Purchase.—An arrangement of ropes and pulleys by which a mechanical power is gained.
Quarter.—The after part of a vessel’s side.
Range.—To range chain, is to get a certain quantity before the windlass so that, when the anchor is let go, it will run out to the bottom without a check.
Reefing.—To reduce the area of a sail by rolling and tying up a portion of it. Also to shorten the bowsprit by hauling it partly in board.
Round In.—To haul in on a rope.
Run.—The run of a vessel is the after part of her narrowing up to the stern post. To let a halyard go by the run is to let it go altogether and not to slack it out gently.
Running.—Sailing before the wind.
Running Rigging.—The ropes, such as halyards, that are hauled upon in order to hoist or trim sails, as opposed to the standing rigging—shrouds and stays which are not moved in working a vessel.
Sag.—To sag to leeward is to drift before the wind or make leeway.
Scuppers.—Holes through which the water runs overboard off the decks.