INDEX.

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z

A Admiralty charts, 113 Admiralty tide tables, 127 Almanac, Pearson’s Nautical, 110, 127 America, sailing in, 44. See also Florida, etc. American yachts, 21 Anchor, the, 85; foul, 73; a floating, 74; Trotman’s, 86 Aneroid barometer, 130 Azimuth compass, the, 123 B Backstay, 6 Balance lug, the, 33 Balance reef, 38 Ballast, 23, 82 Barometer, the aneroid, 130; Admiral Fitzroy’s rules, 131 Battened sails, 28 Beaching boats, 75, 79 “Bear away!” order to, 108 “Bear up!” order to, 108 Bends, the common, and the carrick, 11 Berthon collapsible boat, the, 72 Bight of a rope, 10 Binnacle, the, 114 Blackwall hitch, the, 11 Board of Trade Regulations, 106 Boarding, 82 Bobstay, the, 6 Boom, the, 5, 32, 45 Bowline knot, 13 Bowsprit, 5; of a cutter, 42 Broaching to, 76 Bumpkin, the, 30, Burgee, the, 60 C Cabin, the, of a yacht, 94 Carrick bend, the, 11 Capsize, to, halyards, 59 Cat rig, the, 36 Caulking, Tagg’s, 93 Cement in the boat, 4 Centre-boards, 16, 20, 24 Centre of rotation, 18 Channel, weather in the, 130 Channels of a boat, 6 Charts, 109, 110, 113 Choice of a boat, 1 Clew, the, 44 Clove hitch, the, 13 Coasting, 109; in North Sea, 110 Code Signal Book, 106 Collapsible boat, a Berthon, 72 Compass, the azimuth, 123; Dent’s spirit, 114; the mariner’s, 113 Constants, tidal, 128 Corinthian matches, 144 Counters, 27 Cringle, the, 6 Cross bearings, 119 Cross section, the, 20 Customs landing-stage, Gravesend, 106 Customs officers and yachtsmen, 106 Cutter, rigging of a, 42 D Dent’s spirit compass, 114 Dinghy, the, 72; towing a, 71 Dipping lug, the, 30 Distress, signals of, 105 Dogger Bank, a boat for the, 54 Drogue anchor, the, 74 Dry-rot and ventilation, 87, 91 Dutch waterways, boats for, 55 E Elbe, the, headwinds at its mouth, 123 Enamel paints for cabin, 95 Eye splice, the, 9 F False keels, 25 Fid, the, 42 “Fine Run,” 19 Finisterre, Cape, fishing rules north of, 100 Fisherman’s bend, 14 Fishing rules, north of Cape Finisterre, 100 Fitzroy, Admiral, his rules as to the barometer, 131 Flags, International Code of, 106. See also Signals Florida, sailing in, 37 Fog signals, 102 Foot sails, 6 Fore halyards, 43 Foresail, the, 6 Forestay, the, 5 Foul anchor, 73 Foul hawse, a, 73 G Gaff, the, 45 Gammon iron, the, 42 Glossary of nautical terms, 146 Gooseneck, the, 45 Granny, a, 10 Gravesend, the Customs landing-stage there, 106 Gripe of a boat, 17 Griping, 63 Grommet, the, 9, 36 H Half-decked boats, 22 Half-hitches, 13 Halyards, 6, 43 “Handy Billy,” 87 Harwich to Rotterdam, the voyage and the weather, 129 Head-sails, 6, 137 Heel rope, the, 49 Hitches, 11 Hoops, the, 45 Horse, the, of a foresheet, 46 Hounds, 5 Hygrometer, the, 130 I Inventory for a boat, 90 J Jib halyards, 43 Jib-head topsail, 137 Jib outhaul, the, 43 Jib-sail, 6 Jibe, a, 32 K Keels, false, 25 Knots, 6 L Lamps for yachts, 102 Lantern for yacht, 101 Laws of the sea, 97. See also Rules Laying up for winter, 89 Leach sails, 6 Lead line, the, 118 Lee-boards, 16, 25 Lee-helm, 17 Leeway, 124 Leg of mutton sail, 32 Leg, short, in sailing, 18; long leg, ib. Lifeboat Institution, the National, 75 Lifeboats of the P. and O. steamers, 55 Lights at sea, rules as to, 97 “Log, heaving the,” 117 Log ship and line, the, 116 Long leg, 18 “Lubber’s line,” the, 114 Luff sails, 6 Lug sails and head sails, 138 Lugs, 30 M Mainsail, the, 6, 136; scandalizing a, 63 Mainsheet, fitting a, 47 Mainshrouds, 5 Maintack tackle, 45 “Mare’s tails,” 133 Mariner’s compass, the, 113 Mast, the, 5 Measurement of yachts, 135 Mercator’s chart, 109 Meteorological Office weather forecasts, 130 Mexico, the Gulf of, sailing in, 37 Mildew in sails, 87 Mooring, 73 N National Lifeboat Institution, 75 Nautical Almanac, Pearson’s, 110, 127 Nautical terms, a glossary of, 146 North Sea, coasting in the, 110; sailing in the, 74, 126 O Open boats, 22 Orders at sea, 107 Overhand knot, 10 P Paraffin versus colza oil lamps for yachts, 102 Parrel, the, 45 Peak halyards, 6 Pearson’s Nautical Almanac, 110, 127 Peninsular and Oriental steamers, their lifeboats, 55 Pilot signals, 108 Pilots, services of, 106 Porpoises and stormy weather, 133 “Port!” the order, 107 Portland Breakwater, 128 Preventer backstays, 49 Pump-well, the, 85 R Reef, the balance, 38 Reef knot, 10 Reef pennant, 6 Reef points, 6 Rigging of a cutter, 42 Rigging, setting up, 86 Rigging small boats, 29 Rolling hitch, 11 Rope, standing part of a, 10 Ropes, 6 Rotation of a boat, the centre of, 18 Rotterdam and Harwich, the weather between, 129 Rowing to seaward, 75 Rudder, the, 18 Rules of steering and sailing, 103 Rules of the road for yacht racing, 141 “Run, fine,” of a boat, 19 Runners, 6 Running before a surf, 78 Running bowline, 14 S Sailing, rules of, 103 Sails, 6; battened, 28; mildew in, 87; stretching new, 88. See also Mainsails, lug sails, leg of mutton sails, etc. Scandalizing a mainsail, 63 Sea, laws of the, 97; lights at, 97; orders at, 107; a phosphorescent, 133; rules of the road at, 141 Sea birds, flight of, 133 Selvage strops, 51 Short leg, 18 Shrouds, 5 Signal Book, Code, 106 Signals, of distress, 105; fog, 102; pilot, 108 Sloop, the, 39 Snotter, the, 29 Snow on deck, 90 Spars, 6 Speed, 20 Splicing, 8 Spinnaker boom, the, 49 Spinnaker halyard, the, 50 Spinnaker sail, the, 70 Sprit, the, 29 Spritsail, the, 32 Spritsail rig, the, 28 Standing lug, the, 31 “Starboard!” the order, 107 Stays, 5 Steering, rules of, 103 Sterns, square and pointed, 27 Stormy weather, 133 Strands of a rope, 7 Surf, running before a, 78 T Tack, rope, 34 Tack tricing, 44 Tacking, 17; across the sea, 119 Tagg’s caulking, 93 Terms, nautical, glossary of, 146. See also separate terms, and under Inventory. Thames’ mouth, variation of compass at, 115 Thames, yachtsmen entering the, 106 Theory of sailing, 15 Throat halyards, 43 Throat of a sail, 6 Tidal constants, 128 Tide tables, Admiralty, and Pearson’s, 127 Tides, 126 Tiller, the, 53 Time allowance of yachts, etc., 139 Tonnage of yachts, 135 Topmast, a, 49 Topping lift, the, 6 Topsail halyard bend, 14 Trotman’s anchor, 86 Tyers, 58 U Una rig, 36, 135 Unmoor, to, 74 V Ventilation and dry-rot, 87, 91 W Watch tackle, 87 Weather forecasts, 130 Weather helm, 17 Weather wisdom, 129 Well, the, of a yacht, 91 “Wind dogs,” 133 Y Yacht, the, 56 Yacht racing, 134 Yacht Racing Association, rules, etc., 135, 146 Yacht Racing Calendar and Review, 30 Yarmouth, sailing from, 123 Yarns of hemp, 7 Yawl, the, 52 Yawl sails, 137 Z Zuyder Zee, boats for the, 55

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