10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EASE THE HELM»
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The Seaman's Friend: Containing a Treatise on Practical ...
As she comes to on the other side, ease the helm, trim down the fore sheet, brace
up and haul out. To wear under a Mainsail. — Vessels lying-to under this sail
generally wear by hoisting the fore topmast staysail, or some other head sail.
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The Seaman's Friend: A Treatise on Practical Seamanship
As she comes to on the other side, ease the helm, trim down the fore sheet, brace
up and haul out. To WEAR UNDER A MAINSA1L.—VOSS6lS lying-to under this
sail generally wear by hoisting the fore topmast staysail, or some other head ...
3
The Practical Navigator, and Seaman's New Daily Assistant: ...
... hard a- Weather, ease off the Main-sheet, round in the Weather-brace,, gather
aft the other Sheet, haul the Main Tack on Board ; when she is before the Wind,
square the Sprit-sail Yard, clue the Sail up and furl it ; ease the Helm down a-Lee,
...
John Hamilton Moore, 1791
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The New Practical Navigator: Being a Complete Epitome of ...
... when she is before the wind, square the sprit-sail yard, clue the sail up and turl
it; ease the helm down a-lee, brace the yards up, haul tho main shed alt, bowse
the bowline up, lash the helm three parts a-lce, and she will lay to as before. £.
John Hamilton Moore, Joseph Foss Dessiou, 1810
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The Sailor's Word: A Complete Dictionary of Nautical Terms ...
... the order “Helm's a lee” follows. Bear up the helm. That is, let the ship go more
large before the wind. Ease the helm. To let the helm come more amidships,
when it has been put hard up or down. It is common to ease the helm before a
heavy ...
William Henry Smyth, Edward Belcher, 2008
6
The Sailor's Word-Book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms
That is, let the ship go more large before the wind—Ease the helm. To let the
helm come more amidships, when it has been put hard up or down—It is
common to ease the helm before a heavy sea takes the ship when close-hauled
—Helm ...
William Henry Smyth, Edward Belcher, 2013
7
A Guide Book to
the Local Marine Board Examination.
The ...
As she comes to on the other side, ease the helm amidships, trim tack and fore-
sheet, brace up and haul out bowlines. To WEAR UNDER A MAINsAIL.—Vessels
lying-to under this sail generally wear by hoisting the foretopmast-staysail, ...
Thomas Liddell Ainsley, 1864
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Dana's seamen's friend: containing a treatise on practical ...
the other side, ease the helm, trim down the foresheet, brace up and haul out. To
Wear under a Mainsail. — Vessels lying-to under this sail generally wear by
hoisting the foretopmast-staysail, or some other head sail. If this cannot be done,
...
the other side, ease the helm, trim down the foresheet, brace up and haul out. To
Wear under a Mainsail. — Vessels lying-to under this sail generally wear by
hoisting the foretopmast-staysail, or some other head sail. If this cannot be done,
...
Richard Henry Dana, James Lees, 1856
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A New and Complete Epitome of Practical Navigation: ...
... when she is before the wind, square the 6prit-sail yard, clue the sail up and furl
it; ease the helm down a-lee, brace tht: yards up, haul the main sheet aft, bowse
the bow-line up, lash the helm three parts a-lee, and she will lav to as before.
