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| Headfoil | A grooved metal extrusion fitted on a forestay and used to secure the luff of a sail by holding its bolt rope in place. |
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| Heading | Direction in which ship's bow is pointing at any instant. |
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| Headsail | A sail set forward of the foremast on the headstay; a foresail |
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| Headstay | The stay leading from the mast to the bow |
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| Headway | The forward motion of a boat through the water. Opposite of sternway. |
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| Heave | (1) To throw, as to heave a line ashore. (2) An upward pull on a line; to lift (3) The rise and fall of a vessel in a seaway. |
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| Heave In | To haul in. |
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| Heave Out | Get out of your bunk. "Heave out and trice up." |
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| Heave To | To stop a boat and maintain position (with some leeway) by balancing rudder and sail to prevent forward movement, a boat stopped this way is "hove to"; such as when in heavy seas. The idea is to bring the wind onto the weather bow and hold the ship in that position, where she can safely and easily ride out a storm. |
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| Heaves | Upward displacing swells. |
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| Heaving Line | A light line with a weight on the end used for heaving from ship to shore (or ship to ship) when coming alongside. A heavier cable or hawser is attached which can then be hauled over using the heaving line. |
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| Heavy Seas | When the water has large or breaking waves in stormy conditions. |
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| Heavy Weather | Stormy conditions, including rough, high seas and strong winds. |
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| Heel | (1) To lean over to one side, due to wind pressure on the sails or crew on the side; The amount that a boat is tipped over side-to-side, relative to its normal horizontal position. (2) The after end of a ship's keel. (3) The lower end of a mast. |
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| Heeling Error | The error in a compass reading caused by the heel of a boat. |
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