Marine terms and concepts. Tsushima

A light brig, an imposing frigate, an elegant pirate galleon... With what enthusiasm we set about building a model of our favorite sailing ship! A month passes, two, three, and what? The finished hull is gathering dust on the mezzanine in anticipation of better times, but the question never ceases to torment us - what to do with the rigging? Alas, the subtleties of his wiring can become a stumbling block even for an experienced modeler. Therefore, the first impulse is to simplify the rigging gear as much as possible. But a sailboat with little semblance of rigging is dead, like a tree without roots. After all, it is the intricacies of ropes and blocks that turns a sailing ship into a living creature that has subjugated the power of the wind in order to stubbornly sail towards the intended goal against the will of the waves ...

So, it was decided: we put full rigging on the model - standing and running.

As the name implies, standing rigging includes gear that always remains motionless during operation (shrouds, stays, forduns, etc.). All of them serve to support and strengthen the spars of the vessel. The first violin in the well-coordinated "orchestra" of standing rigging is played by shrouds - cables holding the masts from the sides. The number of shrouds on the model depends on the size of the ship, the time of its construction and can be very significant. For example, the famous three-masted "Sovereign of the Seas" (XVII century) carried no less than 30 pairs of shrouds!


Installing the shrouds

In order for the guys on the model to fix the mast as reliably as on a real sailboat, they are placed alternately: the first pair on the starboard side, the second on the port side, etc. The operation itself is simple. First, we go around the top of the mast with a cable, then we apply a benzel so that a small loop (fire) is formed. So we got two vantins - our first pair. And so on, to the point of insanity ...: For the correct stretching of the mast, the number of guys on both sides must be the same. But what if the ship has an odd number of pairs of shrouds? In this case, for the last pair, we make a larger fire, in order to then spread the ends along different sides.

Covering shrouds with lanyards

The tightening of the shrouds can only be started when the stay is set, otherwise the shrouds may "take" the mast aft. It will be almost impossible to eliminate this defect later. Each shunt is covered with a lanyard - a cable that passes in a special way through the holes of a pair of eyelets, upper and lower. The lower yufers is enclosed in a metal ring with a loop and is coupled to the hook of the shroud installed on board the vessel. But before we tackle the shrouds and turnbuckles, we need to fasten the top eye of each pair to the shroud.


Fixing the top eyelets

Carefully wrap the vane around the lufer, pressing the running end against it with a small clamp. Then we put three benzels on the cables (the first one is close to the yufers). For the strength of the benzels - they are installed at the same distance from each other - we will use a black waxed thread. It is better not to cut the running ends yet: otherwise they cannot be reduced if the tension of the guys is too strong. As a result of our efforts, all the upper lufers should be placed on one straight line, parallel to the channels. And one more important nuance: each vantina can only go around its ufers in a clockwise direction!


Vant putens

Guy-putens are the most critical element of the cable structure to loads. That is why they have always been made from bar iron. On old ships, the vant-putens were in the form of chains. Later, iron strips were used to reinforce them, and in order to securely fix the shrouds on board, a powerful bolt was passed through the outer and inner skin. An equally serious role is given to shrouds on the model: the more accurate and accurate their execution, the better the fit of shrouds with lanyards will turn out.

Making lanyards

Before pulling each lanyard, it is necessary to fix the distance between the upper and lower yufers - it will increase from bow to stern. On the lower shrouds, wire staples are used for this purpose, which are inserted into the holes of the yufers. After that, the installation of the turnbuckle becomes a matter of minutes: through the three upper holes, the cable is pulled from the inside to the outside, through the three lower holes - from the outside to the inside. Above the upper lufer, the lanyard ends with a pair of hoses fixed with glue. So that when tightening the shrouds, the mast does not fall on its side, we stretch the next lanyard from the other side ...

Knitting

There are blemishes on all shrouds, except for bram shrouds. Due to their multiplicity, the installation of vyblek is painstaking work. Here you can not do without a lined paper template, which should be attached behind the shrouds. After that, with a slight sag, we knit vyblenki from left to right with a special vyblekny knot. We fix the bayonets at the ends of the vyblenok with slightly diluted glue.


So guys are ready! But only if they do not have a special braid. To facilitate the wiring of the running rigging, the shrouds of the starboard and port sides under the foremast and mainmast on large ships were connected to each other. Skerry cables or schwitz-sarveni served for this purpose. With a "combat" braid, a mesh was attached to the cables so that parts of the spars and rigging damaged in battle would not fall on people on deck.


Wall guys

In the manufacture of wall shrouds, we will have to deviate somewhat from the general scenario. In their design, additional cables appear - putens guys. The hooks of the putens shrouds must go into the holes of the flat shrouds of the wall shrouds. The other side of the putens shrouds is attached to the lower shrouds. They are applied with a hose on the caged upper pile laid across the lower shrouds, and then securely fixed with two benzels.

Concise Dictionary of Marine Terms and Expressions

Buck - on sailing ships, from which this name has been preserved, - the entire space of the upper deck from the bow to the foremast.

Backstay - the course of a sailing vessel at which its centreline makes an angle of more than 90° and less than 180° with the wind line.

Backstay - standing rigging gear supporting spar trees from the sides.

Beidewind - the ship's heading at which its centreline makes an angle of less than 90° with the direction of the wind.

Arbor, sometimes a cradle - a seat made of a board fastened to cables, or simply made of a cable connected by a double gazebo knot.

mizzen mast - aft, the rearmost mast for ships with three or more masts.

Beat the flask - to beat the ship's bell a certain number of strokes; each blow of the flask corresponds to half an hour; the count goes from midnight, repeating every four hours (from one to eight bottles).

Bom-bram-fal - tackle running rigging bom-bram-ray. The bom-bram-falom is placed by the bom-bramsel by lifting the bom-bram-rai.

Borg - the tackle on which the lower rail hangs. Usually the borg is chain, but is found on small vessels and tethered.

Bram-fal - tackle of the running rigging of the brahm-yards, with the help of which the brahm-yards are raised and lowered. In addition, they also raise the yards when setting the bramsails.

Brasop yards - turn the yards with braces in a horizontal direction, or, in other words, if the yard was straight, then turn it with braces so that one of its legs is in front, the other goes back.

Bras - running rigging gear attached to the legs of the yards, with the help of which the yards are turned in a horizontal direction. The very turning of the yards is called their brace.

Brig - a two-masted vessel with direct armament, but having a gaff on the mainsail.

Brigantine - a vessel with two masts (fore and mainsail). The foremast is directly rigged (yardarms) like a brig, and the mainmast is rigged like a schooner.

Rush to the wind speaking of a sailing vessel: quickly ascend to the line of the wind.

bowline - tackle at the lower sails and at the topsails. They pull the windward luff of the sail so that it picks up more wind.

Bowsprit - a horizontal or slightly inclined wooden beam of circular cross-section, protruding ahead of the stem.

To be in the wind be closer to where the wind is blowing from.

Waterway - on wooden ships, a wide thick deck board running along the sides.

whaleboat - rowing and sailboat with equally sharp contours of the bow and stern.

Verp - to pull, drag a sailing vessel by successive delivery of a werp (auxiliary anchor) in harbors and in roadsteads.

Lookout - a sailor on duty on the bow, watching everything that happens in the sea ahead of the ship's course.

Choose slack - tighten the tackle so that it does not sag.

Choose end - pull the end.

dump - put forward, bring overboard, to board. Dump the boat - lift it from the keel blocks and take the boat on the davits overboard.

Vymbovka - a wooden lever used to rotate the spire by hand.

Shot - a long spar, reinforced with an end on the outside of the side against the foremast.

nurse - choose the anchor chain of the given anchor and the anchor itself with the help of a capstan or windlass.

Gaff - the upper rounded part of the aft end of the vessel.

Hals - ship's course relative to the wind. Tackle or hoist that holds the lower windward corner of the sail in place.

Gulfwind - the course of a sailing ship, in which its diametrical plane makes an angle of 90 ° with the direction of the wind (practically 80-100 °). They say about a ship going to Gulfwind - the ship goes at half wind.

Gitovs - tackle running rigging; serve to clean the sails, they pull the clews of the sail to the yard.

Gorden - tackle passing through a single-sheave fixed block.

Pride at the sail - running rigging tackle, with the help of which they pull the luff of the sail to the yard.

Mainmast - second from the bow, usually the highest mast on two and three masted ships.

Inch - the former Russian measure of length, equal to 25.4 mm.

To fill up, to fill up - turn, remove to the side or inside the vessel shots, davits, arrows, etc. taken overboard

Start, start - give, found; for example, start a tackle, pull it into a block.

Come in - speaking of the wind - getting steeper.

Kabeltov - a measure of length equal to 0.1 nautical miles, or 185.2 m.

Cable - a thread twisted from hemp fibers in the sun; strands descend (twist) from the heels, and cables from the latter.

Kat-beam - a swivel beam that serves to raise the anchor from the hawse to the upper deck with the help of cat-hoists laid behind the anchor bracket.

Roll into the wind - they talk about a sailing ship when it steers into the wind.

Ship's courses relative to the wind - the angle between the direction of the wind and the diametral plane of the ship; they are expressed, as a rule, in points and sometimes translated into degrees, they have names: opposite, sidewind, gulfwind, backstay and jibe.

Tack - to move on a sailing ship to the target with variable courses due to unfavorable wind direction.

Lag - a tool for determining the speed of a vessel.

League - a measure of length equal to 3 nautical miles.

Lin - a thin rope made from the highest quality hemp.

Lotlin, lot - a device for measuring the depth of the sea.

Nautical mile - nautical unit of length, equal to 1852 m.

Knight - to tie, wrapping a cable around two or more objects. The cable with this method of tying is called lashing. To tie - to tie, laying knights.

Lower sails - this is usually called the forelock, the mainsail on ships with direct weapons.

Knock - this is the name of the ends of all yards, the rear ends of the booms, the upper ends of the gaffs and the outer ends of the shots. In addition, the outer end of the bowsprit, jib and bom jib is called a nok.

Nok-benzel - benzel, with which the sail is fastened to the butt of the spar.

Scratch (scrub) - draw the sails in badewind - turn the yards with the help of braces so that the sails are in badewind. Draw the sails in the wind - turn the yards so that the sails take the most advantageous position relative to the wind.

Set sails - put the sails on the topmast, i.e. put them so that the wind blows in their front side and thereby pressing them to the topmasts. With this position of the sails, the sailing vessel will have a reverse gear.

Cast off the tackle - put a cage on the tackle, i.e. wrap it with a thin line using a spatula or a half-mushkel.

Stability - the ability of the vessel to straighten up, i.e., return to its original position, after it has been tilted.

Perth - cable suspension under the yards on which people stand when attaching sails.

Tack - turning a sailing ship into the wind.

Turn through the wind - turn of a sailing ship in the wind.

lee side - side opposite to that on which the wind is blowing.

Bring, bring - keep steeper to the wind. Lead to the wind means to take steeper, climb, have a course relative to the wind, closer to close-hauled.

Get down, get down - when sailing close-hauled, increase the angle between the course and the direction of the wind. Rolling downwind means holding fuller.

Spars - round wooden or steel tubular parts of the armament of ships, designed to carry sails. The spars include: masts, topmasts, yards, booms, gaffs, bowsprit, jib, etc.

Reef bow - a strip of canvas sewn onto a sail parallel to its leech to increase the strength of the sail in those places where the reef or season is based.

Scour - throw yourself into the wind.

Yaw - the property of a sailing vessel to arbitrarily deviate in one direction or another from the course.

Topmast - a spar tree that serves as a continuation of the mast and goes up from it.

Supercargo - the person in charge of the cargo.

Reckoning - determination of the ship's position without navigational and astronomical observations.

Tap - row in the opposite direction to give the boat reverse.

Rigging - all the gear on the ship that serves to strengthen the spar and to control it and the sails.

Running rigging - tackle, which serve for cleaning and setting sails, for raising and lowering the spars. The term "running rigging" refers to all movable gear, through which they perform work related to traction, picking, pickling.

Standing rigging - rigging, which serves to support and strengthen the spars. Once wound up, standing rigging always remains stationary.

Top - the upper end of any vertical spar, such as masts, topmasts, etc.

Traverse - a direction perpendicular to the ship's centreline.

Poison - weaken, release, increasing the length of any cable or chain.

roll away - evade downwind, i.e., direct the ship on a fuller course relative to the wind.

Node - a measure of speed, more precisely, the number of segments equal to 1/120 of a mile, passed by the vessel in 1/2 minute (i.e., in 1/120 of an hour) or the number of nautical miles passed by the vessel per hour. A speed of 10 knots is the same as going at a speed of 10 nautical miles per hour.

Knots - serve for fast and reliable temporary connection of the end with the end or with any subject.

Handling - the ability of the vessel to "obey" the rudder.

Fal - running rigging tackle used to lift moving yards, sails, a stern flag, etc.

bulwark - the extension of the side above the open upper deck also serves as a barrier to prevent falling overboard.

Foremast - the first mast from the bow on ships with two or more masts.

jibe - the course of the ship when the wind is blowing directly into the stern.

stem - the bow part of the ship's set, which is a continuation of the keel upwards.

Foot - unit of length in the system of English measures; equals 12 inches or 0.3 m.

Walkability - the ability of the ship to develop a certain speed depending on the strength of the wind (for sailing ships).

Shkatorina - the edge of the sail sheathed with lyktros.

Shkimushgar - line made from hemp of inferior quality.

sheet - running rigging tackle, which stretches the lower corners of the sails.

Yut - part of the deck from the mizzen mast on multi-masted sailing ships or from the main mast on two-masted sailing ships to the tackboard.

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AUTONOMY Duration of sailing without resupply.

AZIMUT (celestial navigation) is the angle between the northern part of the observer's true meridian plane and the star's vertical.

WATER AREA is a section of the water surface.

ANKEROK a barrel without a tap for fresh water. Inside, a glass is suspended from the cork

ANTICYCLONE A region of high atmospheric pressure with air moving around its center clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere (against in the Southern Hemisphere).

APSEL mizzen staysail on two-masted yachts (keechs, iols).

ARMOCEMENT (ferocement) is a type of reinforced concrete with a high degree of reinforcement, a structural material for the construction of yachts and ships.

OUTRIGER 1. Side float on proa-type ships. 2. A shot of a semi-rail with a hinged heel at the mast, to remove the braces from the guys. (see shot).

AHTERPEAK is the extreme aft, non-residential compartment of the yacht.

WATERSTAG standing rigging tackle that unfastens the mast from the top to the stern

Aft stern element of the longitudinal set of the hull of the yacht, vertically or inclined attached to the keel

BUTTERFLY is a way of carrying sails on yachts with oblique sailing rigging, when on full courses the bow sails are carried to the opposite side, in relation to the stern sails, to increase speed and stability on the course of the yacht.

TANK - a superstructure in the bow of the yacht. Often the bow of the deck is called the tank (see foredeck).

BAKAN (BAKEN) - a floating sign of the navigational situation, anchored at the border of the fairway or ship's passage, mainly on rivers.

BAKS - a piece of wood that connects the keel to the stem.

BACKSTAGE - 1. Heading when the angle between the yacht's DP and the direction of the wind line is more than 90 * and less than 180 *; 2. Tackle standing rigging, unfastening the mast to the side and aft; 3. For bowsprit see 180* water stays.

BAKSHTOV - a cable released behind the stern of an anchored vessel to secure (take on bakshtov) another vessel.

BALAST - cargo placed inside or outside the yacht's hull to provide the necessary

BALLAST - cargo placed inside or outside the hull of the yacht to provide the necessary draft and stability. They are divided into liquid (fuel, water) and solid (placed in a housing, poured into a false keel, etc.).

BALLER - a design with an axis of rotation or a shaft rigidly connected at the bottom with a rudder blade, and at the top with a tiller.

BALUN - forward, additional, full-tailored sail for light winds on full courses. Sails of a similar purpose - bending, drifter, reacher.

BALUSTER - a step in the form of a chiseled lath.

BANK - 1. A seat on small deckless boats, which simultaneously serves to strut the sides; 2. Separately located aground of limited size.

BANT - canvas sash, sewn onto the sail in order to reinforce it in the places where the reef eyelets are punched.

BAR - 1. Unit of pressure. 2. Shaft-like alluvial shallow in coastal areas.

BARBARA - additional clew of the staysey to the deck.

BARKHOOT - a thickened belt of outer skin in the area of ​​the waterline.

RUNNING RIGGING - gear that serves to set up a movable spars and sails, as well as to control them.

BEIDEWIND - a course when the angle between the center line of the yacht and the direction of the wind is less than 90 *. Close-hauled - if the angle is less than 45 *, full-length is more than 60 *.

BEIFOOTH - 1. A ring made of a cable or iron sheathed in leather for attaching a yard or hafel to a mast or topmast; 2. A simple rax yoke if the boom (hafel) has a mustache.

BENZEL - ligation of two thick cables with a line or cable.

BERMUDA SAIL - a rectangular, triangular, oblique oblique sail, has high aerodynamic characteristics, allows the yacht to go in badewind.

HARBOR - a suspended seat (board) for lifting a person onto a mast or for working overboard a yacht.

MIZAN - the lower oblique sail on the mizzen mast.

MIZAN-MAST-to the aft mast on multi-masted sailboats, as well as on two-masted yachts, if it is lower than the front one (on the iol, keech).

BEMS - underdeck beam of the transverse set of the yacht's hull.

BITENG - a metal pedestal on the deck of a cruising yacht for attaching cables.

BLIND - a straight sail, placed on old sailboats under a bowsprit.

BLINDOUS - spacer pole for deflecting backstays.

BLOCK - a pulley with a fixed axis and a groove around the circumference to change the direction of the cable, chain.

BLOOPER (BIGBOY) - auxiliary, oblique, flying, pot-bellied "sail, raised from the leeward from the spinnaker.

BOKANTS - small shots on the tank for taking out the fore-tacks or shots on BOKANTS - small shots on the tank for taking out the fore-tacks into the wind or on the poop to divert and save from chafing against the hull and rigging of the braces.

BON - fixed in place (to the shore, at anchor, behind the fires) floating, lightly submerged structure with flooring, designed for mooring small boats or other special purposes (barrage, crossing, etc.).

BORA - a strong, gusty, cold wind blowing from the slopes of the mountains near the sea.

BORG - standing rigging tackle, on which the lower rail hangs.

BOARDSAILING - sailing on a board (windsurfing, windglider, etc.).

BOARD - side wall (side) of the hull of the yacht from the stem to the stern.

BOARD LIGHTS - ship navigation lights indicating the side of the vessel (right - green, left - red).

BOAT - reinforcing, vertical, oblique or sector lining on a sail made of canvas or tape in places of special loads, chafing, punching (sewing) of eyelets, crengels, gats.

BRAM-STANDING - a spar tree that serves as a continuation of the topstand.

BRANDER-SHIELD - a vertical shield covering the main entrance to the yacht's cabin.

BRAS - running rigging tackle, fixed on the tip of a spinnaker boom or yardarm and serving to turn them in a horizontal plane and hold them at the desired angle.

WINDLASS - a deck mechanism with a horizontal axis of rotation, designed to lift the anchor and select cables when mooring.

BRESHTUK - a connection connecting the cleats with the stem or sternpost.

BRIDEL- anchor chain (cable), attached by the root end to a dead anchor on the ground, and by the running end - to the raid mooring barrel (buoy, floating pier, boom, etc.).

BREEZE - wind in coastal areas, which changes its direction during the day under the influence of temperature differences between land and water surfaces (during the day - from sea to land, at night - from land to sea).

BRIFOK - a quadrangular sail with a free luff, raised on the front mast on a brief yard. Unlike the fock, the brief is not tied to the yard.

THROWING END - a light cable with a load (lightness) at the end. With its help, mooring lines are supplied.

Broaching is a phenomenon of complete loss of control in tailwinds, when the yacht falls sharply over the chin, and the rudder comes out of the water.

BRUKANETS - a protective umbrella made of waterproof fabric around the mast in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bpartners, preventing water from entering the yacht's hull.

Yoke - an iron hoop worn on the spars to strengthen it or connect its components.

BUER - 1. A small (up to 20 m), flat-bottomed, single-masted Dutch coastal vessel with sprint or gaff rigging and shverts.m and shverts. 2. Sailing yacht on skates for sliding on ice, snow crust.

BUOY - 1. A floating sign of a navigational situation, standing at a dead anchor. Usually used for fencing dangerous places, as well as to indicate the axes, sides, and rotations of the recommended headlights. 2. Buoyancy connected through a buoy with a dead anchor. Used for mooring yachts.

BUIREP - 1. A cable connecting a buoy with a dead anchor. 2. Rope with buoyancy (buoy) on the surface and the root end on the trend of the anchor, to indicate the place of release of the anchor, and, if necessary, to facilitate its release from the ground.

TOWING - traction of one vessel (towed) by another vessel (tug) with the help of a towing cable (tug), or by pushing, or by lag (towing a vessel moored side to the tug).

TOWING LIGHT - yellow light at the stern of the towing vessel.

BULBOKIL - a design of a finned yacht keel with a heavy streamlined ballast (bulb) attached to the lower edge.

BOWLINE - 1. A thin cable (line) inside the leech of an oblique sail, which serves to adjust the profile of the sail. 2. Tackle for carrying forward the windward, side luff of a straight sail.

BAY - a small bay separated from the sea by capes or islands.

BAY OF THE ROPE - 1. A cable or tackle, rolled up in circles or eights. 2. Packing a new cable in the form of a hollow cylinder.

BOWSPRIT - a horizontal or inclined spar tree protruding forward from the bow of the yacht and serving to carry out the stays and tacks of the jibs.

BULL-PROUD- see Gorden.

SHUTTERS - gear of standing rigging, unfastening the mast from the sides. The lower ends of the shrouds are attached to the lanyards (yufers), through which the loads are transferred to the shrouds (special fittings, deck fittings) fastened to the hull set.

WATER-BACKSTAGES - tackle that fastens the bowsprit to the sides of the yacht.

WATERWAYS - 1. Thick, wooden bars running along the sides of the yacht and forming part of the deck flooring. 2. Water flow on the open deck along the sides.

WATER-WOOLING - fastening of a bowsprit with a water cutter (cable, chain, etc.).

WATERLINE - 1. The line of contact of the water surface with the yacht's hull and dividing - WATERLINE - 1. The line of contact of the water surface with the yacht's hull, dividing the board into surface and underwater. 2. The curve of the theoretical drawing of the ship's hull, formed by the intersection of the surface of the hull with a horizontal plane.

WATER STAGE - standing rigging tackle that unfastens the bowsprit downwards (stem).

WATCH SERVICE (WATCH) - the main type of duty on ships, ensuring their navigation, safety and survivability. All information about the operation of the vessel, the operation of its mechanisms, changes in personnel, etc. are entered in the log book.

VELPS - ribs on the drum of the spire (windlass), preventing the cable from slipping.

ANCHOR SPINDLE - the longitudinal rod of the anchor.

VERP - auxiliary, imported anchor on a ship.

VERPOVING - movement by pulling up to the verp, which is brought to the right place on the boat.

VERTICAL (luminaries) - a large circle on the celestial sphere, passing through the zenith, nadir, and the luminary.

SWIVEL - 1. Kreugovy hinge. 2. Screw clamping mechanism (see lanyard).

VEHA - a floating sign of the navigation situation, designed to protect hazards and indicate the sides of the fairway. It consists of a pole on a sprit-buoy and a golik or other top figure.

CAPTURE OF REEFS - Reducing the area of ​​​​sail for oblique sails - by tying the lower part with reefs or winding it on a boom, and for straight sails - by tying the upper part of the sail to the yard.

WINDGLIDER, WINDSURFING - see boardsailing.

WINDZAYLE - a rotary, obliquely cut ventilation pipe on the deck.

WATER CUTTER - the front part of the stem, protecting it from damage.

ARMAMENT OF A SAILING SHIP - a set of sails, spars, rigging, deck mechanisms and practical things intended for setting, cleaning and managing sails. There are two main types of sailing armament: oblique - with sails parallel to the diametrical plane (DP) of the hull e and straight - with sails on the yards, perpendicular to the vessel's DP.

RESTORATION OF THE dinghy (CATAMARAN) - lifting the dinghy (catamaran) to an even keel when it lay sails on the water or made an overkill turn.

VULING- 1. Rope hoses laid close, next to each other on a single-pole mast to strengthen it. 2. See water-wooling.

CHOOSE - pull up the tackle (cable), ensuring its tension. The opposite action is to poison.

Vyblenka - 1. A step from a cable on guys. 2. A faded sea knot.

VYMBOVKA - a wooden lever for manually rotating the spire.

VIPING - wave vibration, unsteady elastic vibrations of the hull, caused by the impact of the bottom and sides of the water - slamming and water flow onto the deck.

LIGHT HEIGHT - the angle between the plane of the true horizon and the direction to the star.

SHOT - a spar tree resting against another spar tree, board or hull structure for the removal of gear or rigging. See also - outrigger.

HARBOR - coastal part of the water surface protected from waves, intended for parking of ships.

HAK - a hook used to lift or secure a load.

GAKABORT - the upper part of the stern or aft superstructure, from the shell to the gunwale. For mooring ships.

HAK - a hook used to lift or secure a load

GAKABORT - the upper part of the stern or aft superstructure (ute) of the vessel from the shell to the gunwale.

SHAFT LIGHT - towing light (yellow) ё, exhibited at the stern of the towing vessel.

GALS-1. The course of the yacht relative to the wind without taking into account the angle to the wind. There are right and left tacks, by the name of the board, into which the wind blows. 2. Tackle, e waist, with the help of which the lower, windward corner of the sail is held - tack.

GALFWIND - course relative to the wind when the angle between the yacht's DP and the wind direction is 90 * (half a wind).

WC - 1. Toilet on the yacht. 2. A platform above the water cut that served as a latrine on old sailing ships.

GALYUNNY FIGURE - bow decoration (sculpture) on sailboats.

HANDICAP is a factor or value measured in seconds used to compare results shown in races by boats with different racing scores.

GARDEL - running rigging tackle for lifting the lower yards and gaffs.

GAT - a hole in the sail, spar or hull structure for wiring gear, placing pulleys, etc.

GAFEL - an inclined spar tree that rises up the mast and rests against it with its heel. The gaff serves to stretch the upper luff of oblique quadrangular sails along it, as well as to fasten the clew corners of the topsails. The sails hoisted on the hafel are called hafel, and the rigging of the ship with such sails is called gaff rigging.

HELMPORT - a cutout in the lower part of the stern or stern of the vessel for wiring the rudder stock. A (watertight) helmport pipe is usually installed above the helmport, in which the rudder stock is hung.

GENOA - a large, wide staysail with a clew that extends beyond the mast of the yacht.

GIK - a horizontal spar tree, resting with its heel into the mast through a swivel (for sails - aft of the mast). It serves to stretch the luff of the oblique porus and bears its name (grotto-gikyo, mizzen-geek, etc.). It is equipped with: boom-shkotomyo, topenantome, gikayo guy, blockage-hoists. To stretch the luff, the boom is equipped with a sheet (main sheet, mizzen sheet, etc.) e, and for taking reefs - pendants and reef hoists. Special equipment for a boom with a patent reef. The boom for the front sails (staysail boom, jib boom) rests through a swivel on a fitting at its stay. See also spinnaker boom.

GINITALs with increased block sizes, number of pulleys and thickness of falls. Giniyo have at least two 3-sheave or 2- and 3-sheave blocks.

GITOVY - running rigging gear for pulling the clew corners of a straight sail or the luff of an oblique sail to the hafel and the mast to the yard when it is cleaned.

VERB-GAK - a folding gakyo held in position by a special chain link.

PLANING - the mode of movement of the yacht, in which, under the influence of the dynamic forces of water, its landing changes - the bow rises and the stern settles, while increasing the speed (the vessel goes on gliding).

SHUT - move the boat forward with the help of special helical movements of the stern oar.

GONG - a metal device in the form of a plate for giving sound signals.

GOLIK - wicker top figure on the milestone.

RACES - competitions of yachts. They are divided into class races - for yachts of the same class (or with equal racing scores) and gadicap races - with different races. points.

RACING YACHTS - sailing yachts designed for racing. They are divided into yachts of international, Olympic and national classes.

RACING POINT - a value expressed in meters or feet and indicating the speed potential - racing power "of the yacht. It is obtained as a result of measuring the hull, sails and calculation according to special formulas.

GORDEN - 1. lifting device consisting of a fixed single-pulley block and a cable (pendant) passed through it. 2. Tackle of running rigging for pulling the luff of a direct sail to the yard. Pride, pulling up the sail by the middle of the luff, is called the bull-pride.

GREP - the lower part of the water cutter.

GROT - a slanting sail raised on the mainmast (stern) of a yacht with oblique rigging, or straight, the lowest sail on the mainmast of a yacht with direct rigging.

MAINSMASHTA - the second from the bow and subsequent, except for the stern, masts on a multi-masted sailing vessel; middle mast on a three-masted vessel; higher or second, with equal height. on a two-masted ship; machtayo if she is alone.

GROTA-SHKOT - tackle, stretching the lower luff of the grotto along the boom.

GRUNTOV - a piece of cable, fastening on a camping boat on sloop-beams.

VISIBILITY RANGE - the maximum distance at which you can see an object in the sea. There are geometric, optical and meteorological visibility ranges.

DEVIATION- (at magnetic compass) deviation of the sensitive element (magnetic arrow, card) of the compass from the direction of the magnetic meridian under the action of the ship's own magnetic field.

DEADWOOD - the underwater part of the stern or bow points of the vessel at the junction of the keel with the stern or stem. On yachts it is densely filled with wood, plastic, cement, cisterns, etc.

PARTICULAR THINGS - the general name of some removable items of equipment on the yacht (windows, doors, gangways, lifelines, brackets, blocks, etc.).

DINGI - a type of single racing dinghy (crew - 1 person).

DP - diametral plane (yachts).

DIRIK-FAL - running rigging tackle for lifting and holding the gaff at an angle.

TRIM - the inclination of the vessel in the longitudinal plane.

BOTTOM - deep, underwater part of the ship's hull plating.

GETTING - see choosing.

DREK - boat anchor.

DREKTOV - anchor rope of a boat anchor.

DRIFT - the drift of a moving yacht from the line of its course under the influence of the wind, without taking into account the current. Drift is measured by the drift angle between the wake (track) and the boat's DP.

ZHVAKA-GALS - a special device or attachment point for the root end of the anchor rope (chain) on the ship.

VIABILITY - the ability of a vessel to maintain its operational and seaworthiness in case of damage. It is provided with unsinkability, fire safety, reliability of technical means and preparedness of the crew.

ZAVAL-TALI - tackle for holding the boom, preventing its spontaneous transfer to the other side on a full course.

LAY- 1. Fix the end, the cable. 2. Lay a tack (slang) - a long movement on one tack.

ZENIT - on the vertical, the point of intersection of the perpendicular through the observer to the horizon plane.

SIGNS OF THE NAVIGATIONAL SITUATION - landmarks and structures that serve to ensure the safety of navigation of ships (lighthouses, leading signs, buoys, buoys, milestones).

PORTHOLE - a glazed opening in the side, superstructure, upper deck of the yacht.

IOL - a type of armament of a two-masted sailing yacht with a mizzen mast behind the steering gear.

TRUE COURSE - the course of the yacht, taking into account magnetic declination and deviation.

CABLES - a distance of 1/10 of a nautical mile (= 185.2 m).

KABOLKA - the original, integral part of the plant cable, twisted from plant fiber.

KALYSHKA (kenga) - an accidental curl or twist of the cable, preventing its free passage through the pulley of the block, clewse, etc.

GALLEY - a kitchen on a yacht.

KANINKHEM - soft, tacked sails of Bermuda cut (mainsail, mizzen).

CARRIAGE - a rearranged or movable device on the pursuit for transferring the direction of the thrust of the boom-sheet.

CARTUSHKA - a sensitive element of a magnetic compass that determines the direction of the magnetic meridian.

KATali or pendant for lifting the anchor on board, usually through a cat-beam.

KAT-BALKA - a shot on the foredeck to lift the anchor on board.

CATAMARAN - a yacht with two parallel hulls connected on decks. Possesses the increased cross stability.

POWING - vibrations of the yacht under the influence of waves, divided into longitudinal (keel) and transverse (side).

CABIN - yacht accommodation.

KECH - a type of armament of a two-masted sailing yacht with a mizzen mast in front of the steering gear.

KEELING - 1. Artificial inclination of the yacht until the keel is exposed in the parking lot (for cleaning the hull, repairs, etc.) 2. Pulling the offending sailor at the end under the keel of the vessel.

KEEL - the main beam of the longitudinal set, lying in the ship's DP.

KILBLOK - an element of the support device for setting the yacht on land.

KILVATER - a system of ships going in one line one after another.

WAKE STREAM - a trace on the surface of the water behind a sailing yacht.

KILSON - (floor-timbers) longitudinal connection of the bottom part of the frames.

KIPA - a diversion device on the deck for guiding the sheet of the front sail (staysail) to the winch, duck.

KIPOVAYA PLANK - a device for changing the direction of gear and preventing their breaks.

CLAMP - a stopper in the form of an overlay on a spar tree, preventing slippage of the tackle covering this tree.

KLEVANT - a cylindrical wooden block for attaching signal flags to halyards and other line connections.

CELL - a thin line, laid around the cable when it is caged.

KLETNEVANIE - a type of rigging, in which thin strips of tar canvas (kletnevin) are placed on the cable, and then a cage.

CLIVER - 1. An oblique, triangular sail, which is placed in front of the staysail. The next sail in front of it is called a boom jib. If the jib is placed without fastening to the forestay (with a free luff), then it is called flying. 2. Front sail on a boat equipped with a split foresail.

KLOTIK - a wooden or metal blind washer worn on top.

CLUESE - a hole in a bulwark, deck or side, edged with a bar or casting, used for wiring a cable or chain.

KLYAMS - thick belts, reinforced on the inside of the side of the vessel, on which beams are placed.

KNEKHT - a detail of a mooring device in the form of paired metal bollards on a common foundation attached to the deck. Mooring lines are superimposed by eights.

KNITSA - a plate (a piece of wood) of a triangular or trapezoidal shape, connecting the beams of the ship's hull set converging at an angle.

KNOP - a knot in the form of a thickening at the end of the cable.

KNYAVDIGED - the upper part of the water cutter.

COCKPIT - an open top, enclosed space on a yacht for the crew to work on the move. A common self-draining cockpit is a small recess in the deck.

COAMINGS - vertical, watertight fencing of hatches and other cutouts in the deck of the vessel, as well as a threshold at the entrance to the premises.

KOMPAS (magnetic) is a navigation device, the operation of which is based on the use of the property of a magnetic needle to be installed in the direction of the lines of force of an external magnetic field.

COMPASS COURSE - the course of the yacht according to the compass.

COMPROMIS-type of hull of a ballasted (keel) yacht with a centerboard.

END- 1. Not a metal cable on the yacht. 2. Actually the ends of the tackle, one of which

root (fixed), and the other - running (movable).

CONTRATIMBERS - an inclined beam of a longitudinal set, which is a continuation of the sternpost in the presence of a stern overhang.

BUTTON - 1. Spacer in the link of the anchor chain. 2. Strut at bulwark posts or lifeline posts.

ROOT END - see End.

Stern - the end of the yacht, starting from the afterpeak bulkhead and ending with the sternpost (counter-timber) and transom (if any).

STERN LIGHT - white light at the stern of the vessel (COLREG-72).

YACHT HULL - the basis of the yacht, consisting of the outer shell (outer skin, upper deck flooring, superstructures and wheelhouses), reinforced with a set and bulkheads.

OBLIQUE SAIL - see Armament.

KOUSH - a metal inner frame of a cable loop (ogan).

KOFEL-NAGEL - a metal or wooden pin for laying gear.

COFEL-NAGEL STRIP - a massive, rigidly fixed plank at the mast or side with holes for coffee pins.

KRUMBOL- see Kat-beam.

FENDER - a device that serves to absorb shocks and protect the side of the yacht against the pier or other vessel at moorings and parking lots.

FENDER BOARD - a board suspended from the side of the yacht between the pier and the fenders.

KRASPITSA - 1. Spacer, diverting the guys from the mast. 2. A cross beam laid on a longo-saling. 3.Protrusion on the bit to support the chain hose.

CRUISING - sailing (walking) on ​​a yacht from port to port, along a certain route.

ROLL - inclination of the yacht in the transverse plane (around the longitudinal axis).

KRENGELS - a ring, a loop, a half-ring sewn into the sail at the luff or into the luff.

STEEP COURSE (SHARP COURSE) - sidewind. Cool (sharp) walk - the ability to keep the yacht in close-hauled without losing speed. The opposite is full of walking.

ALL-ROUND LIGHT - a white light of a circular glow, exhibited, as a rule, on a ship at anchor. See COLREGs 72 and Anchor Lights for details.

CRUIS-PELENG - determination of the yacht's position by bearings to a landmark, course and distance traveled.

KUBRIK - a room on a yacht for crew and equipment.

HEADING ANGLE - the horizontal angle between the DP of the yacht and the direction to the landmark.

COURSE OF THE YACHT - the horizontal angle between the northern part of the meridian and the direction of movement. There are compass (KK), magnetic (MK) and true (IR) courses.

COURSE OF THE YACHT RELATIVE TO THE WIND - the angle between the direction of the wind and the DP of the yacht. Distinguish: sidewind, gulfwind, backstay and jibe (right or left tack).

CUTTER - see tender.

KET - a boat with an oblique mainsail and a rotating mast placed on the fordeck.

LAVING - the movement of the yacht to the target, located to the windward, by the sidewind courses, periodically changing the tacks (zigzag).

LAG is a device (device) for measuring the speed (distance traveled) of a ship.

LAGLIN - a line with special markings for a manual, outboard log.

LAGOM - the position of moored vessels or on the move "relative to each other when they are set side to side."

LATA - a thin, flat, flexible rail made of wood or plastic, inserted into a latpocket sewn from the leech on a Bermuda-style sail. Serves to give the sail the correct aerodynamic profile.

LATIN WEAPONS - oblique weapons with a triangular sail attached to a long, inclined rail (ryu).

WINCH - a mechanism for increasing traction when choosing gear by transferring forces through gears of various diameters.

LEVENTIK - the position of the yacht with its bow into the wind when the sails stop working.

LEDZHES - half-beam, beam between carlings.

LEER - 1. A metal rod or cable along a spar for tying sails. 2. Enclosure of the upper deck of the yacht. Consists of metal railings

racks and cables or rods-rails stretched between them. See also - railing.

LYING DRIFT - to be under the influence of external forces (wind, current), not using them for purposeful movement.

FLYING SAILS - these are bow sails that are not attached to the stays along the luff and are usually set in light winds.

LIGHTNESS - a canvas bag with sand braided on top. It is attached to the throwing end and facilitates its aimed throwing.

LIKPAZ - a semi-closed chute on (in) a spar tree, into which a lyktros or luff sliders of the sail are inserted, which ensures quick and convenient setting and cleaning of the sail. Likpaz is also the main element of the headstay pier.

LYKTROS is a vegetable or synthetic cable of a gentle lay, which is sewn to the edge of the sail (leech) to increase its strength and fasten it to the spars. For jibs (staysail) on yachts, flexible, steel cables are used, which are sewn into the luffs of the sails.

LINEK - a short tip, with a knot at the end, for the punishment of sailors in the old fleet.

LIN - vegetable or synthetic, usually braided cable with a circumference of up to 25 mm.

It is widely used in sailing (for lacing covers, flags, lots, throwing ends, etc.).

TRACK LINE - the line along which the ship actually moves relative to the ground, taking into account drift and drift.

LYSEL - the lower flying sail of direct armament, is placed on a special spar tree - fox-alcohol. On yachts, it is placed under the boom at full courses.

Loxodromia - a line on the earth's surface that intersects all meridians at the same angle. On nautical charts in the Mercator projection, the loxodrome

shown as a straight line.

LONG-SALING - longitudinal bars on the lower part of the top of the mast or topmast, which, together with spreaders and chiks, serve as the basis of the mars or saling.

LOPAR - part of the cable based between blocks or lufers.

LOT - a device (device) for measuring depths from a ship.

LOTLIN - a line with a special marking of a manual lot, to which a load is attached.

LOCATION - 1.Section of navigation, studying the conditions of navigation in the water basin.

2. The name of the navigation manual containing detailed description certain areas of water basins, their banks, navigation conditions, etc.

LOTSMAN - a specialist in piloting ships in a certain area. Sometimes it is mandatory to be taken on board, but in no way replaces the captain.

LYALO - a recess in the hold of a vessel for collecting water, oils, etc. - bilge waters.

EYELING - a round hole in a sail, awning, etc., braided with a cable or crimped with a metal ring.

LUGER - 1. An oblique trapezoidal sail raised on a rail. 2. Vessel with a lugger.

HATCH - an opening in the deck of the yacht for the passage of people, lighting and ventilation of the premises.

MAGNETIC DECLATION - the angle between the geographic and magnetic meridians at the considered point on the earth's surface. Positive for east declination, negative for west declination.

MAGNETIC COURSE - a course taking into account the magnetic declination.

MARK-1. Method for terminating the end of the cable. 2. Mark on tackle, line.

MARKISOVA LUZHA - the ironic name of the Neva Bay - the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland near the mouth of the river. Not you. Under the command of the Marquis de Traverse (XIX century), the Russian Baltic Fleet never went beyond Kronstadt.

MARS - a platform on the top of the mast for spreading the wall shrouds and working with sails.

Marseille - the second straight sail from the bottom, placed between the Mars-Ray and the lower yard.

MARTIN-GIK - a spar suspended vertically under the bowsprit for jib- and bom-jib-stays and martin backstays. Set name - bowsprit shot.

MARTIN BACKSTAG - a cable running from the bow of the Martin boom to the side of the ship.

MARTIN STAGE - a cable running from the butt of the martin boom to the butt of the jib.

MAT - a mat or rug made of a soft cable.

MAST - a vertical spar tree, towering above the upper deck and located, as a rule, in the ship's DP. On a yacht it is used for setting sails.

LIGHTHOUSE - a navigation structure with a light source and its own characteristics of fire, which serves to determine the position of the vessel.

SHALLOW - part of the water basin with shallow or relatively shallow depths.

SHOOL - a section of the bottom, separated from the shore by deep water.

MERCATOR PROJECTION - a normal, conformal cylindrical projection, the most common in the preparation of nautical charts.

MEASURED LINE (MILE) - a section of the coastal water area with special leading marks on the coast, intended for measuring speeds and lag errors.

MIDEL-FRAME (MIDEL) - the line of intersection of the outer surface of the ship's hull with a vertical, transverse plane dividing its theoretical length in half

MILE (nautical) - a unit of length equal to one arc minute of the meridian (1852 m.).

NAVIGATIONAL TABLES - a collection of various tables necessary for solving navigational and astronomical problems.

COLREGs 72 - International Regulations for Preventing Collisions between Vessels, 1972

MUSING - a thickening (knot) in the middle or end of a vertically hanging cable, which serves as a support for the legs.

MUSHKEL - a wooden hammer used in rigging and finishing work.

ON THE WAY - the term on the move "means that the ship is not at anchor, not moored to the shore and not aground, (COLREG-72).

YACHT HULL SET - a set of transverse and longitudinal beams that make up the skeleton of the yacht and the support for the skin.

NAVAL - touching the berth or side of another vessel with the hull of the vessel, without first extinguishing its own inertia.

WINDWIND (board, sheet, etc.) - located closer to the wind. The opposite side is leeward. To windward - to be on the side from which the wind blows.

NAVIGATION - 1. Seafaring, shipping. 2. Section of the navigation course.

NAGEL - 1. A wooden or metal rod for fastening the elements of the hull and spars of the yacht. 2.See coffee nagel.

NADIR - the point of intersection of the vertical and the horizon.

SUPERSTRUCTURE - a closed structure on the deck, extending from side to side.

NIGHTOV - tackle for securing equipment and property. Find - fasten.

DECK LAYING - its hard covering with wood, metal, plastic, etc.

NAUTOFON - an electromagnetic sound emitter that works in fog on individual lighthouses.

PATCH - reinforcement along the luff of a canvas sail.

LOCATION DIFFERENCE - the discrepancy between the calculated and observed position of the vessel.

NEDGERS - bars on both sides of the stem, between which the bowsprit is attached.

UNFLOODING - the ability of a vessel to maintain buoyancy and stability when one or more compartments are flooded.

NIRAL - running rigging tackle for cleaning oblique sails.

NOK - the free end of any horizontal or inclined spar tree.

The other end that rests on the mast is called the heel.

NOSE - the forward end of the vessel.

ZERO DEPTH - a conditional surface from which the depths are calculated, given

on sea charts. For n.g. take the average long-term sea level, and in

tidal waters - the lowest possible level. In most European

cards for n.g. take the average level of spring low waters.

HULL LINES - the external outlines of the yacht's hull, which largely determine the course

high qualities, stability and seaworthiness, hull mass, displacement, together

value, etc. They are mainly divided into traditional (with an elongated ki-

lem) and modern fin (dinghy type) contours.

COVER - sew lyktros.

MEASUREMENT OF THE YACHT - a special, control check of the dimensions of the hull, sailing

ruzheniya, structural elements and equipment of the yacht for the purpose of establishing

its relevance to a particular class of yachts or to calculate the racing score.

OBSERVATION - determining the position of the vessel by observing objects with known geo-

graphical coordinates (landmarks, radio beacons, stars, etc.).

SHELL - the material of the surface of the side of the yacht.

OVERKIL - flipping (overturning) the yacht through (up) the keel (keel), as a re-

The result of an unsuccessful maneuver or falling from a steep wave. Overkill - frequent accident

sports sailboats. Techniques for their rapid recovery have been worked out.

OVERSTAGE - a turn when the yacht changes tack with the nose crossing the wind line.

LIGHTS AND SIGNS - 1. Part C of COLREGs-72. 2. Ship navigation lights and signs,

mandatory for carrying on ships in accordance with COLREGs-72, are a source of mutual

personal information of the courts necessary to assess the situation and safe,

competent maneuvering and divergence.

OGON - a loop at the end of the cable.

HOLD - slow down the turn of the yacht, inertia when mooring, prevent bulk.

BRAID - sealing (tying) ends, splices, gear or spars with a thin line for

preventing gear from spinning or snagging. See also - celling.

ORTHODROMY - a great circle arc on the surface of the globe - the shortest distance

station between two points.

DRAFT - deepening of the yacht.

RIGGING - 1. System of tackles on the yacht - standing and running rigging. See also-weapons-

yacht charter. 2. The process of attaching the main and wiring the running ends of the gear.

STABILITY - the ability of a yacht that has received a roll for any reason, straightens

lie. Insufficient stability resulting from too high a center

gravity, makes the yacht roll, prone to capsizing. Excessive resistance

vost leads to a very sharp pitching, dangerous for the hull and spars.

SHARP COURSE - sidewind. See also - steep course.

ROCK OFF - move away on a yacht from a pier or other vessel.

GIVE - untie, unfasten, completely unsettle the tackle, the end. Drop anchor - bro

put it in water and etch the anchor end (chain).

DIFFERENTIAL LIGHTS - see lights and signs.

SHOEL - shallow, starting directly from the coastline.

SLEEVE - tackle, a device with traction, as a rule, to the deck. Designed for management

movable elements of the spars (booms, outrigger, etc.) or to provide

niya necessary thrust on the luffs of oblique sails (caninchem, barbara, etc.).

DEPARTURE - the difference between the meridians of the initial and final points of navigation,

calculated from the mean parallel in nautical miles.

PAYOL - yacht hold flooring. As a rule, it is made completely or partially removable.

PAZ - a gap between the boards of the skin or deck. The grooves are caulked, putty-

yut or fill with sealant.

PAL-1. Hydraulic structure in the form of a separate support, designed for

mooring booms, ships. 2. Metal bar preventing reverse

spire rotation.

PALGUN - the foundation of the spire with a toothed rail around the circumference.

DECK - horizontal overlap of the main hull of the yacht along its entire length.

PANER - the moment when the anchor is raised, when the anchor rope (chain) is vertical, and

the anchor has not yet separated from the ground.

SAIL - a propulsion device that converts wind energy into the work of a yacht's useful thrust (typically

pu wing in the air stream). Sails are rigid (profiled) and soft

cue, from vegetable or synthetic materials.

SAILING ARMAMENT - see armament of a sailing ship.

PATENT-REEF - a device that allows you to wind a sail on a boom or on a rod inside

three booms for taking reefs.

PELENG - the angle between the vertical plane of the meridian and the vertical plane,

passing through the observer and the observed object. Similar to courses,

There are compass (KP), magnetic (MP) and true (IP) bearings.

PENTER-HOOK - hook, laid by the paw or by the bracket on the anchor spindle when it is raised

yome on rustov or on deck.

Bulkhead - a wall that divides the interior of the yacht into compartments (room

niya), as well as the outer wall of the superstructure or deckhouse. Load-bearing bulkhead included

in ensuring the overall strength of the case, waterproof - in providing

unsinkability of the ship.

RUDDER FEATHER - a flat or profiled element of the steering wheel, providing the creation

transverse force and moment required to steer the yacht. located

in the stern area and is rigidly connected to the rudder stock.

PERTULIN - tackle (chain) holding the anchor by the bracket in the retracted position.

PERTS - cables stretched under the yoke, on which sailors stand when working with sails.

PILLERS - a vertical rack that supports the deck of the vessel.

PIRS - a pier on piles, installed at an angle to the coast line.

BUOYANCY - positive if the yacht remains afloat when completely flooded.

PLANSHIR - a bar (beam) that limits the bulwark along the upper edge.

PLASTER - lined, multi-layered, rectangle made of canvas with thimbles on

along the perimeter, to close the hole in the board (apply, put a plaster on).

Shoulder strap (rail) for moving sliders, carriages or bales along it.

LEEETH - see windward.

PODVOLOK- sewing the ceiling in the interior.

VISION - overhang of the stern of the yacht.

PICK (PICK) - see choose.

HALF WIND - Gulfwind course.

FULL COURSE - courses jibe and backstay. In turn, courses such as beide-

wind and backstay, can also be full (closer to the wind) and steep (sharp).

TRAFFIC LANE - a certain area within which a one-stop is installed

forward movement of ships.

SEMICLUSSE - consignment clewse with a cut for inserting a cable.

POMP - a mechanism for pumping liquids.

PONTON - a floating structure for maintaining various devices on the water.

GROUNDING - an emergency stop of the vessel due to touching the ground with the keel or bottom.

FINALE BEAM - a beam, reinforced along the freeboard, protects the side

during bulking and during parking.

LEAD (to the wind) - change the course of the yacht closer (steeper) to the direction of the wind.

PRESSURE - moorings supplied perpendicular to the ship's DP.

TIDAL CURRENTS - horizontal movements of water particles caused by the action

tide-forming forces of the Moon and the Sun.

PROA - a type of catamatan with an outrigger-float, taken away from the main body.

LONGITUDINAL - moorings supplied from the bow forward, from the stern back.

STRAND - an integral part of the cable, for a vegetable cable it is twisted from cables, for a steel cable

twisted from identical wires.

STRAIGHT SAIL - see armament of a sailing vessel.

TRAVELING ANGLE (PU) - the horizontal angle between the northern part of the true meridian

on and line way.

PYARTNERS - a hole in the deck of the yacht through which the mast passes.

HEEL - 1. The end of the spar tree rested on the mast. The other, free end is a knock.

2. The outer (lower) part of the trend at the anchor.

SPLIT FOK-sail, consisting of two parts: front - jib and rear -

fore raised on a common rail (boat sail).

SINK - side overhang in the stern of the vessel.

RAKS - metal rings or half rings, dressed on a stay and tied to the front

her luff staysail or jib. Carabiners have been replaced on modern yachts

mi or stay-pier.

RAKS-BUGEL- 1. variant of the rope execution of the bayfoot, when it is supplemented with rax-sliza-

mi (wooden plates) and rax-clots (turned balls). 2.Ring with

hook, walking on the mast and serving to raise the rake of the sail.

SPAR TREE - the traditional name for a yacht spar, a set of overhead

bast structures and details of yacht armament intended for

setting, unfastening and carrying sails (masts, yards, booms, bowsprit, etc.).

REVERSING - changing the direction of the force of the mechanical mover in the opposite direction

opposite (propeller, water jet).

REGATA is a sailing competition consisting of a series of races for various yachts.

RAIL- 1. A spar tree used to lift a slanting, four-

rectangular, rake sail with a halyard laid behind a rax-yoke. Unlike

from the gaff, the rail goes beyond the mast to the bow. 2. Staysail (jib) - boom. 3. Any thin

and a long spar used for the first time to carry sails on a yacht.

REI - a horizontal spar tree suspended by the middle and serving for

attachment to him direct sails. The signal rail is designed to lift

on it signal flags and signs (figures).

REID - open, coastal part of the water surface, intended for parking

vessels on mooring barrels, buoys or anchors.

RELING - 1. Rigid, metal deck railing in the bow or stern of the yacht.

2. Railings - racks with longitudinal connections, replacing or increasing

bulwark.

TURNIP - a special termination of the end of the cable by weaving strands.

READERS - iron strips superimposed crosswise over the inner lining

or frames to increase the strength of the wooden hull.

REEF - underwater, or located just above the water level, a rock in shallow water.

RIF-BANT - a strip of canvas sewn onto the sail parallel to the leech

to increase its strength at the base of reef seasons (grommets).

REEF-GATS - (eyelets) holes in the sail through which reef seasons are passed.

REEF-SEZNI- see reef-shterns.

RIF-TALIT - hoists for pulling the luff to the yard (boom) when taking reefs.

REEF PENDANT - tackle for pulling the luff or luff to the boom

slanting sail when taking reefs.

REEF-SHTERTS (SHKERTS) - (reef-seasons) short gear based in reef-gates (any-

versah), for tying the sail to the spars (handrail) when taking reefs.

REFIT SAILS - (take, take reefs), reduce the area of ​​\u200b\u200bsails with the help of special

al devices, gear and techniques. See also patent reef.

RICHER - a fully tailored sail made of lightweight fabric with a high clew

angle and a large sickle on the leech. It is put in place of the staysail.

ROMBOVANTS - shrouds passing through the spreaders and fixed at both ends

on the mast. Rombokrkaspitsy, as a rule, fill up a little forward.

ROSTR-BLOCKS - stands for the installation of boats on board the ship.

ROSTRY- 1. A set of spare spars on the ship. 2. A number of beams per sail-

nicknames, based on the wheelhouse, and on the sides on the racks, serve to accommodate

ship boats.

ROULS - a drum rotating on an axis with a groove for a cable, used as part of

bales, hawse, blocks, etc.

CUTTING - a structure on the deck of the yacht, not reaching the sides, with windows, doors, etc.

RUDDER - a structure consisting of a rudder blade, stock and tiller.

RUMB is a unit of flat angle in navigation, equal to 1/32 of a circle (11.25*).

RUMPEL - a lever rigidly fixed in the upper part of the stock, perpendicular to the axis.

RUNDUK - 1. A closed box for personal belongings built into the bunk. 2.Placement on

shore for storage of yacht property.

RUSLEN - a small platform on the outside of the side for fastening the shrouds of the shrouds.

RUSTOV - a chain or cable that holds the anchor by the heel in the retracted position.

RIBINS - wooden slats sewn over the frames to prevent

damage to both the cargo placed in the hold and the sides.

Ryu- 1. Reyok in the Latin sailing armament. 2. The predecessor of the gaff on sailing

ships, when he went ahead of the mast.

RYNDA - a special ringing (in 2 strokes) in the ship's bell. This ringing is used to indicate

niya time (beating bottles).

RYNDA-BULIN - a short cable with a knob at the end, tied to the tongue of the bell.

SALING - a sparing knot in the form of a frame, consisting of longitudinal (long-salings) and

pepper (spreaders) beams, their attachment to the mast (chicks) and serves to divert

bram and sten-shroud.

SVAYKA - a tool for rigging, punching strands when interlacing cables.

LIGHT HATCH - a rectangular hatch in the deck of the yacht, enclosed by a coaming.

SEGARS - rings that freely walk along the mast (gafel) and serve for fastening

luffs of the sail to the spars.

SEZNI - ends for tying (sealing) sails or their parts in assembled form.

SEI-TALIT - hoists based between single-pulley and two-pulley blocks.

SEKSTAN - goniometer reflective type for measuring the heights of heaven

luminaries and angles on the earth's surface.

SKY LIGHT - deck, skylight.

SKEG - enclosing, vertical profile in front of the rudder blade on some yachts.

SKLIZ - the simplest lifting and lowering device with wooden walkways for yachts.

declension - see magnetic declination.

BOTTLES - see rynda.

SKULA - the place of transition from the bottom to the side in the bow of the skin. There are sharp

curvilinear and "broken" cheekbones.

CHICKING KEEL - a rib installed parallel to the DP of the yacht, from the cheekbone to the stern, per-

perpendicular to the skin, to reduce (calm down) pitching.

SLABLIN - a line for attaching a sail (usually a trisel) to a mast or boat sail

SLEMING - vibration of the hull when hitting the bottom of the bow of the yacht

about counter waves.

EQUIPMENT - vegetable, synthetic or steel cable, which has the name and

used for setting, cleaning and managing sails and spars on a yacht.

SNOSS - deviation of the yacht from the course line under the influence of the current. Measured by the angle between

DP of the yacht and the track line, without taking into account wind drift.

SORLIN - cable for lifting the rudder blade, detachable from the stock, or cable (chain),

connecting the rudder blade to the body, in order to avoid losing the rudder if it breaks.

SPINAKER - triangular, isosceles, full cut in lightweight fabric, front

a sail that is set on courses from gulfwind to jibe with windward

angle with a spinnaker boom and a brace. The leeward brace is called a sheet.

SPINAKER-HOE - a shot from the mast to carry the spinnaker's side angle to the wind.

MOLD - connection of two cables of the same thickness.

STAXEL - closest to the mast, front, oblique sail.

STAYSAIL-HOE- see boom.

STANDING ANCHOR - the main anchor given from the bow.

STAR-KNITSA - knitsa connecting the sternpost with the keelson.

MARKING SIGNS - coastal, paired signs of navigation conditions (lighthouses, farms

with shields, pyramids, etc.), designed to indicate the direction, width

fairway, as well as for marking the measuring line.

STEM - stem on wooden ships.

STERNGA - spar, which serves as a continuation of the mast, lifted with the help of

wall-vytrepa and wall-shrouds held from the sides, and behind the wall-forduns.

STEPS - a wooden or metal nest (support) on the keel, in (on) which is placed

mast with his spur.

STOP-ANCHOR - auxiliary, spare anchor, usually laid on the poop.

STOPOR - 1. Device for clamping the running end. 2. Knot (knop) at the end of the tackle, for

preventing it from splashing out of the block (bale).

STANDING RIGGING - see rigging.

STRINGER - a longitudinal element of the ship's hull set. Distinguish bottom, zygomatic,

side and deck stringer (carlings).

SLING - 1. A device made of cables for capturing (girth) and hanging a load from the hook

call. 2. Short end for tying something.

SHIP ROLE - list of crew and passengers with passport data, positions

on the yacht, fixing the time and port of arrival / departure, on the form, which indicates the name

ship and its port of registry.

SHIP NAVIGATION LIGHTS are the main lights to be carried by all ships in

sea: side, top, stern, towing, circular. See lights and signs.

SHDNYA - a portable gangway used for going ashore.

ROAD CALCULATION - calculation of the coordinates and direction of movement of the yacht, taking into account the drift

fa and demolition. Hence the numbered place.

TIDE TABLES - manuals used to determine the moments of onset

and the heights of high and low waters every day, as well as the height of the water level in any

point in time at coastal points.

RIGGING - a set of gear for fastening and controlling the spars and sails.

The rigging is divided into standing - to unfasten the spars (shrouds, backstays, fore-

dunas, stays), and running. The latter, in turn, is divided into a running take-

spars lag (spar halyards, braces, spars sheets, topenants, etc.) and running

sail rigging (sail halyards, nirals, sail sheets, etc.).

TALI - traction, load-lifting device with a manual or mechanical drive,

consisting of two single-pulley blocks (movable and fixed), through which

rye the cable is driven. The presence of one fall in the hoists reduces the applied force

twice. See also grip-tali, sei-tali, gini and lopar.

TALREP - 1. Swivel, consisting of a body into which two steel bars are screwed -

ka with fittings for fastening the tightened elements (tackle, spars, etc.).

2. Eyefers and a cable based between them for fitting standing rigging

TENDER (CUTTER) - a type of Bermuda sailing rig for single-masted yachts carrying

more than one headsail.

TOLBOY - a narrow, wing-shaped sail, which is paired with a reacher on courses 45 * -

120* to the wind, or with a spinnaker on sharp back stays.

TOMBOY - a buoy tied with a thin cable (buyrep) to the anchor trend, to indicate

places to release the anchor and provide the opportunity to lift the buoyrep on board. See buirep.

TOP - the upper end of a vertical spar (mast, flagpole, etc.).

Toplight - shining forward, white fire on the mast, along the ship's DP. See COLREGs 72.

TOPENANT - tackle running rigging, to hold at the right angle to the deck of the detail

spars lei (yards, geeks, etc.).

TOPRIK (TOPREP) - a cable or chain connecting the upper ends of two davits.

TRAVERSE - the position when the bearing to the landmark is perpendicular to the yacht's DP.

PICK - loosen, release or bypass the cable, holding it. Reverse

action is to choose.

TRANSOM - (transom board) flat, cut across the stern of the vessel.

TRANSOM PLATE - a plate hinged under the stern of a planing vessel, as a continuation of its bottom, to adjust the trim and roll.

TRAP - a ladder for communication between rooms on a yacht. Outboard - for lifting from a boat, from the water.

TRAPEZIA - a safety cable from the mast of a racing dinghy, for hanging the crew overboard when heeling (counteracting the wind, heeling moment).

TRAILER - a trailer to a car for transporting yachts, their descent and recovery from the water.

TREND - a knot for connecting the paws and the anchor spindle.

TRIMARAN is a three-hull yacht.

TRISEL - 1.Storm, oblique sail of reduced area, sewn from durable canvas. It is placed instead of the mainsail, with a free lower luff (without a boom).

2. On sailboats, an oblique, quadrangular sail tied to a gaff, boom and mast or to a (thin) trisel mast behind the main one.

CABLE - a rope-rope product made of natural or artificial, fibrous

materials or steel wire.

HOLD - the space in the hull of the yacht between the inner skin and floorboards.

TUZIK - a small boat on a yacht, fixed on the deck.

TURACHKA - drum capstan, windlass.

REVEAL (downwind) - change course so that the angle between the yacht's DP and the direction of the wind increases. DRIFT ANGLE - see drift.

DRIFT ANGLE - see drift.

STRAP - marine knot.

Knot - a unit of speed adopted in navigation, equal to one nautical mile per hour.

WISHBON - a bent boom on both sides of the sail (for example, on a windsurfer).

HANDLING - the ability of the yacht to obey the control of the rudder and sails. It largely depends on the weather and the competent work of the crew.

STABILITY (on course) - the ability of the yacht not to deviate from the main course. Depends on the design features and qualifications of the crew. WHEELS - curved, wooden planks on the heel of a hafel or boom, sheathed in leather and clasping the mast. DUCK - a two-horned plank of small size, for fastening the free end of the cable.

FAL - tackle used to lift individual parts of the spars, sails, flags, etc.

FALIN - a cable attached to the bow or stern eye of the boat.

FULLBOARD - a belt above the deck of the yacht, made as a continuation of the side.

FALSHKIL - 1. A heavy casting or a loaded streamlined cavity attached to the keel to provide (increase) stability. 2. Bars stuffed from below onto the keel beam to protect it from damage on the ground.

FARVATER - safe, in the area of ​​navigational hazards, passage for ships.

FITTING - a fixed metal butt (device) for attaching tackle to it.

FLOOR - the lower part of the frame frame.

FOK- 1. The lowest straight or oblique sail on the foremast. 2. Oblique, triangular

a sail (fore-staysail) hoisted on the fore-stay of a tender, a sloop.

FOC MAST - the front mast on a sailing vessel with three masts or more. On a two-match

In commercial sailboats, the front mast is foremast if it is lower or equal to the rear.

FORDEWIND - 1. The course of the yacht relative to the wind, coinciding with its direction. 2.Po-

gate when the boat crosses the wind line astern while changing tack.

FORDEK - the bow of the deck of the ship.

FORDUNY - 1. Standing rigging, carried from the top of the mast to the sides and aft,

supplementing the backstay and, sometimes, replacing the backstay. 2. Tackle a standing take-

crap, unfastening the topmasts from the sides and aft.

FORPIK - the extreme bow compartment of the vessel.

STEEL-beam along the contour of the bow sharpening of the vessel, rigidly connected to the keel.

CHARACTERISTICS OF FIRE - the nature of the color and change in the glow of the navigational sign.

HVAT-TALIT - hoists, consisting of one-pulley and two-pulley blocks.

WALK (on a yacht) - to be on board a yacht while sailing. See also - on the go.

RUNNING END - see end.

RUNNING LIGHTS - set. the name of the ship's navigational lights on the ship.

SNORING (HRAPTSY) - folding hook of two, located towards each other, gakov.

CENTER OF LATERAL RESISTANCE - point of application of the resultant hydrodynamic

the mechanical forces of water resistance to the lateral drift of the yacht.

BALANCE OF THE YACHT - reduction of the horizontal distance between the center of sail and the center of lateral resistance of the yacht. A CYCLONE is an extensive air vortex around an area of ​​low pressure, moving counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere (clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere). H

CHIKSTAY - a device (waist) for adjusting the tension of backstays (forduns), when bringing together more than one backstay into one gear near the deck. CHICKS - attachments in the form of short bars on the mast, to support long-salings.

SHVARTOV - a cable (mooring cable) designed to secure the yacht at the berth

or on board another ship. They are divided into longitudinal, clamping and springs.

MOORING - a set of actions to approach and secure the yacht to the mooring place.

MOORING DEVICE - spiers, bollards, fairleads, views and other equipment intended for mooring. DOCKLET - a device in the form of a fin that retracts into the yacht's hull (daggerboard well) and provides stability and drift reduction in the lowered position. SHVERTBOT - a shallow-draft yacht with a daggerboard and a lifting, hinged rudder.

SHVERTS - skewers hung from the sides of the yacht.

SHIRSTREK - the upper belt of the outer skin.

A PENDANT is a short, soft cable with an eye, a thimble or a block at the end, designed to lift loads. SHKERT (SHTERT) - a short and thin cable for auxiliary work.

SHKIMUSHGAR - single-strand hemp line.

SKOT - tackle, fixed to the lower corner of the straight or lower rear corner of the oblique sail (clew) and carried in the direction to the stern of the vessel. The sheet holds the luff of the sail in the desired position. For boom-sheets, hoists are equipped, allowing you to set the boom at the right angle to the wind.

HOSE - one full turn of the cable around something.

SHLATGTOV - a steel beam inserted into the spur of the topmast to hold it in place.

SLIP - a type of Bermuda sailing armament of single-masted yachts with one front sail - a staysail (foca staysail). SLIP-BEAMS - a device in the form of two beams with a mechanism for hanging, holding and lowering the boat overboard. FRAME - the main curved beam of the transverse set, the basis for sheathing.

Spacing - the distance between the frames. Distinguish between constructive and theoretical.

SPIGAT - a hole for the free flow of water in a horizontal plane.

SPILE - a large gate with a vertical axis, for choosing an anchor chain and mooring lines.

SPOR - the lower end of any vertical spar, as well as the inner end of the bowsprit. SPRING - longitudinal moorings from the bow to the stern or from the stern to the bow.

SHPRINTOV (SHPRINT) - a rail that stretches diagonally a quadrangular, sprint, oblique sail. SPRIT-BUCKEN - buoyancy milestones.

SPRUYT - a cable guy that carries the load to two or more points.

sheet piling BELT - belt hull plating adjacent to the keel.

STAG - standing rigging tackle, located in the DP of the yacht and unfastening the mast from the bow. On yachts, the lowest stay is the main one coming from the top of the mast - the top stay, between them are intermediate stays. If the stay is used to set a sail, then it is named after the name of the sail. Step connecting the tops

masts, is called a stay-carnag. See also backstay.

STAG-PIRS - profile with lippaz (for staysail lyktros), covering the stay.

STEVNI-stem and sternpost.

STERT - see sketr.

STOCK - a rod across the anchor spindle.

WHEEL - a course control body in the form of a wheel connected to the steering wheel.

STURTROS - a steel cable (chain) that serves to transfer force from the steering wheel to the steering wheel.

Bayonet - an element of a sea knot.

schooner - a sailing vessel with slanting armament and two or more masts. On two-masted schooners, the front mast is equal to or lower than the rear.

EZELGOFT - a forged wooden piece or forging for fastening two spar trees, has two holes - a quadrangular and a round one. With a quadrangular shape, it is put on the top or leg of a spar tree, and a round one is used to pass an additional tree. (mast - topmast, bowsprit - jib, etc.).

ERNST-BACKSHTAGI - tackle for holding the gaff by the kick (from the sides and to the stern).

ESTUARY - a bay at the mouth of a river, in the area of ​​tidal currents.

YUT - superstructure in the stern. On yachts, poop is called the aft part of the deck.

UFERS - a round, wooden block without a pulley, with three through holes, for wiring lanyard falls.

ANCHOR LIGHTS - (white, circular), ship's distinctive lights at the anchorage.

YAL is a multi-oared (more than two) boat of the navy.

YACHT - a vessel for recreation (sailing or motor), without tonnage restrictions.

The upper luff of which is laced to the gaff, and the lower one is stretched along the boom with a mizzen sheet; 2) the lower straight sail, placed on the begin-yard of the mizzen-mast.
The word "mizzen" is added to the names of all parts of the spars, rigging and sails attached to the mizzen mast. The exception is the lower yard, when the mizzen, in addition to the oblique sail, has straight sails. Then the rai will be called "begin-rai", and the word "cruise" is added to the spars located above the mars platform and on the topmasts.

  • mizzen mast- the third mast, counting from the bow. On four or more masted ships, always the last, aft mast. On the so-called "small" ("one and a half masted" ships [ketch, iol]) - the second mast from the bow.
  • Bickhead- bulkhead in the bow of sailing ships, in which the forecastle does not reach the stem.
  • Beam(English beams, plural from beam - log, beam, crossbar) - a transverse beam connecting the side branches of the frame and giving the ship transverse strength.
  • Birema- rowing warship with two rows of oars.
  • Bitt- a wooden or metal pedestal on the deck of the ship for attaching cables.
  • Blind- a sail that was set under the bowsprit. Attached to the blind-yard.
  • Blinda hafel (mustache) - bends, horizontally reinforced at the bowsprit for the separation of standing rigging (jib and bom-jib of backstays).
  • Blinda-fal- tackle, with the help of which the blind sail was raised. The blind fall was based on two single pulley blocks: one in the middle of the blind yard and the other at the top of the bowsprit.
  • Blocks- the simplest mechanisms that serve to lift weights, as well as to change the direction of the ropes when they are pulled.
  • Block with a sweater- a block, in which the sling ends with a sweater. The latter serves to tie the block to any spar or rigging.
  • Blokshiw- the hull of a disarmed ship adapted for housing, storage of supplies, etc.
  • Bokantsy- the old name for davits.
  • bom- a word added to all sails, gear, spars and rigging belonging to the bom-bram-topmast.
  • Bom bram topmast- a mast raised above the topmast.
  • Bombardier ship- a sailing two-masted ship armed with 12-14 large-caliber guns or 2-4 mortars. Used to bombard fortresses and ports. It had a reinforced body structure.
  • Bom bramsel- a straight sail, placed on a boom-bram-ray above the bramsail. Depending on the belonging to a particular mast, it accordingly receives the name: on the foremast - fore-bom-bramsel, on the main mast - main-bom-bramsel and on the mizzen mast - cruise-bom-bramsel.
  • combat trawling- a method of destroying mines by detonating them, usually with depth charges.
  • bom utility- a spar tree that serves as a continuation of the jib.
  • Board- side, side wall of the vessel.
  • Bot- any small single-masted vessel with a displacement of up to 60 tons, armed with 6-8 small-caliber guns, used to transport significant cargo. Boats are decked for sea voyages, deckless for coastal.
  • Botik- small bot.
  • Boatswain(dutch. bootsmann) - the senior of the ship's deck crew. In the merchant and civil fleet in general, the position is equated to an officer's.
  • boatswain- a senior non-commissioned officer who acts as a boatswain in his absence.
  • Barrel- a floating device in the form of a large hollow tank, fixed by a chain to the bottom, which serves to moor ships on the roadstead to it.
  • bram- a word added to the name of all sails, rigging and gear belonging to the topmast.
  • Bram-backstays- gear of standing rigging, supporting bram-topmasts from the sides.
  • Bram-gins- small hoists tied into a bram-fal.
  • Bramsel- a straight sail, placed on a brahm-yard over the topsail. Depending on the belonging to a particular mast, it accordingly receives the name: on the foremast - fore-bramsel, on the mainmast - main-bramsel and on the mizzen-mast - cruise-bramsel. On large vessels, bramsels can be split: upper and lower.
  • Bram-mast- a spar tree that serves as a continuation of the topmast.
  • Bram-fal- tackle of the running rigging of the brahm-yards, with the help of which the brahm-yards are raised and lowered. In addition, they also raise the yards above the bom-saling when setting the bramsails.
  • fireman- a small sailing ship (mostly a military or merchant ship that has served its time), which was loaded with various combustible substances and was intended to destroy the enemy fleet by setting fire to its ships when clutching them closely.
  • Brandwacht(German brand- fire, it. watch- guard), (Dutch. brandwacht - patrol ship)
    1. ) A vessel anchored at the entrance to a roadstead, harbor or channel. Designed to perform guard duties, regulate and record the movement of floating objects and monitor their compliance with customs, quarantine, offshore and other rules.
    2. ) A post on the shore or on a ship to monitor fire safety in the port area.
    3. ) Non-self-propelled vessel with accommodation, designed for temporary or permanent accommodation of geological parties, crews of dredgers, workers of floating docks and workshops, for accommodation of crews of vessels during the inter-navigation or repair period.
    • Brandskugel(from him. brand- fire, Kugel- core) - an incendiary projectile of naval smooth-bore artillery. It consisted of a hollow cast-iron core with holes filled with an incendiary composition. It was used from the middle of the XVIII to the second half of the XIX century.
    • Bras- tackle of running rigging, which serves to turn the yard in a horizontal plane (brasop the yard).
    • Windlass- the machine for lifting the anchor, unlike the capstan, has a horizontal shaft.
    • Braid pennant- a wide short pennant raised on the mainmast by the commanders of formations, divisions and commanders of ship detachments.
    • Brig- a two-masted sailing ship with straight sails. They were used for sentinel, messenger and cruising services. Displacement 200-400 tons, armament 10-24 guns. Crew up to 120 people.
    • Brigadier- military rank, middle between colonel and general. In Russia, it was introduced by Peter I, abolished by Emperor Paul I.
    • Brigantine(Italian brigantino): 1) Two-masted sailing ship of the 18th-19th centuries. with straight sails on the front (fore) and with slanting on the back (main) mast. Armament 6-8 guns. 2) In the Russian fleet of the XVIII century. - a sailing and rowing vessel for the transport of goods and troops.
    • Battleship- a ship of the second half of the 19th - early 20th centuries with powerful artillery weapons and strong armor protection. Coastal defense battleships were intended for combat operations in coastal areas. The squadron battleship was intended for naval combat as part of a squadron as the main strike force of the Fleet.
    • Throwing end- a line having at one end a canvas bag (weight) stuffed with sand and braided on top. With the help of the throwing end, mooring cables are fed to the pier (or from the pier to the ship). Currently commonly referred to as ejection.
    • brukanets- a sleeve made of dense fabric (canvas, tarpaulin), covering the mast in the deck area. The upper part of the trouser is attached to the mast with a yoke or a cable clamp, the lower part is nailed to the deck. The purpose of the bryukants is to prevent water flowing down the mast during rain from entering the hold.
    • Broching- sharp turns (throws) of the yacht to the windward side, which cannot be controlled.
    • Yoke- a flat metal ring used to fasten parts of the rigging to the spars.
    • Yoke with butts- a steel ring with tides having holes, put on (stuffed) on a mast or yard to strengthen it with guys or to connect the components (mast, yard).
    • Buyrep- a cable attached to the anchor and equipped with a wooden or metal float (tomb buoy), which indicates the location of the anchor on the ground.
    • Tow- 1) Cable, with the help of which ships are towed; 2) A towing vessel designed to tow other vessels.
    • towed mine- a type of mine weapon that was used at the end of the 19th century. Unlike minefields (bottom, anchor, floating, etc.), a towed mine was an active attack weapon - it was secretly (at night) delivered to an enemy ship using a small vessel (mine boat, destroyer), which, maneuvering , wound it under the hull of the attacked ship, and was blown up with the help of an electric fuse.
    • Bowline- tackle, which is used to pull the windward leech of the lower direct sail.
    • Bowsprit- spars, fixed on the bow of the ship in the diametrical plane horizontally or at some angle to the horizontal plane. Standing rigging of the front mast topmast, as well as rigging of slanting sails - jibs, is attached to the bowsprit.
    • Bull-pride- tackle of the running rigging of the vessel, with the help of which, when cleaning the sails, the lower luff of the direct sail is pulled up to the yard.

    AT

    • Guys(dutch. want) - tackle of standing ship rigging. They are made of steel or hemp cable and serve to strengthen the mast, being braces to the board.
    • Vant Putens- iron chains or strips, the lower end of which is attached from the outside to the side of the vessel, and the upper end is laid behind the lower yufers. Not to be confused with putens guys.
    • Water backstay- gear of the standing rigging of the bowsprit, unfastening it in a horizontal plane, going to both sides of the vessel.
    • waterweiss- thick wooden beams of deck flooring, running along the sides along the entire vessel. Serve for longitudinal fastening of the vessel and water flow. On modern ships, a gutter running along the upper deck along the sides, along which water flows overboard through the scuppers.
    • water wooling- bowsprit mount with stem. In the old sailing fleet, cable or chain were made. On modern sailing ships, they are replaced by iron yokes and brackets.
    • Waterline (English) waterline ) - the line of contact of a calm water surface with the hull of a floating vessel.
    • Water stays- standing rigging of the bowsprit, holding it from below.
    • whaleboat (Dutch walboot)- a narrow long boat with a sharp bow and stern. The name comes from the original type of boat used by whalers.
    • Verp- an auxiliary ship anchor of a smaller mass than the anchor, which serves to remove the ship from the shoal by bringing it in on boats.
    • Anchor spindle- a massive rod, to the lower part of which are attached the horns of an Admiralty anchor or retractable paws.
    • Shipyard (Dutch werft)- a place for the construction of ships.
    • take the reefs- reduce the area of ​​the sail: folding it from below and tying the folded part with reef-shingles for oblique and boat sails; picking up the sail up and grabbing it with reef seasons to the railing on the yard at the straight lines.
    • windjammer (Dutch vind jamer)- wind blower. A sailboat that is a development of the tea clippers. It absorbed all the best achievements of technology of the 19th-20th centuries: it had a steel hull with characteristic contours, a steel spar. According to the type of sailing armament, a barque or a ship. The number of tiers of sails is up to seven. The number of masts is from five to seven. Successfully competed with steamships until the 30s of the XX century. Many windjammers are still walking today. One of them is a training sailboat barque "Sedov".
    • Displacement- the weight of the ship in tons, that is, the amount of water displaced by a floating ship; characteristics of the size of the vessel.
    • Choose the slack in the cable- tighten the tackle so that it does not sag.
    • Vyblenki- segments of a thin cable tied across the shrouds and acting as steps when climbing along the shrouds to the masts and topmasts.
    • ejection- a conductor (30-50 m long) with a load at one end, to supply mooring lines to another vessel or to a berth manually.
    • Vymbovka- a wooden lever used to rotate the spire manually.
    • Pennant (Dutch wimpel)- a long, narrow, pigtailed flag hoisted from the mast of a warship in campaign.
    • Shot- a horizontally located spar suspended above the water perpendicular to the ship's side. The shot is designed for fastening boats, as well as for boarding ship crew members in boats.

    G

    gemam- sailing and rowing frigate of the Swedish fleet. Armament: 18-32 guns.

    Long saling- two wooden longitudinal beams attached to the bottom of the top of the mast or topmast and interconnected by spreaders and chiks. They serve as the basis of mars or saling.

    Lapp- a cable based between blocks or lufers.

    Patch- a device for temporary repair of damages in the underwater part of the ship's hull. It could be made from several layers of waterproof impregnation canvas or from several layers of boards with a canvas lining.

    Rybiny- wooden boards made of slats, which are laid on the bottom of the boat in order to protect the skin from damage by feet.

    Top- the upper end of any vertical spars, such as masts, topmasts, flagpoles.

    BUT- the literal meaning of the flag "Alpha" in the International Code of Signals. In Russian and in Latin it is written the same way. The signal of this flag says: "I have a diver lowered; keep clear of me and proceed at low speed." A diver at the bottom has a difficult and dangerous job, so treat such a signal with understanding.

    ABGALDIR. A short piece of chain or cable with a hook (hook) at the end or an iron bar with a handle and also with a hook. Serves to work with the anchor chain (pull it along the deck, pull it out of the chain box, and so on). In addition, the name abgaldyr has a tackle for stretching the upper luff of the lower liesel (under-liesel) along the yard. Do not confuse. Imagine what happens if you start stretching the under fox with a chain abgaldir with a hook!

    ANKEROC. Not a single marine dictionary can do without this word. And everywhere it is reported that this is a small flat barrel for storing drinking water. But almost nowhere is it written that anchors were the favorite dishes of pirates and other sea vagrants. Directly from the anchorages, these ill-mannered individuals, throwing back their heads, drank rum. Drinking rum is very harmful, so the old-style pirates (one-legged, one-eyed and with crooked boarding daggers) appeared on the seas. In our time, there are pirates of a modern sense - on fast motorized ships and with machine guns. But they, according to rumors, do not abuse rum. Firstly, rum is not the same as before, and secondly, today's gentlemen of fortune adhere to the principle: do not drink at work.

    APPARELTZ- a composite platform designed for the entry of various vehicles independently or with the help of special tractors from the shore to one of the ship's decks.

    AHTERPICK. Extreme aft compartment, at the very sternpost. Usually used to load ballast in the stern. It is not difficult to guess that, in addition to the afterpeak, the ship also has a forp and c.

    APA (Advance Provisioning Allowance)) - a deposit paid when renting a yacht in advance, before the yacht goes to sea. After the end of the charter, all actual expenses according to the captain's account will be deducted from the APA deposit. Unused funds are returned, for overspending, in turn, an additional payment is made.

    B
    B The literal meaning of the MCC flag is "Bravo" (letter B in the Latin alphabet). Signal meaning: "I am loading or unloading or have dangerous goods on board." In short, don't strike matches nearby. And then you will not have time to sneeze, as no other signals will be needed.

    Gaff. A small pole with an iron tip, on which, in addition to the tip, there is also a hook. The gaff serves to push or hold the ship when leaving or approaching the berth or another ship. And also - for pulling out any lost items from the bottom. Slava Vorobyov once even fished out sunken goggles with a hook, although it was very difficult.

    BACKBOARD The left side of the ship. In order not to delay the matter until the letter Ш, let's say right away: the starboard side is called the starboard. Do not forget that the ship carries a red light on the backboard, and a green one on the starboard.

    BOATSWAIN. Translated from the Dutch language - "ship man". That is, the one who is responsible on the ship for the entire economy: for the serviceability of the hull, spars, rigging, sails, and so on. The boatswain is in charge of anchor, mooring, towing devices, life-saving equipment, special equipment on fishing vessels. The boatswain distributes work among the sailors, teaches sailor wisdom to beginners and trainees. Good boatswains often possess such intricacies of ship knowledge and work that captains can envy them.

    BUOY. Floating barrel (or ball, or other hollow device). It is installed at anchor and usually serves to protect hazards in open sea areas (shoals, sunken ships, and so on). Depending on their tasks, the buoys have different colors. Sometimes they are equipped with devices for lighting, fog signals and various decals.
    A small buoy is called a buoy. Buoys, for example, protect the permitted swimming areas near the beaches. Prying behind the buoys is highly discouraged, even if you are a record swimmer.
    COMPASS
    1. (French boussole), a geodetic instrument for measuring horizontal angles between the magnetic meridian and the direction of any object. The main parts of B. are a rotating magnetic needle, a ring with degree divisions and diopters or an optical tube for aiming at an object. B. is used when carrying out topographic and geodetic work, for orienting the tablet and determining the declination of the magnetic needle, for performing topographic binding of elements of the battle formation of troops. For artillery fire control, target designation, study of the terrain and targets, and also for observation during firing, artillery guns are used (fig.), which can be used from behind cover. For mine surveying and for orienting mine workings that are inaccessible to other surveys, a suspended surveyor is used; more accurate B. - box-shaped, mirror, autocollimation.
    2., separates Simushir Island from the Black Brothers Islands and Broughton Island. Connects the Sea of ​​Okhotsk and Pacific Ocean. One of the largest straits of the Kuril chain. Of the total cross sections of all the straits of the Kuril Islands, 43.3% falls on this strait.
    The length is about 30 km. The minimum width is 68 km. The maximum depth is 2225 m. The coast is steep and rocky.
    The salinity of the water in the strait ranges from 33.1 to 34.5 ppm. The cross-sectional area of ​​the strait is 83.83 km².
    A shoal with a depth of about 515 m stands out in the strait. Constant currents at depth follow from the Sea of ​​Okhotsk to the Pacific Ocean, on the surface in the opposite direction.
    The average tide along the shores of the strait is 1.0 m.
    The strait was named by the French navigator Jean-Francois de La Perouse in 1787 in honor of the frigate Bussole, on which he traveled.
    The shores of the strait are not inhabited. The strait is located in the water area of ​​the Sakhalin Region.

    B
    AT. The literal meaning of the MSS flag is "Whiskey". It would be more logical to call it "Whiskey", but the word is English, and the English have eternal confusion between the sounds "v" and "y". Remember the book about Sherlock Holmes, there is either "Dr. Watson", then "Dr. Watson". In the Latin version, the flag is denoted by the letter W. It means: "I need medical help." The ship's gnome Motya once remembered the "old sailor's proverb": "If you drank a lot of whiskey, raise the Whiskey in the morning." But, of course, this is a joke that Motya came up with himself. Especially since in the old days signal flags had other meanings.

    WATCH. Duty on the ship and coast stations. Typically, a ship's day is divided into six watches, four hours each. Among them, the most difficult is the "dog watch", it lasts from midnight to four o'clock, when you really want to sleep. And try to sleep on the watch ...

    SHIP DISPLACEMENT. The amount of water displaced by a ship that is afloat. And it displaces exactly as many tons and kilograms as it weighs itself - according to the well-known law of Archimedes. In other words, this is the weight that the ship has. Of course, the displacement of an empty and loaded vessel is different. Gross displacement is the sum of the empty displacement and the deadweight (see "Capacity").
    Distinguish volumetric and massive displacement. According to the state of the load of the ship, they distinguish standard, normal, complete,largest, empty displacement.
    For submarines, there are underwater displacement and surface displacement.
    You can conduct an experiment - determine your own displacement. To do this, fill the bath to the very brim and climb into it so that only your head sticks out (do not choke!). The water that spilled over the edge will be equal to your displacement when you swim. True, it is difficult to collect this water from the floor for weighing. Beware also that the experience is not interrupted by parents who are not prone to sea romance.

    PENNANT. A long narrow flag with pigtails or a triangular shape. Pennants have different colors and different purposes. In the navy, for example, a pennant raised on a ship means that this ship is ready to perform its task. That is, he takes part in the campaign. Therefore, if they say that there were twenty pennants in a battle or campaign, then twenty ships participated there.
    There are also pennants of officials, shipping companies, various departments and organizations. Do not forget that there are pennants in the MSS.

    G
    G. The literal meaning of the MCC flag is "Golf" (the Latin designation is the letter G). Flag signal: "I need a pilot." But if this flag is raised by a fishing vessel in the fishing area, it indicates that the vessel is choosing nets. Do not confuse!

    HARBOR. Part of the raid, more or less protected from wind and waves. The harbor must be deep enough for ships to moor close to the shore.

    GAKABORT. The upper (usually rounded) part of the aft end of the vessel. On ancient ships, the tack was decorated with carvings, and sometimes with sculptures. Faceted ship lanterns were also strengthened there - also very beautiful.

    HALLYUN. Toilet on the ship. On sailing ships, a bow overhang is called a latrine, where the decoration was installed. The place is beautiful, but it was there that the institution where the sailors ran on urgent business was also located.

    HARPOON. Weapons for hunting marine animals. Ostrog, spear or dart on a long line. Harpoons were thrown by hand or fired from a harpoon cannon. A weakly reinforced tip stuck in the victim, fell off the shaft, and it floated up - indicating the place where the unfortunate whale or dolphin dived. It's good that such hunting is more and more often in different countries a ban is imposed. Let's hope that soon the harpoons will be preserved only in maritime museums.

    Vessel LOADING CAPACITY. This is the same mass of cargo that the ship is designed to carry. Distinguish between full load capacity and h and with t y. Full is called "deadweight" (do not confuse with "deadwood"). This is absolutely all the cargo (including people) that the ship can take. And clean (or useful) cargo refers to what the ship transports from port to port: goods, passengers, water and food supplies for them. On fishing vessels, this is caught fish and other marine prey ...

    D
    D. The literal meaning of the MSS flag is "Delta". The Latin designation is the letter D. Signal: "Keep clear of me; I can hardly manage." In short, poking around a ship with such a flag is more expensive for yourself. It will not obey the helm, and then it and you may need the flags "November" and "Charlie".
    marine propulsion. A device that propels a ship by pushing off the water. This is a propeller, paddle wheels, a jet device and so on. Please don't confuse the propeller with the propeller. The motor is the machine that makes the propellers and wheels spin and spit water out of the jet.
    It turns out that a sailing vessel has a propulsor - a sail, and an engine - the wind.
    DREK. This is sometimes the name of a small Admiralty anchor, which is used on boats.
    DYMSEL. Sounds like the name of a sail. But it's actually a canvas shield. It is placed in front of the galley pipe when the ship is sailing against the wind. Dymsel does not allow smoke to spread across the deck.
    TRIM
    Many people know what a roll is. This is when the ship leans to port or starboard. But the tilt of the vessel towards the bow or stern is called trim. The word is difficult, "scientific", but it is explained simply.
    E
    E(and also E) - the literal meaning of the MCC "Eco" flag. The Latin designation is the letter E. The signal means: "I am changing my course to starboard." Very useful in tight harbors where ships need to know about each other: who is going where.
    "EGOR, RIP YOUR HAT". According to one reputable marine dictionary, this is how the Caspian sailors call the north-easterly wind. However, the dictionary was published in 1939, since then, perhaps, customs in the Caspian have changed. But the Nord-Osts remained the same.
    Yo
    Yo. There is no flag corresponding to the letter E in the MCC.
    RUFF. A square iron nail with notches. It is used in the construction of wooden ships, it sits very firmly in the tree.
    F
    F Russian letter designation of the MSS flag "Vikta". The Latin letter of this flag is V. In this case, the Russian and Latin letters do not match. The fact is that the Latin alphabet has two letters that correspond to the Russian B. These are W and V. And foreigners do not have the letter Zh. Hence the difference. The signal of the Vikta flag indicates some kind of trouble: "I need help." Which one is specified later.
    GUM. It's not at all what you think, not an elastic band for training jaws and blowing bubbles. This is a lump of tow wrapped in a rag. With the help of chewing gum, they update the old coloring of the ship: they dip the chewing gum into the paint and rub it into the place that needs to be updated.

    WATCH MAGAZINE. A book in which all the events taking place on the ship are recorded regularly and in order on warships. This is a very important document. There are similar magazines on civilian ships, only they are called differently - ship magazines. In addition, there are special logs on ships and ships where they record data on observations of machines, instruments and navigational conditions: a compass log, a chronometric log, an engine log, a navigation log, and so on ...

    W
    W. (Latin letter Z). The designation of the MSS flag is "Zulu". The signal says, "I need a tugboat." And fishing vessels in the fishing area raise this flag when they cast their nets.
    GREEN BEAM. A very beautiful phenomenon in the atmosphere. When the sun disappears below the horizon, it sometimes throws a beam of amazingly pure green into a clear, cloudless sky. This happens extremely rarely. Many sailors, having sailed all their lives, have never seen a green beam even once. Boatswain Peryshkin claims to have seen him during sunset in the Caribbean.
    ZENITH. The highest point of the celestial sphere. It is always right above your head. You've heard the word "zenith". But the word "nadir" is less common. This is the name of the point opposite the zenith. It's right under your feet. Zenith and nadir are connected by a sheer line. Whether you are sleeping, reading, kicking a ball, yawning in class, or chewing gum, this line always and everywhere passes through you. Keep that in mind and be good.
    ZUIDWESTKA. Waterproof hat with fold-down front brim. They put it on in any bad weather, and not only when it is blowing damp and cold southwest.
    And
    And. The literal designation of the MSS flag is "India" (Latin letter I). The raised flag means: "I am changing my course to port." (Here it is useful to remember which flag is raised when the course changes to the right).
    PORTHOLE. Almost everyone knows that this is a round window on a ship - in a strong waterproof frame with screw caps. But to be more precise, the portholes are not always round. They can be oval or even square (only usually with rounded edges). The main thing is that the glasses are strong and that water does not penetrate into the battened porthole. The word "porthole" is similar to another - "illumination". It is understandable: both come from the Latin word "lumen", which means "light". And the round shape has nothing to do with it.
    Y
    Y. The letter designation of the MCC flag is "Juliet". Latin letter J. Very alarming signal: "I have a fire and I have a dangerous cargo on board; stay away from me."
    To
    To. The letter designation of the MSS flag is "Kilo" (the Latin is the same - K). Signal: "I want to connect with you."
    CAPSTAN. Ancient name for the spire.
    KABOLKA. A thread twisted from hemp fibers. Strands twist from the heels, and cables from the strands.
    PRIVATEER. The word comes from the Dutch verb "kapen", which means "to rob at sea". But do not confuse privateers with pirates. The privateers had official, government-issued certificates. With this certificate, the owner of a private, civilian ship during the war had the right to hunt for merchant ships of the hostile side. If a privateer fell into the hands of the enemy, they were obliged to consider him not as a robber, but as a prisoner of war. The only trouble is that after the end of the war, some privateers did not want to end their hunt and then turned into uniformed pirates. In the event of a capture, the case could end with a "kick of a ray."
    CAPTAIN. The main person on the ship, its commander. He has great power, but also responsibility: for the people, for the ship, for the cargo.
    Commanders on small ships are not officially called captains. But in fact they are also captains. Keep this in mind if you are appointed as a senior even on the smallest yacht or boat. You are responsible for those who report to you and for the ship.
    KINGSTON. This is the name of the valves of various devices in the underwater part of the vessel. Serve for access of outboard water inside. Of course, you have read about cases when sailors of a wrecked ship opened kingstones so as not to surrender to the enemy. But in general, kingstones do not serve for this, but for various technical needs.
    In small ships, in boats, kingstones are made in the form of screw-threaded plugs. The writer Fenimore Cooper in one marine novel has an expression: "Why are you crying like a sailor in a boat with a cork taken out!" In fact, imagine: the boat was launched into the water, but they forgot to screw in the plug! Vote here...
    KISA. Not to be confused with a purring creature like Vasilisa and Syntax. Kisa is a canvas bag. Flags are kept in kites on large ships, and sails on yachts.
    CLIPPER(from the English clipper or Dutch klipper) - a sailing vessel with sharp, “water-cutting” (English clip) hull lines.
    The first clippers appeared in the USA. At the beginning of the 19th century, this was the name given to a variety of schooners and brigantines that were built in Baltimore. The sharp contours of the hull, increased stability, masts inclined towards the stern, and a large sail area allowed the clippers to develop high speed and stably hold their course, but because of this, the volume of cargo holds had to be reduced, and the draft also increased. A feature of the sailing armament of the clippers was split topsails, which facilitated control, watersails, as well as lissels on yard shots, which significantly increased the windage.
    KLIPERPOST. Stem, smoothly curved forward. It gives the bow of the ship a graceful shape and gives the impression of swiftness. No wonder the clippers, from which the name of such bows came, were the fastest sailing ships.
    COOK. A member of the ship's crew, walks in a white cap, in a white apron and with a large ladle. A very important person, the mood of every person on the ship depends on him. Because a sailor with an empty stomach is no longer a sailor.
    Cockpit. It is a recess in a box-type deck, equipped with scuppers for removing water that has fallen into it overboard (called self-draining) and has seats. A rigid tubular frame is installed at the stern - a stern pulpit, which performs a function similar to the bow pulpit. When sailing, it is best for the crew to be in the cockpit, unless there is a special need to move around the deck. Most of the controls are located in the cockpit and are easily accessible. From the place where the helmsman is located, all controls and instruments used by him must be clearly visible.
    Most yachts in the cockpit under the seats are equipped with lockers where you can put a lot of large items of yacht equipment - fenders, mooring lines and a towing rope. Since lockers are usually deep, you need to stack things so that frequently used items are on top. A gas cylinder is stored in a separate self-draining locker. Small open bags (bags) on the sides of the cockpit are used to store winch handles and running ends of halyards, sheets, backstays.
    FENDER. A device that hangs from the side of a vessel so that, when approaching and mooring, it does not rub against the side of the pier or against a neighboring vessel. Fenders can be stumps of wood, car tires, scraps or coils of thick cables. And a real fender is a bag stuffed with hemp and braided with a cable or a thin cable. Young sailors in the yacht club where boatswain Peryshkin worked sometimes used fenders for other than their intended purpose, but for friendly hand-to-hand fights, although this was not approved by the authorities. The club even published a humorous newspaper "Krantsem on the Transom". Moreover, in this case, the transom did not mean the stern of the vessel at all.
    L
    L. The literal designation of the MSS flag is "Lima" (Latin letter - L). The signal of this flag requires: "Stop your ship immediately."
    ICEBREAKER. It has nothing to do with sailing ships. In order to break the ice, you need not sails, but powerful machines. And if a sailboat suddenly finds itself in the ice, one cannot do without an icebreaker.
    FLYING SAILS. Sails that are not included in the main sail of the ship. They are placed in addition to the main sails (for example, l and c e l and) most often in light winds. With the exception of foxes, flying sails are placed above the main ones (sometimes even on the flag stock). They have a simpler rigging than the main sails: direct flying sails often do not have topenants and even braces. Such a sail is usually raised and lowered along with the yard.
    Some dictionaries refer to flying sails as bum-bramsels and trumpsels, but one can hardly agree with this.
    The most characteristic of the flying sails are the flying jib and the munsel.
    SAIL FACE. Many land readers are sure that the front side of the sails is the one that looks forward. We, they say, walk forward facing. But for sails, the front side is called the one into which the wind blows, that is, it faces the stern. We are talking, of course, about direct sails. For oblique sails, both sides are sometimes in the wind, sometimes under the wind, the front side and the wrong side cannot be distinguished there. They just say "left side" and "right side".
    The Marine Dictionary, which was compiled by V. Vakhtin and published at the end of the nineteenth century, says that oblique sails have a front side - this is the one that faces the starboard side. But now this concept is outdated.
    LOT. A device for measuring depth from a ship. There are various designs (for example, an echo sounder that measures the distance to the bottom using sound). The simplest lot is manual. It consists of a kettlebell and a lotlin. If necessary, you can make it yourself. But keep a firm grip on the lotlin when you drop the weight overboard.
    M
    M. The literal designation of the MCC flag is "Mike" (the Latin letter is the same - M). Signal: "My vessel is stopped and is not moving through the water." What does "relative to water" mean? The sails are removed, the cars are stalled, it seems to be complete immobility, the chips thrown overboard do not move away from the side. But the ship can move along with the water - with the flow or with the waves. It is not responsible for this.
    SEAMANSHIP. Knowledge accumulated over many centuries of navigation, necessary for the skillful management of the vessel in all conditions and for the correct performance of all ship's work.
    There is an expression: "Conform to good maritime practice." This means making all decisions accurately, performing any business skillfully and conscientiously - in accordance with strict maritime rules.
    In maritime schools there is a special subject "Marine practice". But it is useful to study it not only for cadets, but also for everyone who is going to go out on the water not as a passenger, but as a sailor or helmsman. Even on the smallest yacht. Moreover, studying is not like at school, where "maybe they won't call you." If you haven't learned the fable or solved the problem, in the worst case, the case will end with a deuce and a jam at home. And if during a flurry you pulled the wrong tackle or made a wrong turn, the matter may not end with a deuce ...
    MUNSEL. (lunar sail). A flying sail that is raised above the trumpet on a hold topmast, and sometimes on a flagpole.
    It happens that the munsel is also placed above the bom-bramsel. An example of this is the brigantine "Wilhelm Pick". This ship can be easily recognized by the flying sail on the forward mast: the munsel there is triangular in shape and has no yard.
    MOUSSONS. Steady winds that change direction twice a year. This is because the sea and land heat up differently in winter and summer. There are tropical monsoons - in equatorial Africa, in the northern part of the Indian Ocean, in South Asia and northern Australia. There are non-tropical ones - in the Far East, in Korea, Japan and in the northeast of China. Monsoons often bring moist air and rain.
    H
    H. The letter designation of the MSS flag is "November". Latin letter N. The signal of this flag is negative: "No". Or he reports that the previous signal should be understood in a negative sense.
    NIGHTS. Rope wrapping, tying several spar trees or ropes, or a rope to a tree. To lash means to tie tightly, to make lashes. When you go sailing on a yacht in a fresh breeze, it is useful to tie all loose items.
    NAUTOFON. A very loud thing that is installed on beacons for sound signals during fog. It has a horn and operates with the help of electricity. If in the characteristics of the lighthouse you see such a designation - (n), then this lighthouse has an autophone.
    NEVELWOODS. (or "nevelguds"). A thick piece of wood into which a hawse cuts into on some ships for greater strength.
    NIRAL. Tackle of running rigging, with the help of which oblique sails are removed. Niral stretches along the luff of the sail, and when its running end is chosen, the sail is collected "in a handful". Of course, each niral is named according to its sail: foka-staysail-niral, jib-niral, and so on.
    O
    O. The letter designation of the flag of the MSS "Oska". The Latin letter is the same - O. The signal is very alarming: "Man overboard." Try not to ever raise such a flag because of you. And if you see this signal, act according to good maritime practice.
    FABRIC. A curtain made of canvas or other material to temporarily enclose a place on a ship. Sometimes body kits are made on the railings of the ship's bridges to protect against splashes. It happens that the name of the vessel is written on such a body kit.
    OBTAIN. During the turn, hold the helm or tiller, and sometimes turn it slightly in the opposite direction, so that the ship does not turn too quickly and it can be held on the desired course.
    STABILITY. One of the most important seaworthiness of a vessel. It speaks of the ability of the ship to straighten up after heeling, which happens from wind and waves. Poor stability is a bad property, there is nothing to explain here. But stability beyond measure is also not very good. With it, the ship straightens up too sharply, a strong and hard pitching occurs.
    Those who go on small boats should remember: stability decreases sharply at the crest of a wave. So don't yawn.
    P
    P. The letter designation of the MSS flag is "Papa". Latin letter R. Signal: "Everyone must be on board, as the ship is leaving soon." That is, it leaves. Therefore, such a flag is sometimes called a withdrawal flag. Don't be late for the ship when you see that the blue with a white rectangle "Dad" is rinsing above it in the wind.
    trade winds. Winds that blow continuously across the oceans at a fairly even force of three or four. Their direction is not always constant, but it does not change much. To the north of the equator, these are north-east winds, to the south of the equator - south-east winds. I really liked the trade winds sailors around the world and clipper captains.
    PIRATES. Badly brought up people who do not want to work and live by robbing defenseless ships. There was a time when everyone thought that pirates were only in books about treasures and sea adventures. But, alas, messages about pirates still appear in newspapers and television programs today. Boatswain Peryshkin in the East China Sea once met with pirates. He loves to remember this story very much. Pirates don't like it. Because Yakov Platonovich was then still strong, dexterous and skillfully wielded the lever of a manual capstan, which, as you remember, is called "vymbovka".
    PATCH. This is not at all the medical Velcro, which is used to seal abrasions. On the ship, the plaster is used to "treat" from holes. It is made from several layers of canvas, sometimes with a lining of metal mesh or slats. Starts on a punched side or bottom from the outside. Water pressure presses the patch against the hole. Putting a band-aid on a wounded ship is not an easy job, but if there is a hole in the hull, you can’t get anywhere.
    UNDERWATER ROCK. A very nasty thing. It is found both in the seas and in small reservoirs. Therefore, be careful, especially when you are sailing your yacht at a good speed.
    WATER PUMP. Pump for pumping water from the hold and from the cockpit of the yacht. The thing is useful, but the less often it is required, the better.
    "ALL GO UP!". Calling the whole team to perform some kind of maneuver or emergency work. When called, it always adds what it is made for. For example: "Everyone went upstairs! Set the sails, anchor!"
    BERTH. A place along the wharf where a ship can moor for loading and unloading.
    Sometimes there are not enough berths, so p and r s are built in the port - long structures made of piles, embankments or iron fittings that extend from the shore at a right angle. Berths are also equipped on the piers. It is especially convenient to approach the piers on yachts: you can almost always choose a place to bring your nose to the wind and turn off the speed.
    R
    R. Letter designation MSS "Roumio". The Latin letter is R. This flag does not have its own signal. You may read in some books that the Roumio's signal is: "After my ship; you may pass me carefully." But this is a transcript of the former MSS, which was valid until 1969.
    REY BANTS. (sometimes they say and write "ray gangs" and "revenants"). Tackle for tying the sail to the yard.
    RAID. A fairly wide body of water, located close to the coast and intended for anchorage of ships. The part of this space, which is located outside the protective structures (piers, breakwaters), is called the outer raid. And the one that is protected from wind and waves - internal. In the outer roadstead, ships usually wait their turn to enter the inner roadstead, where it is safer to anchor or at the berth.
    LOCKER. Large chest with a lifting lid.
    SKILL. A bad property of some ships. It consists in the fact that the vessel does not keep well on course, wags from side to side. However, sometimes it turns out that it is not the ship that is to blame, but the helmsman. This happens especially often on yachts, when beginners sit at the helm.
    With
    With. The letter designation of the MSS flag is "Siera". The Latin letter is S. The meaning of the signal is: "My cars are running in reverse." So, if you are sailing, this flag will not be useful to you. But be careful when you pass at the stern of a ship with a mechanical engine: if he has a white Siera with a blue rectangle on the mast.
    SVEZHAK. This is sometimes called a strong wind in the sea. Eduard Bagritsky has these lines:
    The fresh one breaks. Rushing on rampage
    Sea of ​​Azov trough...
    In other words, it smells like stormy weather.

    SEGARS. Oak or metal rings worn on the mast. The luff of the trisel is attached to them.
    RIGGING BRACKET. A bent horseshoe rod with lugs at the ends through which a dowel is passed. Such staples are needed on a sailboat in large quantities: for connecting blocks with spars and rigging, for attaching gear to sails, and so on. On yachts, small braces are sometimes called lobes.
    STARN-KNITSA. Knit, which connects the sternpost with the keelson.
    Spryhood- a protective inclined awning from splashes. Protects the cockpit from the front.
    T
    T. Letter designation of the flag. MSS "Tangou". The Latin letter is the same - T. The signal means: "Stay away from me; I'm doing a pair trawl." Keep in mind: “steam”, not “steam”, this work has nothing to do with steam or fresh milk. We are talking about catching and clearing mines or fishing, when a trawl (a complex structure in the form of a huge bag of nets) is pulled by two ships. Such a trawl is called a twin trawl. It is clear that hanging out on the way at the trawlers engaged in this important matter, do not do it. And then you can find yourself in the role of a caught or stunned fish.
    SEA CURRENTS. The movement of masses of water in the seas and oceans. The currents arise due to the action of the winds, the pressure difference in the water column and the forces of attraction of the Moon and the Sun, which cause the tides to ebb and flow. Currents are stable, temporary, periodic. The temperature of the water differs between warm and cold. In direction - rectilinear, curvilinear, spiral.
    The action of the current should be taken into account when laying and calculating the course of the vessel.
    It must be remembered that the direction of the current according to the compass is considered in the same way as the ship's course. The ship goes "out of the compass", the flow of water in the current moves in the same way, while the wind blows "into the compass".
    BEAM. When you look straight ahead on your ship, and there is some object (a ship, a lighthouse, a frolicking dolphin, and whatever) exactly to your left or exactly to your right on the shore or in the sea, it is visible on the traverse z e. Scientifically speaking, traverse is the direction to any object, perpendicular to the course of the ship. Of course, it is customary to distinguish between left and right traverse.
    LADDER. Any ladder on the ship. Often, according to the maritime tradition, stairs at coast stations, signal towers, and even stepped descents into seaside cities. The ladders are usually steep and narrow. Climbing and descending them must be fast, but skillfully. In the yacht club where boatswain Peryshkin worked, there was a poster:
    Remember: both mom and dad will cry,
    If one day you fall off the ladder.
    At
    At. The letter designation of the MSS flag is "Uniform" ("Unifrom"). Latin letter - U. Signal: "You are going to danger." There is no time for jokes. We must quickly figure out what kind of danger lies ahead, and change course or drift.
    UNDER ZEYLI. The old name for the lower sails: foka, grotto and mizzen. Under-Zeil was also called in the old days a strong wind, in which the ship could only carry the lowest sails.
    MORNING CLEANING. Tidying up the ship, which is done every morning before the flag is raised. This maritime tradition is also useful in coastal life when you wake up in your room. And the flag can be raised mentally - as a sign that a long day of work lies ahead. And if it happens during the holidays, you can play a cheerful march on your lips.
    F
    F. The letter designation of the MSS flag is "Foxtrot". The Latin letter is F. The name of the flag is cheerful, but the signal is not very good: "I'm out of control; keep in touch with me."
    FALREP. A cable that replaces the handrails at the ladders thrown from the ship to the pier.
    "FAL UNDER!". An old expression from the Dutch language. Means "falling down". This is how the sailors used to cry when they dropped something heavy from the mars or the saling. Please take care of your heads. Later it turned into the word "polundra", used in coastal life. For example, when the class was left without a teacher and walks on their heads, and suddenly the steps of the head teacher are heard in the corridor.
    FLAGPOLE. Flag pole, usually mounted at the stern. The flagpole is also called the part of the upper composite "tree" of the mast above the rigging. On ancient ships, flagpoles were often attached to the masts as separate spars (higher than the topmast or bram-topmast), with the help of ezelgofts.
    FLYBRIDGE- almost completely duplicated ship control panel, placed on the upper deck or superstructure. Allows you to more accurately maneuver the vessel when mooring due to better view, as well as enjoy a magnificent view from a height while driving a ship at sea.
    FISH. One of the tackles used to remove the Admiralty anchor on a ship. Of course, you remember that when cleaning such an anchor, there is always a lot of trouble. In this work, the f and sh - b a l - a, which protrudes overboard on the bow of the vessel, also helps.
    X
    X. The letter designation of the flag of the MSS "Hotel". The Latin letter is N. Signal: "I have a pilot on board."
    HANDHOUSE. On some ships, the wheelhouse and chart house are combined in one room. This is convenient: the navigator works on maps and gives instructions to the helmsman here. In the wheelhouse are concentrated all the instruments for controlling the vessel. The repeaters of these devices are also placed on the wheelhouse deck, which is called the navigation bridge.
    HRAPTSY. Folding hook (hook), consisting of two simple hooks. When tensioned, these hooks converge towards each other, close into a ring and do not allow the cable they are holding to slip out.
    C
    C. The literal meaning of the MCC flag is "Charlie". The Latin letter is C. The signal of this flag is short: "Yes". That is "affirmative". And together with the "negative" flag "November" "Charlie" is the most serious signal - a distress signal. As the boatswain Peryshkin says: "No" - "Yes" - trouble has come.
    CENTER OF LATERAL RESISTANCE, CENTER OF SAIL, CENTER OF GRAVITY. Special points in the scheme of the vessel, which are calculated during its design. The reliability and seaworthiness of the vessel depend on the correct calculation of these points.
    TSUNAMI. Huge ocean waves that are generated by shifts in the ocean floor or underwater volcanic eruptions. Their length reaches one and a half thousand kilometers. Falling on land, tsunamis often lead to disasters.
    H
    There is no flag that corresponds to the Russian letter H in MSS. If you need to spell some Russian word with "ch", they usually use a combination of the flags "Charlie" and "Hotel" (this is "ch" in English). We have to get out, since there are fewer letters in the Latin script than in the Slavic.
    CHALKA. This is sometimes called mooring and towing lines.
    "CLEAN ANCHOR". Message when lifting the anchor, which means that it is not tangled with a chain or rope.
    W
    The Russian letter Sh in the MSS was also unlucky, there was no flag for it. You have to use a combination of flags "Siera" and "Hotel". If, for example, you need to report "that your ship is called" Shkval ", dial" SHKVAL "(" SHKWAL ").
    BEAUFORT SCALE. Scale for determining the strength of the wind. It was invented in 1806 by the English admiral and hydrograph F. Beaufort. He proposed to determine the strength of the wind by the windage that the ship can carry at the moment. When there were few sails left in the fleet, they began to act differently, to look at the speed of the wind: how many miles per hour or how many meters per second. But the points proposed by Beaufort to characterize the wind remained. There are twelve of these points (or rather, thirteen, since the scale does not start with one point, but with zero).
    The numerical values ​​of these points in Russia and abroad are slightly different. For example, in our country it is considered that six points is a wind at a speed of 9.9 to 12.4 meters per second, and in other countries - from 10.8 to 13.8 meters per second. Therefore, probably, there will be nothing wrong if we round these numbers slightly here - for young readers who do not always understand decimal fractions.
    It turns out that's what.
    0 points. From complete calm to half a meter per second. The water is mirror-smooth. Calm.
    1 point Quiet wind. O t half a meter to one and a half meters per second. Ripples on the water.
    2 points. Light breeze. From one and a half to three and a half meters per second. Scallops of small waves appear.
    3 points. Weak wind.(This is the official name, but in fact it blows very noticeably). Three and a half to five and a half meters per second. Small crests of waves begin to roll over, although the foam is not yet white, but transparent. Flags and pennants flutter, the smoke from the chimneys is strongly drawn out by the wind.
    4 points. moderate wind. From five and a half to eight meters per second. Despite the "moderation" of such a wind, the crews of dinghies and boats need to be very careful - for them this is already serious weather. On the waves appear "sheep". Pennants are stretched in the wind.
    5 points. Fresh breeze. Eight to eleven meters per second. Air currents carry light objects along the shore, large flags are stretched in the wind, "lambs" on the waves are already everywhere. And the sailors on dinghies and boats have to do all the work with might and main.
    6 points. Strong wind. From eleven to thirteen and a half meters. AT standing rigging a buzz is heard. Waves of considerable height appear, the wind breaks the foam from the crests. The crews of small yachts need to think very hard before going out on the water in such weather. And if there is an emergency, take the reefs on sails.
    7 points. Strong wind. From thirteen and a half to sixteen meters per second. The foam is pulled out in strips along the slopes of the waves. The whistling in the gear becomes stronger, there are difficulties when walking against the wind.
    8 points. Sixteen to nineteen meters per second. Very strong wind. Any movement against the wind is difficult. Long strips of foam break from the crests and cover the slopes of the waves to their very feet.
    9 points. Storm. Wind speed from nineteen to twenty-two meters per second. The surface of the raging waves becomes white with foam, only areas free from this stormy whiteness are visible in places.
    10 points. Heavy storm. Wind from twenty-two to twenty-five meters per second. The sea is raging, water dust and spray are in the air, visibility is impaired, damage to the equipment and superstructures of large vessels is possible.
    11 points. Violent storm. Air rushes at a speed of twenty-five to thirty meters per second. The surface of the sea is covered with a layer of foam. Significant damage to the ship is possible.
    12 points. Hurricane. The wind speed is over thirty meters per second (according to the Russian scale - over twenty-nine). The wind produces devastating destruction.
    Those who want to get more accurate data on the Beaufort scale should look into thick nautical dictionaries and reference books. However, the numbers are not so important when the wind tears the rigging, and the waves whip over the side. The main thing is to return safely from swimming.
    SCH
    SCH. The literal designation of the MCC flag is "Kebek". Latin letter Q (ku). Again, there is a discrepancy between the Russian and Latin letters: "ku" is never read as "shcha". The flag signal says: "My ship is uninfected, please allow me free practice." That is, free communication with the shore and carrying out all loading and unloading operations ... And once this flag had a different, sinister meaning. At that time, the yellow flag corresponded to the Russian letter C, was called "Quarantine" and meant that there were contagious diseases on the ship: therefore, it must be detained in quarantine or is already in it.
    S
    S. The letter designation of the MSS flag is "Yankee". The Latin letter Y (which, of course, denotes a sound that is not at all like Y; here again the difference between Slavic and Latin scripts). The signal of this flag is "I am drifting at anchor". That is, you gave up the anchor, but it clings to the ground poorly, you are blown away by the wind or current. If you read somewhere that the "Yankee" flag means "I'm taking the mail," then keep in mind: this is an outdated signal, it is from a code that was valid until 1969.
    b (soft sign)
    b. The literal meaning of the MCC flag is "Exray". Latin letter - X (ex). What can you do, they don't know a soft sign abroad.
    Here it is time to say that the Russian designation of the MCC flags is rarely used even by our sailors now. It happens that now it is not indicated in marine reference books, it is believed that Latin letters are enough. Indeed, no one will say: "Raise the Soft sign." They'll say raise the Xray. But in this dictionary, the Russian letters assigned to the flags of the International Code are still indicated - for a number of reasons.
    Firstly, among young readers there are those who still have little knowledge of the Latin script.
    Secondly, sometimes you have to spell purely Russian words with MCC flags, and it happens that you can’t do without a soft sign. By the way, and without solid too. Then also use "Exray".
    Thirdly ... well, judge for yourself, where else can a dictionary compiler devote a special section to the letter b?
    And that's what this flag means. "Suspend your intentions and watch for my signals."
    E
    E. To designate this Russian letter in the MCC, as well as for the letter E, the "ECO" flag is used.
    CREW. All the sailors on the ship who serve and operate it.
    ERNS-BACKSTAG. Tackle of running rigging, which, at steep courses, holds the nose of the gaff and does not allow the gaff to deviate strongly into the wind. It is also used to hold the gaff in a fixed position when the sails are stowed.
    SQUADRON. A group of military or training vessels, usually performing a single task.
    YU
    To designate this letter when signaling with MCC flags, the "Uniform" flag can be used. There is no special flag for Yu.
    CABIN BOY. A teenager who is studying seafaring and preparing to become a sailor. During the Great Patriotic War, special Jung schools were created in our country. They existed until the opening of the Nakhimov schools in 1943.
    I
    The MCC does not have a flag for this letter either. If you want to type a word with the letter Y, use the combination of the flags "Yankee" and "Alpha" - YA.
    FLOATING ANCHOR. Here you can be surprised: after all, the main task of the anchor is not to swim, but to fall to the bottom and cling to it stronger. But there are times when you have to cling to the water. For example, where the depth is great, the anchor does not reach the bottom, but it is necessary to stop. Most often this happens during a storm, when the sails are removed or torn off and for safety the ship must keep its bow to the wind - this is how it best meets the wave. Then a floating anchor is thrown from the bow, it does not allow the ship to stand sideways to the wind and the wave. A floating anchor is usually a square piece of canvas on a wooden cross with a small weight. But if necessary, you can use any non-sinking object, for example, tied oars.
    YACHT CLUB. Sports organization where adults and children go in for sailing. Of course, not every fan of the fleet and sails can get into the yacht club. These clubs are not everywhere and there are not enough places for everyone. If you love sails and don't get into the yacht club, try to find friends and a knowledgeable adult with whom you can start building a yacht. Let the smallest one start. Everything big starts small.