Leach Line to Lie Along

A line made fast to the leach ropes of sails, and passing up through blocks on the yards to haul the leaches up by.

The roping on the after-edge of fore-and-aft sails, but the roping on the sides of square sails.

(See Hand Lead and Deep Sea Lead.)

(See Fairleader.)

(See Snatch Block.)

The part of the tackle that is hauled upon.

A wind which permits a vessel to lay her course with sheets started.

The seaman who heaves the lead to ascertain the depth of water.

Three miles. (See Marine League.)

A hole in a vessel's hull which admits water. To spring a leak is to strain the vessel so that some of her planking separates sufficiently for the water to find entrance into the vessel.

The name given to a sea which breaks over the bow of a vessel.

A cluster of rocks a short distance below the surface of the water.

A board arranged to fit to the lee side of flat-bottomed boats, in order to prevent leeward drift, by acting as a centre-board.

Being to leeward of another ship or object.

A vessel carries a lee helm when the tiller is put over towards the lee side of the vessel.

A sudden roll of the vessel to leeward.

The land to leeward of the ship, or the shore towards which the wind is blowing.

The opposite side to which the wind is blowing on.

A tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing; tide and wind in harmony.

The amount a vessel loses by being forced sideways through the water owing to the pressure of the wind on the vessel's sails, side, and rigging.

The assistant to the helmsman. The lee-wheelsman stands on the lee side of the wheel.

(See Leach.)

(See Deck Horse.) Also a rope made fast to the clew cringle of a jib in order to haul it flat amidships while the bonnet is being laced.

(Pronounced as though spelled lu-ard.) The lee side. The opposite to windward.

Rope laid up against the sun; i. e., twisted from left to right.

When a vessel sails close-hauled she is said to make a leg, and the terms long leg and short leg apply to the comparative distances sailed on different tacks.

Let Draw. (See Draw.)

Let Fall. An order given to a boat's crew to let their oars fall from the perpendicular to the horizontal. It follows the order "up oars." Also an order to the men on the yard to let the sail drop.

To seize a vessel under admiralty process at the beginning of a suit. A vessel may be libelled by the crew, or officers under the rank of captain, for non-payment of wages, for damages, etc.; but the master cannot libel the vessel for the wages which may be due him.

A marine document issued to a vessel of the United States by the customs authorities.

A vessel of five tons and upwards (unless under register), employed in domestic trade, in the fisheries or in foreign trade on the inland northern frontiers of the United States, must be licensed.

Yachts must be licensed if of five tons or upwards, or be subject to light money fees of fifty cents per ton at each port of arrival. All licenses expire by limitation at the end of one year, when they must be renewed.

Officers' licenses are certificates of competency issued by the U. S. Local Inspectors of Steam Vessels to masters, mates, pilots and engineers, and authorizing them to perform their several duties. These licenses must be renewed yearly.

A wrecking license is issued specially. (See American Shipmasters' Association.)

A vessel is said to lie along when heeled over by the weight of the wind on her sails.