Way to Well Boat

A vessel is said to have way on her when she moves through the water.

An order given to a boat's crew signifying that they are to cease rowing, and to take their oars out of the water and lay them down in the boats fore-and-aft the thwarts, the blades of the oars forward.

The timbers on which a vessel slides into the water in being launched. Hauled up on the ways means to cradle a vessel on the ways, then by mechanical means haul ways and vessel up an inclined plane until out of water. These ways are sometimes termed marine railways. (See Dry Dock.)

To put the helm up and bring the vessel around on the other tack by changing the wind across the stern. This is done in a heavy sea when tacking is not advisable owing to the danger of missing stays and the accompanying chance of getting sternboard on the vessel.

Loss by accident and damage by use to hull, spars, rigging, sails, etc.

That point of the compass from which the wind blows.

To take an additional turn around the windlass end or the bitts with the cable.

Detained in harbor owing to the unfavorable conditions of the weather.

To keep one's weather-eye open is to be on the alert.

A vessel is said to have the weather gage of another when the latter is to leeward.

A vessel carries a weather helm when her tendency is to come up into the wind, requiring the wheelsman to put the tiller up.

Clear weather prophesies are, rosy sky at sunset, gray morning sky, low dawn, delicate clouds, dew, fog.

Wet weather is foretold by an Indian-red morning sky, pale-yellow sky, small, inky-looking clouds.

Wind is indicated by a red morning sky, hard-edged, oily-looking clouds, gloomy blue sky, copper-colored sky.

Moderate winds and possible calms are expected with soft-looking or delicate clouds, quiet tints or colors, dew and fog.

A sudden roll to windward.

The inclination of the vessel's deck to windward.

The shore to windward.

The windward side; the side the wind blows on.

(See Signals.)

A vessel that works well to windward and makes little leeway.

The tide which sets against the lee side of the vessel and carries her to windward.

A crossed seizing placed between two eyes.

A two-part, wedge-shaped fid.

To clear the rigging of bits of rope, yarn, ravelings, etc.

To weigh the anchor is to lift it from the bottom.

The enclosure around the pumps, from the hold up to the deck, to preserve the former from injury by coming in contact with cargo, etc. The enclosed space in the holds of fishing vessels to preserve the catch alive until a market can be reached. An exclamation signifying that the crew are to cease hauling, etc.; that they are to leave things as they are. (See Cistern.).

(See Well.)