Inner Jib to Jack Stays

The head-sail next forward of the fore-staysail on some merchant sailing vessels. (See engravings of various merchant rigs.)

A vessel is inshore of another when the former is the nearest to the land.

A sheltered or land-locked course over which vessels race.

(See Part II.)

(See Marine Insurance.)

The code of signals adopted by all maritime nations for communicating with vessels at sea, stations along shore, etc. The "Code" consists of the following flags and shapes, and from which 78,642 combinations can be made: 1 burgee, 4 pennants, and 13 square flags. An additional bunting, used both as a "Code" pennant and an answering-signal, is provided. (See engravings.)

A statement in writing giving the particulars and prices of each and every parcel of goods in the cargo, together with the amount of freight, duties, and charges thereon.

Inward pilotage, towing into harbor, etc.

The loose end of a rope hanging out of a sail or from a yard in a slovenly manner.

Blocks are said to be iron-bound when they have a metal strop. A coast is said to be iron-bound when it presents perpendicular cliffs of rock.

The deck-horses for the stay-sail and other fore-and-aft sheet travelers. (See Horse.)

A ship is said to be in irons when, after being thrown up into the wind in tacking, she refuses to cast one way or the other, in which position she will speedily get sternway on her, and be in a dangerous situation, hence it is important that she should be boxed off at once. (See Abox.)

A universal name for a sailor. The union of the national flag. (See Union.) A horizontal bar of iron at the topgallant masthead, placed there in order to give spread to the royal shrouds. A portable piece of machinery employed in moving heavy weights, and much used on board ship when stowing cotton, as the action of the jack may be regulated for pressure, leverage, screwing, etc. Also known as a jack screw.

A block kept hooked aloft through which to reeve the topgallant and royal yard ropes when those spars are sent up and down.

Iron cross-trees such as are to be seen at the head of the topgallant mast. (See Jack.)

Jackee-Ja.A canoe of Greenland.

A basket placed on the top of a pole to mark a shoal or cluster of rocks.

The name given to the cook's helper.

(See Corposant.)

The foot of some fore-and-aft sails is secured to the boom by a line called a jack rope, running fore-and-aft through the eyes which are screwed in on top of the spar, and through the little thimbles sewn on the bolt rope on the foot of the sail at every seam.

(See Jack.)

A short staff, or flag-pole, shipped at the bowsprit cap, and on which the jack is displayed.

Long strips of wood or iron bolted on to the top of a yard to bend the head of a square sail to, and to the under part of a gaff for the head of a fore-and-aft sail. Formerly jack stays were lengths of rope stretched along a spar.