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The Junk Rig Glossary (JRG) Version 20 APR 2016
The Junk Rig Glossary (JRG) Version 20 APR 2016 Welcome to the Junk Rig Glossary! The Junk Rig Glossary (JRG) is a Member Project of the Junk Rig Association, initiated by Bruce Weller who, as a then new member, found that he needed a junk 'dictionary’. The aim is to create a comprehensive and fully inclusive glossary of all terms pertaining to junk rig, its implementation and characteristics. It is intended to benefit all who are interested in junk rig, its history and on-going development. A goal of the JRG Project is to encourage a standard vocabulary to assist clarity of expression and understanding. Thus, where competing terms are in common use, one has generally been selected as standard (please see Glossary Conventions: Standard Versus Non-Standard Terms, below) This is in no way intended to impugn non-standard terms or those who favour them. Standard usage is voluntary, and such designations are wide open to review and change. Where possible, terminology established by Hasler and McLeod in Practical Junk Rig has been preferred. Where innovators have developed a planform and associated rigging, their terminology for innovative features is preferred. Otherwise, standards are educed, insofar as possible, from common usage in other publications and online discussion. Your participation in JRG content is warmly welcomed. Comments, suggestions and/or corrections may be submitted to [email protected], or via related fora. Thank you for using this resource! The Editors: Dave Zeiger Bruce Weller Lesley Verbrugge Shemaya Laurel Contents Some sections are not yet completed. ∙ Common Terms ∙ Common Junk Rigs ∙ Handy references Common Acronyms Formulae and Ratios Fabric materials Rope materials ∙ ∙ Glossary Conventions Participation and Feedback Standard vs. -
Specifications and Measurements Amended July 2012 Electronic Version July 2012 (In the Event of Discrepancies, the Handbook Hardcopy Takes Precedence) 1
By-Law 3 Specifications and Measurements Amended July 2012 Electronic version July 2012 (In the event of discrepancies, the Handbook hardcopy takes precedence) 1. Objectives 1.1. The Objectives of By-Law 3, Specifications and Measurements, are: i. to define a DS class yacht which is eligible to participate in all Association- sanctioned events. ii. to regulate the one-design character of the DS class yacht. iii. to guide DS owners. Association members, and other sailors who wish to participate in Association-sanctioned events. iv. to provide a uniform set of guidelines, to maintain fairness and high quality events for DS one-design class racing, in which race results are mainly determined by sailing skill, teamwork, and seamanship of the crew. 2. Jurisdiction 2.1. This By-Law regulates all sanctioned DS one-design racing events. All DS class yachts competing in such events shall conform to the contents of this By-Law. Authority to modify this By-Law is as specified in the Association Constitution. 2.2. Interpretations of the By-Laws by any measurer may be applied as follows: (i) give informal advice to any class Member, (ii) to complete a Measurement Certificate, or (iii) to advise a Protest Committee. The Class Measurer shall have the greatest authority to interpret the contents of the By-Laws, and shall always have the authority to modify a previous action by any measurer. Only the Class Measurer may issue Waivers per Paragraph 3.3 below. Except for the provisions of Paragraph 11 below, only the class Measurer may add or remove an Attachment to a Measurement Certificate. -
Armed Sloop Welcome Crew Training Manual
HMAS WELCOME ARMED SLOOP WELCOME CREW TRAINING MANUAL Discovery Center ~ Great Lakes 13268 S. West Bayshore Drive Traverse City, Michigan 49684 231-946-2647 [email protected] (c) Maritime Heritage Alliance 2011 1 1770's WELCOME History of the 1770's British Armed Sloop, WELCOME About mid 1700’s John Askin came over from Ireland to fight for the British in the American Colonies during the French and Indian War (in Europe known as the Seven Years War). When the war ended he had an opportunity to go back to Ireland, but stayed here and set up his own business. He and a partner formed a trading company that eventually went bankrupt and Askin spent over 10 years paying off his debt. He then formed a new company called the Southwest Fur Trading Company; his territory was from Montreal on the east to Minnesota on the west including all of the Northern Great Lakes. He had three boats built: Welcome, Felicity and Archange. Welcome is believed to be the first vessel he had constructed for his fur trade. Felicity and Archange were named after his daughter and wife. The origin of Welcome’s name is not known. He had two wives, a European wife in Detroit and an Indian wife up in the Straits. His wife in Detroit knew about the Indian wife and had accepted this and in turn she also made sure that all the children of his Indian wife received schooling. Felicity married a man by the name of Brush (Brush Street in Detroit is named after him). -
Terminology of Yacht Parts, Fittings, Sails & Sheets Etc
Terminology of yacht parts, fittings, sails & sheets etc. Some of the obvious, and not so obvious, parts encountered on model yachts (and full size yachts). Bowsie, flat. Small drilled ‘plate’ through which runs a line, or cord, for adjustment of that line. Pre-war bowsies were often made in ivory, some were made in a fine plywood; today hard plastic is used. Bowsie, ring . A circular version of the flat bowsie, usually for larger yachts such as the A-class. Deck eye. An eye on a horizontal plate with fixing holes, located on the deck. Normally used for accepting backstay/forestay attachment, also shroud attachment on smaller yachts. Eyebolt. An eye, at the end of a threaded spigot, or bolt. Eyelet, sail. A sail eyelet is a brass part, in the shape of a ‘funnel’ before compression, and when pressed into a hole in a sail it makes a firm metal ring. It is then used to facilitate making off a line (or on occasions a wire hawser in full size practise). Larger/stronger eyelets used on laying up covers for full size boats, were turnovers , where a brass ring was firstly sewn in place over a hole punched in the sail or sheet, the turnover (eyelet) was then hammered in place using a rawhide mallet and dies. It made an immensely strong eyelet. Ferrule (slang, crimp). A brass ferrule, or sleeve, which when made off on one end of a wire, secures/attaches it by means of a loop made in the wire to a fitting or line. Head crane. -
Crisp Autumnweather Brings Outiebestefforts
10 THE SAN FBANCISCOGAIiljvSATUKDAY. OCTOBER 24. 1903. CRISP AUTUMN WEATHER BRINGS OUTIEBEST EFFORTS OF THEFOOTBALL MEN PLEASURE FLEET FOOTBALL CRACKS WILL SOON FOLD IN PRACTICE FOR FRESHMAN VICTORY RAISES HOPES ITS WHITE WINGS LEAGUE MATCHES OF THE CARDINAL'S ADHERENTS Three Yacht Clubs of Bay Members of Last Season's Hold Closing Jinks and Champion Eleven Become Berkeley Line-Up Changed Owing to Injuries Sus- Suppert of Present Year Attached to Other Clubs tained by Several Players. three senior yacht clubs of the for the association football cup bay willhold their closing entertain- will begin in January. This trophy — ALLment to-night and their closing Is open to clubs not included in the UNIVERSITY. Oct. 23.- Oct. 23 The withdrawal cruises to-morrow. The San Francis- PLAY membership of California Asso- Ideal football 4 game the weather prevails at of two or three men from the co Yacht Club will give a jinks In its ciation Football League. Several clubs Stanford, and with the men su- BERKELEY,on injuries brougnt quarters to-nlgbt STANFORD in account of has at Sausalito. are being formed, or are already organ- perb physical about Songs be by Glannlni, condition the cardinal's some changes this week in the will rendered R. ized, but will not have teams ready to hopes begin brighten slightly. line-up Mason, Frank Clod!, Healey to That of the University of California W. W. T. play regular league schedule condition is an and Le Page, zither solo by in the all-Important factor In a eleven. These changes are likely to be Louis and a games, which have already been arranged. -
Voy Ages and Travels. London
FRAGMENTS OF VOY AGES AND TRAVELS. LONDON: J. 1\IOYES, CASTLE STnEET, LF.JCf.s'l'.~R SQUA}tF,. FRAGMENTS OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS. By CAPTAIN BASIL HALL, R.N. F.R.S. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. n. ROBERT CA DELL, EDiNBURGH; WHITTAKER, TRE,\CHER, lit co. LONDON. M.DCCC.XXXIIl. G- ~·1D 1-1/ b J R 33 CQNTENTS OF VI V·')... pAGE EXCURSION TO CANDELAY LAKE IN CEYLON 1 GRIFFINS IN INDIA - SINBAD'S VALLEY OF DIAMONDS-A MOSQUITO HUNT.... •••••• 34 CEYLONESE CANOES-PERUVIAN BALSAS-THE FLOATING WINDLASS OF THE COROMANDEL FISHERMEN •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 68 TilE SURF AT MADRAS ••••••••••••••••••• , 100 TilE SUNNYASSES •••••••••••••••••••••••• 128 PALANKEEN TRAVELLING-IRRIGATING TANKS IN TIlE MYSORE COUNTRY •••••••••••••• 146 THE DESSERA FESTIVAL AT MYSORE 191 GRANITE MOUNTAIN CUT INTO A STATUE- BAMBOO FOREST-RAJAH OF COORG ••••• 232 VISIT TO TilE SULTAN OF PONTIANA, IN BORNEO - SIR SAMUEL HOOD •••••••••••••••••• 270 FRAGMENTS OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS. CHAPTER I. EXCURSION TO CANDELAY LAKE IN CEYLON. THE fervid activity of our excellent admi ral, Sir Samuel Hood, in whose flag-ship I served as lieutenant from ]812 to 1815 on the Indian station, furnished abundant materials for journal-writing, had we only known how to profit by them. There was ever observable a boyish hilarity about this great officer which made it equally delightful to serve officially under him, and to enjoy his friendly companionship; in either case, we always felt certain of making the most of our opportunities. VOL. n.-SERIES Ill. B 2 FRAGMENTS OF Scarcely, t'hel'efore, had we returned from the alligator hunt, near Trincomalee, which I have already described, when Sir Samuel applied himself to the collector of the district, who was chief civilian of the place, and begged to know what he would recommend us to see next . -
Pennsylvania
Spring 1991 $1.50 Pennsylvania • The Keystone States Official Boating Magazine Viewpoint Recently we received a letter suggesting that we were being contradictory in Boat Pennsylvania. According to one reader, we suggested that boaters wear personal flota- tion devices, but that the magazine photographs don't always show their use. Obtaining photographs for a magazine can be a difficult proposition. Sometimes we stage situations and take the photographs ourselves. More often, we rely on photographs submitted by contributors. Photos that depict the general boating public often do not show people wearing PFDs simply because the incidence of wearing them is so low. If we were to say that we would only use photos that showed boaters wearing PFDs, we would have a difficult time fmding acceptable photos. Generally, we try to show people wearing PFDs in small boats in situations in which devices should obviously be worn. On large boats, people most often do not wear their PFDs. Should people wear PFDs? Statistics show that wearing a PFD can save your life. Are PFDs needed all the time? Because accidents happen when they are least expected, wearing a PFD all the time is a good idea. Practically, however, as comfortable as the newest PFDs are, they can be excruciating on a hot July day. Many boaters also want to get a little sun. We accept this and our statistics show that the chances of having an accident where a PFD would have been a factor are much lower in the summer months. Ofcourse, circumstances do exist in which wearing a PFD,even on the hottest day, is warranted. -
Uhm Phd 4294 R.Pdf
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I LIBRARY AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF HAWAIIAN CHRISTIANITY IN THE PAST AND THE PRESENT A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE DIVISION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ANTHROPOLOGY May 2003 By Akihiro Inoue Dissertation Committee: Alice G. Dewey, Chairperson C. Fred Blake Christine R. Yano David L. Hanlon Jonathan K. K. Osorio © Copyright 2003 by Akihiro Inoue iii ToSakae, Akinari, Eiji and Ayumi IV ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My deepest thanks and respect are owed to those who willingly complied with my request for an interview and gave me various inspiring talks. Some ofthem are affectionately called kahu among their congregations, others work hard as church members to contribute to their churches. Whether they are Hawaiian or not, I understand that they are leading a Christian life, which I can learn much from. All of those who shared their perspectives with me in my interviews stimulated me to probe into the problem offaith, which I must deal with personally as well as academically. I refrain from identifying them in order to maintain their anonymity, and only give most of them the general term of "Christian Hawaiians," which certainly obscures the significant diversity oftheir personality. If they are not convinced by the way their narratives were interpreted, I will have to engage in further dialogue in order to answer to them. I extend my hearty thanks to members ofmy dissertation committee. Due to personal circumstances that I had to return to Japan before completing my research, and because of my slow pace of writing, I was not able to hold the original committee. -
The New York Sloop
The New York Sloop The most important of the sloop-rigged small-boat types used in the fisheries was the New York sloop, which had a style of hull and rig that influenced the design of both yachts and work-boats for over thirty years. The New York boats were developed sometime in the 1830's, when the centerboard had been accepted. The boats were built all about New York Bay, particularly on the Jersey shore. The model spread rapidly, and, by the end of the Civil War, the shoal centerboard sloop of the New York style had appeared all along the shores of western Long Island Sound, in northern New Jersey, and from thence southward into Delaware and Chesapeake waters. In the postwar growth of the southern fisheries, during the 1870's and 80's, this class of sloop was adopted all along the coasts of the South Atlantic states and in the Gulf of Mexico; finally, the boats appeared at San Francisco. The model did not become very popular, however, east of Cape Cod. The New York sloop was a distinctive boat—a wide, shoal centerboarder with a rather wide, square stern and a good deal of dead rise, the midsection being a wide, shallow V with a high bilge. The working sloops usually had a rather hard bilge; but in some it was very slack, and a strongly flaring side was used. Originally, the ends were plumb, and the stem often showed a slight tumble home at the cutwater. V-sterns and short overhanging counters were gradually introduced in the 1850's, particularly in the boats over 25 feet in length on deck. -
Dictionary.Pdf
THE SEAFARER’S WORD A Maritime Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Ranger Hope © 2007- All rights reserved A ● ▬ A: Code flag; Diver below, keep well clear at slow speed. Aa.: Always afloat. Aaaa.: Always accessible - always afloat. A flag + three Code flags; Azimuth or bearing. numerals: Aback: When a wind hits the front of the sails forcing the vessel astern. Abaft: Toward the stern. Abaft of the beam: Bearings over the beam to the stern, the ships after sections. Abandon: To jettison cargo. Abandon ship: To forsake a vessel in favour of the life rafts, life boats. Abate: Diminish, stop. Able bodied seaman: Certificated and experienced seaman, called an AB. Abeam: On the side of the vessel, amidships or at right angles. Aboard: Within or on the vessel. About, go: To manoeuvre to the opposite sailing tack. Above board: Genuine. Able bodied seaman: Advanced deckhand ranked above ordinary seaman. Abreast: Alongside. Side by side Abrid: A plate reinforcing the top of a drilled hole that accepts a pintle. Abrolhos: A violent wind blowing off the South East Brazilian coast between May and August. A.B.S.: American Bureau of Shipping classification society. Able bodied seaman Absorption: The dissipation of energy in the medium through which the energy passes, which is one cause of radio wave attenuation. Abt.: About Abyss: A deep chasm. Abyssal, abysmal: The greatest depth of the ocean Abyssal gap: A narrow break in a sea floor rise or between two abyssal plains. -
Commercial Fishing Guide |
Texas Commercial Fishing regulations summary 2021 2022 SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 – AUGUST 31, 2022 Subject to updates by Texas Legislature or Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission TEXAS COMMERCIAL FISHING REGULATIONS SUMMARY This publication is a summary of current regulations that govern commercial fishing, meaning any activity involving taking or handling fresh or saltwater aquatic products for pay or for barter, sale or exchange. Recreational fishing regulations can be found at OutdoorAnnual.com or on the mobile app (download available at OutdoorAnnual.com). LIMITED-ENTRY AND BUYBACK PROGRAMS .......................................................................... 3 COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN LICENSE TYPES ........................................................................... 3 COMMERCIAL FISHING BOAT LICENSE TYPES ........................................................................ 6 BAIT DEALER LICENSE TYPES LICENCIAS PARA VENDER CARNADA .................................................................................... 7 WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND OTHER BUSINESS LICENSES AND PERMITS LICENCIAS Y PERMISOS COMERCIALES PARA NEGOCIOS MAYORISTAS Y MINORISTAS .......... 8 NONGAME FRESHWATER FISH (PERMIT) PERMISO PARA PESCADOS NO DEPORTIVOS EN AGUA DULCE ................................................ 12 BUYING AND SELLING AQUATIC PRODUCTS TAKEN FROM PUBLIC WATERS ............................. 13 FRESHWATER FISH ................................................................................................... 13 SALTWATER FISH ..................................................................................................... -
Sailing Course Materials Overview
SAILING COURSE MATERIALS OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION The NCSC has an unusual ownership arrangement -- almost unique in the USA. You sail a boat jointly owned by all members of the club. The club thus has an interest in how you sail. We don't want you to crack up our boats. The club is also concerned about your safety. We have a good reputation as competent, safe sailors. We don't want you to spoil that record. Before we started this training course we had many incidents. Some examples: Ran aground in New Jersey. Stuck in the mud. Another grounding; broke the tiller. Two boats collided under the bridge. One demasted. Boats often stalled in foul current, and had to be towed in. Since we started the course the number of incidents has been significantly reduced. SAILING COURSE ARRANGEMENT This is only an elementary course in sailing. There is much to learn. We give you enough so that you can sail safely near New Castle. Sailing instruction is also provided during the sailing season on Saturdays and Sundays without appointment and in the week by appointment. This instruction is done by skippers who have agreed to be available at these times to instruct any unkeyed member who desires instruction. CHECK-OUT PROCEDURE When you "check-out" we give you a key to the sail house, and you are then free to sail at any time. No reservation is needed. But you must know how to sail before you get that key. We start with a written examination, open book, that you take at home.