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| Larboard | Babor
The original name for the left side of the vessel when facing forward. The name was changed to Port to avoid any confusion with starboard, the right side of the vessel when facing forward. |
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| Large | Said of vessel sailing with wind abaft the beam but not right aft. |
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| Lash | To tie something with a line; to secure |
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| Lashing | A rope used for securing any movable object in place |
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| Lask | To sail large, with wind about four points abaft beam. |
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| Lateen | Narrow triangular sail set on a long yard or spar, the forward end of which is hauled down so that it sets obliquely on the mast with a high peak. |
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| Lateral Resistance | The ability of a boat to keep from being moved sideways by the wind. Keels, daggerboards, centerboards, and leeboards are all used to improve a boat's lateral resistance. |
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| Latitude | The distance north or south of the equator measured and expressed in degrees. The equator is 0° and the north and south poles are 90°. |
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| Launch | (1) To float a vessel off the ways in a building yard after it is completed. (2) A small boat used to ferry people to and from a larger vessel. |
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| Lay | (1) As a command, it means to go in the direction indicated, e.g., "Lay foward" (go up) or "Lay alow!" (come down). (2) Of a line or rope, it refers to the direction in which the strands are twisted. (3) Lay the course: able to fetch a given point when close-hauled |
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| Lay Aboard | To come alongside. Also known as "Lay Alongside". |
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| Lay Out | (1) Order to men at the mast to extend themselves at intervals along a yard. (2) To keep a vessel at a certain place until a specified time has elapsed. |
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| Lay the Land | To cause the land to sink below horizon by sailing away from it. |
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| Lay Up | To store a yacht away on land for the winter |
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| Laying on Oars | Holding oars at right angles to fore and aft line of boat with blades horizontal and parallel to surface of water. |
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