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Part of sailboats
sailboats, a sail batten is a flexible insert in a sail, parallel to the direction of wind flow, that helps shape its qualities as an airfoil. Battens are long
Sail_batten
Features that define a (ship) sail's shape and function
to obviate the need for battens and their ensuing likelihood of chafing the sail. Roach is a term also applied to square sail design—it is the arc of
Sail_components
Topics referred to by the same term
Mount Batten, an outcrop of rock at Plymouth Sound in England Sail batten, a flexible insert in a sail to help shape it as an airfoil BBDO (Batten, Barton
Batten_(disambiguation)
Method of weathering a storm at sea
controversial method of weathering a storm, executed by downing all sails, battening the hatches and locking the tiller to leeward. The boat tries to point
Lying_ahull
Construction material
Look up batten in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A batten is most commonly a strip of solid material, historically wood but can also be of plastic,
Batten
Type of sail rig used in East Asia
balanced lug sail, or sampan rig, is a type of sailing rig in which rigid members, called battens, span the full width of the sail and extend the sail forward
Junk_rig
Sail rigged to the main mast of a sailing vessel
mainsails are "full-batten" mainsails, meaning the batten extends all the way from the mast to the leach of a sail. A partial batten extends from the leech
Mainsail
Wind-powered ground transportation
polyester/fibreglass and metal cart, often with a wing-mast and relatively rigid (full-batten) sails, has been used since 1960. In 1967, a French Foreign Legion officer
Land_sailing
Type of sailing rig
(/ləˈtiːn/; from French latine 'Latin'), also called a latin-rig, is a triangular sail set on a long yard mounted at an angle on the mast, and running in a fore-and-aft
Lateen
Fabric or other surface supported by a mast to allow wind propulsion
surface, often as a result of their curved edges. Battens may be used to extend the trailing edge of a sail beyond the line of its attachment points. Other
Sail
Area of Plymouth, Devon
Mount Batten is a 24-metre (79 ft)-tall outcrop of rock on a 600-metre (2,000 ft) peninsula in Plymouth Sound, Devon, England, named after Sir William
Mount_Batten
Large wind-powered water vessel
Sail plans A sailing ship is a sea-going vessel that uses sails mounted on masts to harness the power of wind and propel the vessel. There is a variety
Sailing_ship
Drawing showing the arrangement of sails
one may consider the following about its suit of sails: Mainsail: Lazy jacks, reefing points and battens Jib: Roller furling or reefing Spinnakers and drifters:
Sail_plan
Arrangement of a ship's masts, sails, and ropes
and quadrilateral sail shapes. Spars or battens may be used to help shape a given kind of sail. Each rig may be described with a sail plan—formally, a
Rig_(sailing)
In sailing, a spar along the bottom edge of a fore and aft rigged sail
and the twist is usually adjusted so that the aft end of the top batten in the main sail runs parallel to the boom. The traveller is a track running from
Boom_(sailing)
Rigging pole
sailing vessel to carry or support its sail. These include yards, booms, and masts, which serve both to deploy sail and resist compressive and bending forces
Spar_(sailing)
Triangular sail that sets ahead of the foremast
Look up jib in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A jib is a triangular sail that sets ahead of the foremast of a sailing vessel. Its forward corner (tack)
Jib
Sailing rig consisting mainly of sails
Bermuda rigged sails, gaff rigged sails, gunter rig, lateen sails, lug sails, tanja sails, the spanker sail on a square rig, and crab claw sails. Fore-and-aft
Fore-and-aft_rig
Type of sail
remain on the same side of the mast on either tack. Junk rig, a fully battened sail that crosses the mast at the head and foot, has similarities to a balance
Lug_sail
Type of sail rigging
latter methods can distort the sail, and are not compatible with battens in the reefed or furled portion of the sail. Lazy jacks are also cheaper, and
Lazy_jack
Sailing rig configuration
Gaff rig is a sailing rig (configuration of sails, mast and stays) in which the sail is four-cornered, fore-and-aft rigged, controlled at its peak and
Gaff_rig
Sail designed for sailing off the wind
A spinnaker is a sail designed specifically for sailing off the wind on courses between a reach (wind at 90° to the course) to downwind (course in the
Spinnaker
English naval officer and politician (c.1601–1667)
Sir William Batten (c. 1601 – 5 October 1667) was an English naval officer and administrator from Somerset, who began his career as a merchant seaman,
William_Batten
Sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts
A full-rigged ship or fully rigged ship is a sailing vessel with a sail plan of three or more masts, all of them square-rigged. Such a vessel is said to
Full-rigged_ship
Sail-carrying part of the rigging of a sailing ship
A yard is a spar on a mast from which sails are set. It may be constructed of timber or steel or from more modern materials such as aluminium or carbon
Yard_(sailing)
Type of sail
gaff-rigged fore-and-aft sail set from, and aft of, the aftmost mast. Spankers are also called driver, jigger, and pusher sail. On a schooner of four or
Spanker_(sail)
Type of sail for rigged sailing ships
A royal is a small sail flown immediately above the topgallant on square rigged sailing ships. It was originally called the "topgallant royal" and was
Royal_(sail)
Sail boat with a single mast and a fore-and-aft rig
refers to the purpose of the craft, rather than to the specific size or sail-plan, and thus a sloop should not be confused with a sloop-of-war. As with
Sloop
Fastener consisting of a U-shaped bracket through which a pin is placed
(square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail* Components Batten Bolt rope Cringle Emblems Draft Jackline Reefing
Clevis_fastener
batten 1. A stiff strip used to support the roach of a sail, increasing the sail area. 2. Any thin strip of material (wood, plastic, etc.). batten down
Glossary of nautical terms (A–L)
Glossary_of_nautical_terms_(A–L)
Variable-camber aerodynamic structure
twin-skin sail or double skin sail is a variable-camber aerodynamic structure that is fitted to a marine vessel in place of conventional sails. Wingsails
Wingsail
System for generating thrust for watercraft
consumption of a merchant vessel through the use of sails or some other wind capture device. Sails used to be the primary means of propelling ships, but
Wind-assisted_propulsion
Term for a makeshift repair
with only the tools and materials on board. Use of the term originated from sail-powered boats and ships. Jury-rigging can be applied to any part of a ship;
Jury_rigging
Sailboat rig
of the hull. The mast supports a sail plan that may consist of a single jib, multiple staysails, or a crab claw sail. The mainsail is either small or
Mast-aft_rig
American ceramics collector, 1932–2021
approach, abandoning the brush for a slender baton made of ash, cut from a sail batten. Using this tool for semi-controlled splattering of paint while the canvas
Robert_A._Ellison_Jr.
Propulsion of a vehicle by wind power
for standard- or full-length horizontal battens. In-mast (or on-mast) roller-reefing. This method rolls the sail up around a vertical foil, either inside
Sailing
Recreational keelboat first built 1979
the gunter rig was changed to a Marconi rig. The design uses a long sail batten to hold the leech out, giving an appearance similar to a gaff rig. The
West_Wight_Potter_15
Type of ship sail
A staysail ("stays'l") is a fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff is affixed to a stay running forward (and most often but not always downwards) from a mast
Staysail
Rope used to hoist a sail
a halyard or halliard is a line (rope) that is used to hoist a ladder, sail, flag or yard. The term "halyard" derives from the Middle English halier
Halyard
Sailing term; single or multiple pulley
like main and jib sheets that are frequently adjusted. A single, large, sail-powered warship in the mid-19th century required more than 1,400 blocks of
Block_(sailing)
Class of land yacht
aerodynamic shell, adjustable downhaul and modification of the sail battens to alter the shape of the sail. New components must sanctioned by IBRA before they can
Blokart
Sailing cruise ship operated by Orient Express
fabric sails, these rigid sails are composed of panels made of fiberglass, carbon, and epoxy resin, framed by carbon battens. This design gives SolidSail a
Orient_Express_Corinthian
Type of sail
fore-and-aft sail that is supported at its highest points by the mast and a diagonally running spar known as the sprit. The foot of the sail can be stretched
Spritsail
Type of square sail
In sailing, a course is a type of square sail. It is the sail set on the lowest yard on a mast. The courses are given a name derived from the mast on which
Course_(sail)
Configuration of mast and rigging for a type of sailboat
Bermudian rig, or Marconi rig is a type of sailing rig that uses a triangular sail set abaft (behind) the mast. It is the typical configuration for most modern
Bermuda_rig
Ropes, cables and chains which support masts of sailing ships
cables and chains, which support and control a sailing ship or sail boat's masts and sails. Standing rigging is the fixed rigging that supports masts including
Rigging
One of the lines on a sail ship
corner(s) (clews) of a sail. In nautical usage the term "sheet" is applied to a line or chain attached to the lower corners of a sail for the purpose of extension
Sheet_(sailing)
Extra sail on a sailing ship
A studding sail, or stun'sl (pronounced stuns'l /ˈstʌnsəl/) is an extra sail on a square rigged vessel for use in fair weather. It is set outside the
Studding_sail
Pole used in rigging of a sailing vessel
near-vertically on the median line of a ship or boat. A mast may carry sails, spars, and derricks. It may also give necessary height to a navigation
Mast_(sailing)
Spar extending forward from a sailing vessel's prow
purpose is to create anchor points for the sails that extend beyond the vessel’s bow, increasing the size of sail that may be held taut. The word bowsprit
Bowsprit
Triangular sail with spars along upper and lower edges used by traditional Austronesians
Austronesian sail types are typically fore-and-aft with spars along one or more edges and include a triangular variant with spars on the upper and lower
Austronesian_sail_types
Type of sail on a square rigged vessel
a topgallant sail (topgallant alone pronounced "t'gallant", topgallant sail pronounced "t'garns'l") is the square-rigged sail or sails immediately above
Topgallant_sail
Type of sailing vessel
the mizzen is only partly fore-and-aft rigged, bearing a square-rigged sail above. The word "barque" entered English via the French term, which in turn
Barque
uppermost sail in many old square-rigged sail-plans (though sometimes topped by a moonsail). It was also on the royal mast above the royal sail. It was
Skysail
Ghost ship found off north-coast of Australia
didn't want to sail at night for safety [reasons]", Jennifer Batten said, and they planned to stay reasonably close to the shore. Although Batten was taking
Kaz_II
Degree of curvature of a sail in a horizontal cross-section
parlance, the draft or draught of a sail refers to the amount and shape of curvature in a horizontal cross-section. Any sail experiences a force from the prevailing
Draft_(sail)
vertical curvature in the cross-section of the sail, once attached. The use of battens allows a sail have an arc of material on the leech, beyond a line
Forces_on_sails
Oblique quadrilateral sail from south east Asia
tilted square sail, canted rectangular sail, rectangular balance lug, or balance lug sail in English. In historical sources, a tanja sail is sometimes
Tanja_sail
Type of large jib or staysail
A genoa sail is a type of large jib or staysail that extends past the mast and so overlaps the main sail when viewed from the side, sometimes eliminating
Genoa_(sail)
double-layer wing which inflates as the wind fills the sail. This acts like a soft batten, holding the sail out and actively re-opening the collapsed leech.
Parasailor
Part of ladder on square-rigged ships
Rat-boards are lower courses in a ratline, often made of slats of wood (battens) for support where the distance between shrouds is greatest. In some instances
Ratlines
Tool for judging wind direction on a sailboat
attached to a sail, a stay, or any rigging on a sailboat. Typically, a tell-tale is on a port and a starboard stay. Tell-tales attached to a sail are used
Tell-tale_(sailing)
Type of ship propulsion system
using a sail-like vertical surface and a powered boundary layer control system to improve lift across a wide angle of attack. This allows the sail to power
Turbosail
Traditional Chinese type of boat
technologies acquired from Southeast Asian k'un-lun po trade ships. Tanja sails and fully battened junk rigs were introduced to Chinese junks by the 12th century
Junk_(ship)
Metal assembly which functions as a removable connecting link
halyard block to the mast, or the jib halyard to the sail, to reduce twist on the luff and allow the sail Modern strong fibers such as PBO (IUPAC name: poly(p-phenylene-2
Shackle
Type of downhaul
type of downhaul used on a Bermuda rigged sailboat to change the shape of a sail. It is named after its inventor, Briggs Cunningham, a victorious America's
Cunningham_(sailing)
Small line (rope) used to fasten the corner of a sail to a spar or yard
is a small line (rope) used to fasten the corner of a sail to a spar or yard. In the Age of Sail, a position at the Weather Earing (the earing at the windward
Earing
Sail set above another sail
A topsail ("tops'l") is a sail set above another sail. On square-rigged vessels further sails may be set above topsails. Except when pole masts are used
Topsail
Sail
hope-in-heaven, or hopesail,[citation needed] is a square sail flown immediately above a skysail (see sail-plan) on the royal masts of a square-rigged sailing
Moonraker_(sail)
Sailboat rigging component
used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape of the sail. The Collins English Dictionary defines it as "A rope or tackle extended
Boom_vang
Wind propulsion technology for large ships
SolidSail (also stylised Solid Sail ) or SolidSail Mast Factory (SMAF) in reference to the eponymous subsidiary, is a wind propulsion technology designed
SolidSail
Rope to control the end of a spar on a sailboat
rotate the outboard end of the pole around the mast in order to optimize the sail's effectiveness, depending on the direction of the wind. Because a spinnaker
Guy_(sailing)
Guide for rope, sheet or cable
sail trim to wind conditions. In this duty, angle of the fairlead determines the depth of the sail, height of the clew, leach tension and other sail trim
Fairlead
Type of sail developed before the 1980s
A gennaker is a sail that was developed before the 1980s. Used when sailing downwind, it is a cross between a genoa and a spinnaker. It is not symmetric
Gennaker
Type of sail
is one of a few different types of sail set on the foremost mast (foremast) of a sailing vessel: A fore-and-aft sail set on the foremast of a schooner
Foresail
Sailed cargo vessel
sailing vessel having a junk rig with a Cantonese or other Chinese-style batten sails on a Portuguese or other European-style hull. The hull structure made
Lorcha_(boat)
Ropes used to handle sails of a ship
used to handle the sails of a square rigged ship. Although the common perception of a traditionally rigged ship is that the sails are handled from "up
Clewlines_and_buntlines
Item used in rigging of sailing ships
has media related to Deadeyes. Jobé, Joseph, ed. (1967). The Great Age of Sail. Translated by Kelly, Michael. Switzerland: EDITA LAUSANNE. p. 95. LCCN 67-27010
Deadeye
Hole through which to pass a rope
word refers to a small hole anywhere along the edge or in the corner of a sail, rimmed with stranded cordage and worked into the boltrope. Typically it
Cringle
A fisherman staysail is a sail placed between the fore and main masts of a sailing ship, usually a schooner but also including brigantines. All four of
Fisherman's_staysail
Method of furling a yacht's staysail
mast; otherwise furling must be stopped at the lowest batten or the battens must be removed. The sail must also have a fairly straight edge to lie along
Roller_furling
Part of a sailing rig
forestay is attached to the bow of the boat. Often a sail is attached to the forestay. This sail may be a jib or a genoa. In a cutter rig, the jib or
Forestay
Line in a sailboat's rigging
running rigging, topping lifts are primarily used to hold a boom up when the sail is lowered. This line would run from near the free end of the boom(s) forward
Topping_lift
Sail that combines the features of a spinnaker and a reacher
A screacher is a sail that combines the features of a spinnaker and a reacher. Its similarity with a spinnaker is that it is not attached to a stay along
Screecher
Rigging that supports masts
vessel and reinforce those spars against wind loads transferred from the sails. This term is used in contrast to running rigging, which represents the
Standing_rigging
One-design sailing dinghy
standardized reinforcement patches, an updated batten configuration, aligned with the ILCA 7 MkII sail. ILCA 4 MkII will become class legal in early August
Laser_(dinghy)
Rope tied to a boat
(square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail* Components Batten Bolt rope Cringle Emblems Draft Jackline Reefing
Painter_(rope)
Element of sailing rigging
gaff to slide up and down the mast as sail is hoisted or lowered, and allows some rotation around the mast as the sail is sheeted in and out to allow for
Parrel_beads
Sailboat manufacturer
dinghies, including Snipes and 5.5 metre boats, and Sitka spruce spars, and sail battens – all made from wood. After only a few years in the business, Ontario
Ontario_Yachts
Rope-securing device
(square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail* Components Batten Bolt rope Cringle Emblems Draft Jackline Reefing
Cleat_(nautical)
Type of ship sail
A raffee sail is a triangular topsail carried aboard certain sailing ships. Originally used in ancient Rome to maneuver ships at sea, the raffee was eventually
Raffee_sail
Sailboat class
loose-footed mainsail. The hull has built-in foam for buoyancy. The sail is without sail battens, is installed over the two-piece mast with a sewn-in sleeve and
Bombardier_Invitation
Dinghy sailed in the United Kingdom
rules allow for many sail plans, many modern Rockets have similar sails. Most have a high batten allowing for a large roach in the sail. Although the rules
Merlin_Rocket
Fore and aft sailing rig with nearly vertical upper spar
configuration of sail and spars used in sailing. It is a fore and aft sail set abaft (behind) the mast. The lower half of the luff (front) of the sail is attached
Gunter_rig
Sliding part of a sailing vessel
rigging of a boat or ship that provides a moving attachment point for a rope, sail or yard to a fixed part of the vessel. It may take the form of anything from
Traveller_(nautical_fitting)
Sailboat rigging component
variety of headsails, particularly the spinnaker. It is also used with other sails, such as genoas and jibs, when sailing downwind with no spinnaker hoisted
Spinnaker_pole
1667 Second Anglo-Dutch War battle
days bombarded and captured the town of Sheerness, sailed up the Thames Estuary to Gravesend, then sailed into the River Medway to Chatham and Gillingham
Raid_on_the_Medway
Sailboat class
(272 kg) of ballast. The boat includes a mast-furling mainsail without sail battens and roller furling jib. The cabin has a "pop-top" to increase headroom
Rhodes_22
rates 1793–94; designed by John Henslow HMS Pallas 1793 – wrecked on Mount Batten Point, Plymouth on 4 April 1798 HMS Stag 1794 – wrecked in Vigo Bay, Spain
List of frigate classes of the Royal Navy
List_of_frigate_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy
Control line found on sailboats
used to attach the mainsail clew to the boom and tensions the foot of the sail. It commonly uses a block at the boom end and a cleat on the boom, closer
Outhaul
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Sai = Sai baba, Shivudu = Lord Shiva
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Indian
Hail, Mail
Male
Spanish
Short form of Spanish Salvador, SAL means "savior." Compare with feminine Sal.
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English
Short form of English Sally, SAL means "noble lady, princess." Compare with masculine Sal.
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Hindu
Putaparti Sai baba
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Flower, Sais feet
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God Sai
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Hindu
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Girl/Female
Hindu
Flower, Shadow of Lord Sai
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Muslim/Islamic
Hail Mail
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Gale, GAIL means "calm, tranquil."
Boy/Male
Hindu
A name of Sai baba
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Lord Krishna and Sai Baba
Boy/Male
Hindu
Immortal, Shirdi Sai baba
Boy/Male
Muslim
Hail, Mail
Boy/Male
Indian, Marathi
God Sai
Boy/Male
Hindu
Sai baba
Female
English
Short form of English Abigail, GAIL means "father rejoices."
Boy/Male
Indian
God Sai and God Ganesha
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