Historically, seamanship referred to the set of tasks that sailors performed on ships. From stowing cargo to rigging maintenance. In the sailing navy, ropes are essential for the proper functioning of the ship. Today, this term refers to the know-how of the knots.
In the Navy, the goal is to tie a knot and to be able to hold it without ever coming undone under tension, but to be able to be undone quickly if necessary. Even when wet. Between watches, sailors would therefore practice tying knots with whatever bits of rope they could find. But they also made accessories, protections and decorations. There are many categories of marine knots .
If at that time the sailor in charge of the ropes was the jigger, today, any self-respecting sailor must be able to quickly tie essential knots - berths , cleat knot , bowline , capstan knot or knot in eight - but also more complex work such as splices or surliures or even textile shackles .
Today, textile fibres are easier to work with, but are also very efficient. However, in order to "quilt", you need basic equipment.
Seamanship equipment
- Big cat or hollow needles
- A splicer
- Wire to be buckled
- Sailmaker's needles
- A hinge
- A sharp knife
- A lighter (preferably storm to withstand the wind)
- One meter
- A pencil
- Tape
- A hammer
- A cord ring
Rope vocabulary
The current the end of the tip that is used to weave the knots.
The sleeper the end usually attached to a part of the rigging.
The fibre continues : Very long fibre called filament
Staple fibre : Short fibres with a texture reminiscent of cotton
The duite : Set of fibres more or less twisted depending on whether the fibre is continuous or discontinuous. It is the basic element of rope manufacture.
The caret thread Reverse twist pick set used to make a strand
The strand : An assembly of several long caret yarns called twisted filaments
The rope Assembly of three or four strands
The spindle : coil support on which a pickup is wrapped
The braid : Interlacing of duites by the crossing of the spindles
The soul Braid: The central part of a four-stranded braid or rope, consisting of fibres, picks, strands and a braid.
Unsubscribe : Separate strands from a rope.
