Useful english dictionary. 2012.
balance lug — Naut. a lugsail having a portion of its area forward of the mast and having a long foot, often with a boom. * * * … Universalium
balance lug — Naut. a lugsail having a portion of its area forward of the mast and having a long foot, often with a boom … Useful english dictionary
french lug — noun Usage: usually capitalized F : balance lugsail … Useful english dictionary
Lugger — A lugger is a type of small sailing vessel setting lugsails on two or more masts and perhaps lug topsails. Defining the rigThe lugsail is an evolved version of the classical square sail. In both rigs, the upper side of the sail is attached to a… … Wikipedia
Proa — A proa or prau is a type of multihull sailing vessel. While the word proa just means boat in its native language, the term proa in Western languages has come to describe a vessel consisting of two (usually) unequal length parallel hulls, sailed… … Wikipedia
Scottish east coast fishery — The Scottish east coast fishery has been in existence for more than a thousand years, spanning the Viking period right up to the present day. A brief historyThe fishery has always been for both whitefish and herring. The Norsemen came to Scotland … Wikipedia
Junk Rig — The Junk rig, also known as the Chinese lugsail and Sampan rig, is a type of sail rig in which rigid members, called battens, span the full width of the sail and extend the sail forward of the mast. [Hasler MacLeod, Practical Junk Rig , Tiller… … Wikipedia
Yard (sailing) — The fore royal yard on the Prince William. Prince William s royal yards are the highest and smallest yards on the ship, are made of wood, and are lifting yards that can be raised along a section of the mast. Here it is in the lowered position. A… … Wikipedia
