Weird yacht terms, an encyclopedia please?

guyd said:
Why don't you do a Google/image search for the appropriate term?

I did a google/image search on "Yacht cunningham" and found this.

good diagram, thanks.

Because, if I dont know what its called, how do I know what to search for? ;-) So - there is a loop, just aft of the kicker (or Vang in your diagram) - I have no idea what its for, or what its called....
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As others have said; take a picture of it and post it here, you'll have a name in minutes.
 
I entirely approve of proper names for functional parts of rigging, but I once got dragged onto a racing Dragon, that had more thin high-tech strings than I'd ever seen before, including cockpit-adjustable diamond stay tensions. The social side was good though - in the S of France.
 
There's nothing "weird" about technical terminology.
If you find it so than I'd suggest you're in the wrong shop.
If you're going to master a new skill then learning and knowledge of the technical terms is part of it - indeed, it is a requirement.
If you find learning technical terms too much or feel yourself above such matters then I suggest you revert to screens and keyboards where instant success is guaranteed to all with zero knowedge or effort.
 
When my son was at uni, he was sometimes asked to go as crew boss / bosun on corporate days out racing on flotilla yachts.
He would deliberately use non nautical terms like "The first aid kit is downstairs in the cupboard in the bathroom"
The first person to correct him was marked as a smartass and would get the worst jobs
 
Slowboat35 said:
There's nothing "weird" about technical terminology.
If you find it so than I'd suggest you're in the wrong shop.
If you're going to master a new skill then learning and knowledge of the technical terms is part of it - indeed, it is a requirement.
If you find learning technical terms too much or feel yourself above such matters then I suggest you revert to screens and keyboards where instant success is guaranteed to all with zero knowedge or effort.
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wow. thanks. Im an ex aerospace design engineer. Im 48, been mucking about on boats since i was a tiny child. I have good knowledge of sailing boats, but limited knowldge of yachts, and this is your help...... 'weird' was a term I used to determine the difference to the public, where a 'rope' is a 'rope' not a 'sheet' which is, from their viewpoint, weird, as a 'sheet' is something you put on a bed.
 
guyd said:
wow. thanks. Im an ex aerospace design engineer. Im 48, been mucking about on boats since i was a tiny child. I have good knowledge of sailing boats, but limited knowldge of yachts, and this is your help...... 'weird' was a term I used to determine the difference to the public, where a 'rope' is a 'rope' not a 'sheet' which is, from their viewpoint, weird, as a 'sheet' is something you put on a bed.
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Slightly tongue in cheek, there are no ropes on a yacht! There are sheets, halliards, lifts, guys and lines, all of which are made of rope, but none of which are ropes!

Sheets control sails
Halliards hoist sails
Lifts control spars - the only usual one being the topping lift
Lines - for example mooring lines

Of course there are others!
 
AntarcticPilot said:
Slightly tongue in cheek, there are no ropes on a yacht! There are sheets, halliards, lifts, guys and lines, all of which are made of rope, but none of which are ropes!

Sheets control sails
Halliards hoist sails
Lifts control spars - the only usual one being the topping lift
Lines - for example mooring lines

Of course there are others!
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Bolt ropes, anchor rope (as opposed to anchor chain, both of which comprise a mixed rode), bell rope, foot rope, starter rope, and so forth. There are also lines that have nothing to do with rope: fishing line, the starting line, pick-up lines (the sort a cad uses), waterline, and so forth. So it is a silly conversation, unless your tongue is in your cheek!:)
 
Oxford companion to ships and the sea can be picked up second hand for a few pounds. Difficult to put down once you start browsing.
 
Its an excellent book. There's a big difference between the latest version and the older issues. I have both. Keep one on the boat and one at home.
 
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/pedant mode enabled/

Am I the only one who thinks this is incorrect though? They are not 'Reefing Lines' but are 'Reefing Pennants', they are not 'Reefing Points' but 'Reefing Cringles' and, at max pedantry, it is first and second reefing pennant because I would never ever call the Third a Tertiary...

/pedant mode disabled/
 
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