
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String of rolling beads around the mast connected to the middle of a yard. |
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Port |
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{Barbor} |
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Left side of the ship when looking fore from the stern. |
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Roband |
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{Envergues} |
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Lines used to secure the sail to the yards. |
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Rudder |
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{Cana} |
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Large wooden plane attached vertically to the stern of the ship to cause the ship to change course when needed. |
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Sails |
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{Navega} |
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Flexible vertical airfoils using wind pressure and vacuum to propel a sailboat. |
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Scuppers |
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{Imbornales} |
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Slits in the
cap rail at deck level so that water can be sloughed off the main deck as it accumulates. |
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Seam |
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{Costura} |
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Space between two planks or the stitching holding two pieces of cloth together. |
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Sheet |
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{Escota} |
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Lines leading aft from the clew of a square sail or to the boomkin from the clew of a lateen sail. |
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Spritsail | |
{N/A} |
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Small square sail hanging under the bowsprit on the Santa Maria. |
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Stand By | |
{N/A} |
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Prepatory order to get ready to perform a task. |
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Square Sail | |
{N/A} |
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A four sided sail. |
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Starboard |
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{Estribor} |
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Right side of the ship when looking fore from the stern. |
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Stays | |
{N/A} |
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Lines used to secure the mast from fore and aft. |
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Stern | |
{N/A} |
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The rear of the ship where the rudder is located. |
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Sterncastle |
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{Toldilla} |
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Partial rear deck raised above the half deck. |
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Tack |
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{Virar} |
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Change ships direction by turning into the wind. |
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Tack |
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{Amuras} |
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Line leading fore from the clew of a square sail or from the inboard end of the mizzen yard so as to fix the mizzen yard's position. |
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Tiller |
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{Timon} |
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Steering handle attached to the rudder. |
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Top Sail |
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{Gavia} |
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Square sail set above the main sail on the top mast. |
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Topmast |
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{Mastelero} |
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Second mast above the main deck of the Santa Maria worked on from the fighting top. |
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Tye |
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{Ostaga} |
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Line connecting the harness of a yard to a halyard. |
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Wear |
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{Trasluchar} |
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Change ships direction by turning away from the wind and looping back around to a new course. (Easiest way to change course) |
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Windward |
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{Barlovento} |
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Towards the source of the wind. |
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Yard |
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{Verga} |
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A slender rod or spar tapering towards the ends fastened at right angles across a mast to support a sail. |
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Yard Arm |
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{Penol} |
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Ends of the yard. |
