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JJJ JULIET JJJ
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| JACOB'S LADDER |
rope or line ladder |
| JACK |
Knowledge or a friend of ours'. With
"Union", the British flag. |
| JACK
LINE |
Lines that running along the
deck between the bow and stern used to attach a safety harness tether |
| JACKSTAY |
1 : an iron rod, wooden bar or wire rope along a yard of a ship to which the sails are fastened
2 : a support of wood, iron, or rope running up a mast on which the
loop or collar of a yard travels |
| JAM
CLEAT |
A cleat with two teethed
jaws that hold a line in place |
| JAMING |
Particular method of taking a turn with a rope |
| JAWS |
Retractable levered fitting
through which a line runs, ie., spinnaker pole jaws |
| JETTY |
A breakwater or other
rabble built up to protect a harbor, anchorage or other area from the open
seas |
| JIB |
A foresail, smaller than a
genoa |
| JIFFY
REEF |
Usually a series of lines
used to catch the main as it is lowered, or reefed so that it doesn't spread
out all over before tying down |
| JUMP
(A LINE) |
To stand at the mast and pull
down on a halyard as another crewmate winches it in |
