3 Terms
Contributors in General boating
General boating
club hauling
Boat; General boating
The ship drops one of its anchors at high speed to turn abruptly. This was sometimes used as a means to get a good firing angle on a pursuing vessel.
hawse pipe
Boat; General boating
The shaft or hole in the side of a vessel's bow through which the anchor chain passes.
v-hull
Boat; General boating
The shape of a boat or ship in which the contours of the hull come in a straight line to the keel.
topsail
Boat; General boating
The second sail (counting from the bottom) up a mast. These may be either square sails or fore-and-aft ones, in which case they often "fill in" between the mast and the gaff of the sail below.
