Ship-to-Shore November
2013
11 .To bring the vessel so close to wind
that the sails shake. (4 words)
by Richard Wells
17 .Sea conditions with a tidal current
and
a wind in opposite directions. (3
John Thompson was the first to return a
words)
correct puzzle last month; he can claim a
18 .The combination of the true wind
bottle of wine at our next Meeting. You too
and the headwind caused by the boat's
can be a winner, if you can answer this
forward motion. (2 words)
month’s puzzle. You have as chance even
19 .The condition where a sailing vessel
if you are not the first, as the fifth person
is confined between two capes or
will also win a bottle.
headlands by a wind blowing directly
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22 .To sail downwind directly at another
lists: example, Across #1 answer. Not as
ship,
stealing the wind from its sails.
the puzzle square. Prizes will be awarded
23 .Large mass of sand or earth, formed
at the next Meeting. Winners must attend
by the surge of the sea.
to receive their prize.
24 .A bearing relative to the direction of
This month's theme
the ship. (2 words)
Sailing with Nature
26 .The maximum efficient speed of a
Across
displacement-hulled vessel. (2 words)
2. An enabling wind shift that allows a
28 .The lean caused by the wind's force
close hauled sailboat to point up.
on the sails of a sailing vessel.
6. When tacking, holding a course too
30 .To change the direction of sail so as
long. (2 words)
to point in a direction that is more down
10 .The condition of a sailboat being
wind. (2 words)
pushed abruptly to horizontal, with the
31 .A leg of the route of a sailing vessel.
mast parallel to the water surface.
Crossword Puzzle
32 .A shore downwind of a ship. (2
words)
33 .In the direction that the wind is
coming from.
34 .To sail slowly when there is
apparently no wind.
Down
1. A condition wherein the ship is
detained in one particular station by
contrary winds.
3. The distance across water which a
wind or waves have traveled
4. A change in the wind direction
5. The maximum speed of a ship.
7. The maximum degree of heel after
which a vessel becomes unable to return to
an upright position. (2 words)
8. Sailing more than about 160° away
from the wind. (4 words)
9. Not moving. (4 words)
12 .Serving a watch on the weather side
of the ship. (3 words)
13 .Sailing into the wind, but not as
close-hauled as might be possible, so as to
make sure the sails are kept full. (3 words)
14 .A section of otherwise
muddy shoreline suitable for
mooring or hauling out.
15 .A unit of bearing equal
to one thirty-second of a circle
16 .The side of a ship
exposed to the wind. (2 words)
20 .Wave or tidal movement
going in the same direction as
a ship. (2 words)
21 .The bed of the sea.
25 .To change the direction
of a sailboat so that it is more
up wind. (2 words)
26 .Turn towards the wind;
sail closer to the wind. (2
words)
27 .The equatorial trough,
with special reference to the
light and variable nature of the
winds.
29 .When a sailing vessel
loses control of its motion and
is forced into a sudden sharp
turn
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the size of the puzzle square
that we can print. It has been
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