Updates to charts and sailing directions regularly published by the Australian Hydrographic Office.
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TO HAUL
To change the course of a sailing vessel to bring the wind farther forward, usually used with up, such as haul up.
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INDEX CHART
An outline chart showing the limits and identifying desig- nations of navigational charts, volumes of sailing directions, etc.
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FLY BY NIGHT
A large sail used only for sailing downwind, requiring little attention.
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RIGGING
The system of masts and lines on ships and other sailing vessels.
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TALL SHIP
A tall ship is a large, traditionally-rigged sailing vessel.
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COME TO
To stop a sailing vessel, especially by turning into the wind.
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SEAWORTHY
Certified for, and capable of, safely sailing at sea.
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BIT HEAD
The top of two massive timbers that support the windlass on a sailing barge.
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LEE-OH
The command given to come about (tack through the wind) on a sailing boat.
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ROYAL
1. in large sailing ships, a mast right above the topgallant mast. 2. the sail of such a mast.
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