10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLOSE-HAULED»
Discover the use of
close-hauled in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
close-hauled and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mainsail Trimming: An Illustrated Guide
Trimming the mainsheet on hard whilst sailing close-hauled encourages the boat
to point higher (closer to the wind). However, trimming-on too hard whilst sailing
slowly, prevents the boat from accelerating. Under normal conditions, it is ...
2
The Shipmaster's Assistant, and Commercial Digest: ...
A vessel close-hauled on the larboard tack ought never to put her helm alee ; and
, therefore, the Janus was condemned, because she threw herself iu stays when
in danger of collision with another vessel sailing free. Whenever vessels on the ...
Suppose we are sailing close- hauled — beating to windward, the wind blowing
in the direction indicated by the arrow, page 931. As we cannot sail directly
against the wind, we must "tack" or sail a certain distance close- hauled with the
wind ...
4
The Army and Navy of America
Now, if a ship be running close-hauled on the starboard tack, in the direction FE,
the direction of the wind will be IG, and her close-hauled course on the other tack
will be G C ; but if she be running close-hauled on the larboard tack in the same ...
K. Neff Jacob K. Neff, Jacob Neff, 2009
EXERCISE: SAILING. CLOSE-HAULED. just begins to luff. When the sails luff,
bear away slightly (pull the tiller to windward to turn away from the wind) just until
the sails cease luffing. Now you have found the upwind groove. Constant
retesting ...
The size of the no-sail zone is slightly different close-hauled on the other). The
wind strength for each boat. Some racing boats with very efficient sails and keels
can sail as close as 30 degrees to the wind. For them, the no-sail zone is around
...
J. J. Isler, Peter Isler, 2011
7
Learn to Sail: The Simplest Way to Start Sailing
Sailing close-hauled is the only point of sailing where things are different. Here
the sails are pulled in tight, with the boom over the corner of the boat, and the
boat is steered to find the point where the sails start to flap. This ensures that you
...
Wae moho küloko. close hauled (port) Close hauled on the port side, i.e. sailing
into the wind at the closest angle possible, generally 67°, with the port side
windward. Kele ama künihi. See beam reach (port, starboard), broad reach (port,
...
Wipe the spray off your opticals and ask, “What is close-hauled?” It means the
yards are braced as tightly as the crew can sway them up, or that your boat is
pointing as close to the wind as the laws of physics allow. But be careful.
Examine the ...
The leading boats were off on the port tack, close-hauled on a course toward the
first turn marker a half-mile away, a laudable course well within the canons of
accepted procedure, but the force of the wind being less than the force of the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLOSE-HAULED»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
close-hauled is used in the context of the following news items.
Volvo Ocean Race - Team Brunel, after a nerve racking final leg
We were sailing close-hauled and unexpectedly fast. We overtook Dongfeng Race Team on speed alone. We could see the other boats all the ... «Sail World, Jun 15»
Groupama 24 : superb finish at Normandy Sailing Week
We're really quick close-hauled and not too bad downwind, but we still need to do better," adds Sophie de Turckheim who, like Franck, has ... «BYM News, Jun 15»
D2D Update 10am Sunday – Fastnet Rock Was Too Benign For …
Lee OP already has the mighty monastic sea mountain astern and is making slightly better than 7 knots close-hauled on starboard, but barely ... «Afloat, Jun 15»
Normandy Sailing Week: Consistency is the watchword
We began close-hauled with a wind of between 12 and 18 knots then, when we tacked between the St Marcouf Islands, the descent under ... «BYM News, Jun 15»
Nacra 17: Franck and Sophie, the only French representatives at …
We're really quick close-hauled and not too bad downwind, but we still need to do better," adds Sophie de Turckheim who, like Franck, has ... «BYM News, Jun 15»
Azzam crew holds their breath as Volvo Ocean Race victory can be …
The choices were to sail north into open water, close-hauled to the wind, presumably with a tack to starboard near Brittany and east to Lorient. «The National, Jun 15»
Cork Sailor's Contribution to First Fastnet Race Ninety Years Ago
We hauled up for Cork Harbour, close-hauled under tri-sail and storm jib with the wind coming down now from about Sou'east, and that ... «Afloat, Jun 15»
Normandy Channel Race: Express ride back to Normandy
With our machines capable of knocking mackerel senseless, close-hauled sailing is certainly not fun. We're slamming and bumping into liquid ... «BYM News, May 15»
Tour de Belle-Ile Full house for the Edmond de Rothschild multihulls
Indeed we had close-hauled conditions for the first section, but we were able to use a little more of the potential of our machine in the final ... «BYM News, May 15»
Riding the wind: Sailing the Alliance during Charleston Race Week
We lost little speed during the turns and quickly found the air again with sails set close-hauled a second or two before the 38-foot Ericson ... «Charleston Post Courier, Apr 15»
