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Ihe proper tension against the wind.
shroud: standing rigging for lateral support of the mast.
slack: the part of the rope not under tension or running free.
small stuff: twine. cord, etc. Any rope under an inch in circumference.
standing; in seamen's language. it refers to the fixed rigging as opposed 10
the running rigging. In a rope the standing part is the part which is fixed or
under tension as opposed to the end which is free and with which the knot is
tied.
stay: standing rigging which supports the mast longitudinally.
stopper: a short length of rope or chain used to limit the running of a line or to
hold lines firmly while they are being cleated. One end of the stopper is
attached to the ship; the other end is tied around the line to be stopped.
strand: twisted yarns which are joined together to form a rope.
stretching: tension applied to new rope before it is used.
strike. to: to lower a sailor a flag.
tack: the forward corner of a sail. Also the direction of the bow of a boat with
relation to the wind. If the wind is coming over its right side. the boat is said to
be on a starboard tack; if it is coming over the left side, the boat is tacking to
port.
turn: one round of a rope, it is the basic element of the knot. To take a turn is
to make a single round with the rope around a cleat or bollard. etc.
warp: to shift a vessel from one place to another in a harbor by means of
ropes.
whipping: protection given to a rope by winding string or small stuff around
it to prevent it from wearing or fraying.
work. to: to draw up and shape a knot.
yarn: the baSIC element in the construction of a rope. it is made up of twisted
fibers.

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