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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Yachts and Sail => Topic started by: Martin (Admin) on February 03, 2009, 10:21:15 am

Title: Glossary of Sailing Terms
Post by: Martin (Admin) on February 03, 2009, 10:21:15 am
Glossary of Sailing Terms - from the American Model Yachting Association.

http://www.modelyacht.org/sailmanual/appendix2.html (http://www.modelyacht.org/sailmanual/appendix2.html)
Title: Re: Glossary of Sailing Terms
Post by: andrewh on February 11, 2009, 01:14:12 pm
Martin - useful :}

And there was me thinking that a Glossary was something to do with french polishing

andrew
Title: Re: Glossary of Sailing Terms
Post by: Greggy1964 on September 17, 2009, 11:25:03 pm
Here's a downloadable pdf

GLOSSARY OF NAVAL ARCHITECTURE TERMINOLOGIES & DEFINITIONS the weblink is :-

http://academic.amc.edu.au/~gthomas/shipproduction/terms.pdf

I also found this site which is quite informative on ship design and they have a short glossary

http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/narmain/narmain.html

Here also

http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Etymology/English/Stalkartt(1787)_p207.html
Title: Re: Glossary of Sailing Terms
Post by: Prophet on July 28, 2010, 05:11:23 pm
first link dont work for me  <:(
Title: Re: Glossary of Sailing Terms
Post by: Peter Fitness on July 28, 2010, 11:15:43 pm
Nor for me.

Peter.
Title: Re: Glossary of Sailing Terms
Post by: RaaArtyGunner on July 29, 2010, 12:20:49 am

Link is OK as it works from Brisbane must be that pesky "South of the border" syndrome %)
Title: Re: Glossary of Sailing Terms
Post by: Netleyned on July 29, 2010, 08:43:33 am
Link ok on the South Bank of the Humber

Ned
Title: Re: Glossary of Sailing Terms
Post by: JerryTodd on August 12, 2010, 07:09:42 pm
I get:

(http://www.modelyacht.org/img/sexysailorwhitecrop1.jpg)

Which is OK, but not what I expected.
Title: Re: Glossary of Sailing Terms
Post by: RaaArtyGunner on August 12, 2010, 10:04:37 pm

That definetly fits in with the NaughtyGal theme of this forum  {-) {-) O0 O0 %) %)
Title: Re: Glossary of Sailing Terms
Post by: Netleyned on August 13, 2010, 01:19:22 pm
Kicking Straps and Topping Lifts   :D :D :D


Ned
Title: Re: Glossary of Sailing Terms
Post by: pugwash on August 13, 2010, 01:34:34 pm
No baggywrinkles to be seen

Geoff