Frazes Flashcards
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keeping lines from getting tangled
The biggest concern when using the engine (besides polluting the environment) is keeping lines from getting tangled in the propeller.
tangled [ˈtæŋgld] a sunarpliotas, supainiotas; susivėlęs; pinklus; raizgus;
casting off
Casting off means untying and getting under way from a dock or mooring, it’s the same as leaving the shore
cast /käst/
Before casting off a dock or mooring, plan your best escape route. Plan out a course so you can sail away on a reach (which gets you up to speed quickly).
cast off
a) numesti, pamesti; atsikratyti;
b) jūr. atsišvartuoti, atrišti laivą (nuo prieplaukos įtaiso);
c) nuleisti, mažinti (akis, baigiant megzti);
getting under way - start, take off (to go or leave)q
getting under way from a dock or mooring
English Synonyms: commence ; set in ; start ; begin ; get under way ; take off ; be off ; break into ; open
dangling off
Make sure that no loose lines are dangling off the side of the boat.
dangle [ˈdæŋgl] v - tabaluoti, kyburiuoti, kaboti, karoti; pakabinti;
off the side of boat
Off - nuo (žymint nuotolį, at(si)skyrimą, atitolinimą);
off the side of the boat - prie (netoli nuo) laivo šono
a mile off the road mylia nuo kelio;
off the coast netoli nuo kranto;
to fall off the ladder nukristi nuo kopėčių;
let go of the mooring line on the winward side
And always let go of the mooring line on the windward side so that you don’t run over it as the boat sideslips while building speed.
Let go off
let go of - release, as from one’s grip; “Let go of the door handle, please!”; “relinquish your grip on the rope–you won’t fall”
Mooring line
the line attached to a permanently anchored buoy
let go of the stern anchor line
If so, first let go of the stern anchor line (which usually has
weights attached), and make sure it sinks out of the way before proceeding.
Horn cleat
n nautical contexts, a cleat is a device for securing a rope.[2]
Types of cleat designs include the following:
A horn cleat is the traditional design, featuring two “horns” extending parallel to the deck or the axis of the spar, attached to a flat surface or a spar, and resembling an anvil.
A line tied to a horn cleat [1] on a dock. The line comes from a boat off the top of the picture, around the right horn, around the left horn, across the cleat from top left to bottom right, around the right horn, and then hitches around the left horn. Note that this line is tied improperly; the line from the boat should initially run to the far (left) side of the horn cleat rather than close (right) side.
Hitch
hitch [hɪtʃ]
jūr. mazgas, kilpa
2 prikabinti, už(si)kabinti (on, to), about
cam cleat
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jam cleat
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clam cleat
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mooring
A mooring refers to any permanent structure to which a vessel may be secured. Examples include quays, wharfs, jetties, piers, anchor buoys, and mooring buoys. A ship is secured to a mooring to forestall free movement of the ship on the water. An anchor mooring fixes a vessel’s position relative to a point on the bottom of a waterway without connecting the vessel to shore. As a verb, mooring refers to the act of attaching a vessel to a mooring.[1]
plenty of chain veered
veer - 1) keisti kryptį, nukrypti, pasisukti 2) atleisti (lyną, virvę, inkarą ir pan.)
Getting under way and getting back safely
Getting under way and getting back safely can be the trickiest part of your day on the water. Try to have an instructor or, at least, a knowledgeable friend
along on your first few sails to help you get under way and back safely
the rudder doesn’t provide much maneuverability while you’re at slow speeds
the rudder doesn’t provide much maneuverability while you’re at slow speeds and getting the boat going.
We strongly encourage you to get some lessons before sailing
We strongly encourage you to get some lessons before sailing
putting up the mast (to step up)
To get the mast from horizontal to vertical. Some boats are stored with the mast up. Other boats (usually dinghies) require the crew to step, or put up, the mast before every sail.
The key to docking or mooring is slowing down at a controlled rate before you get there.
The key to docking or mooring is slowing down at a controlled rate before you get there. You slow down by luffing the sails (see Chapter 5) and letting
the boat glide to a stop. The trick is knowing when to start luffing so that you keep enough steerageway to reach the dock without having so much speed that the phrase “ramming speed” becomes applicable.
err on the side of something
When in doubt, err on the slow side.
to choose an action that may be too extreme If we’re not sure what’s needed, let’s err on the side of being too prepared.
Usage notes: usually used in the form err on the side of caution: I decided to err on the side of caution and spend less than my full allowance.
Getting in irons is a big problem when you’re in a confined area.
If you slow down so much that the boat is pointed
in the dreaded no-sail zone, you’re out of luck and in irons, as we describe in Chapter 5. Getting in irons is a big problem when you’re in a confined area. So please don’t go too slow or too fast!
A wise sailor on a new boat always does some practice
runs out in the open
Practice run (pl. practice runs) - A trial, or practice before the real thing.
A wise sailor on a new boat always does some practice
runs out in the open, next to a buoy or some other floating object, to help judge how the boat maneuvers as it decelerates.
