Sentence examples for main sheet from inspiring English sources

Thinking better of a game of chicken, Moseley let out the main sheet and steered the boat away.

"I didn't know a jib from a main sheet," said Mr. Immel, now 19, who has since graduated from the program and gotten a job.

A gloved hand is wrapped in a death grip around the main sheet, the line controlling the shape of the sail.

It's hard to think of a less relevant skill in today's job market than knowing your jib halyard from your main sheet.

I wonder if this is the dreaded accident that is about to occur when I instinctively lean the opposite way, ease off the main sheet a tad, regain balance, and shoot off again speeding towards home.

Heddle loom, also called Heald Loom, device used in weaving that is characterized by heddles short lengths of wire or flat steel strips used to deflect the warp to either side of the main sheet of fabric.

Small sailing craft are controlled primarily by working the main-sheet and rudder in conjunction.

Point your boat in the desired direction Let out your main-sheet until the front of the sail begins to flap When this happens, sheet in (pull on the main-sheet) until the flapping stops.

Gather the boom, mast, sail and main-sheet together and insert the base of the mast into mast step of Sabot Hull.

If sailing in very low wind, letting go of the main-sheet will not be enough to make the sail go out - push the boom out slowly with your hand and go to step three.

Elsewhere, the main exfoliation sheet fracture surface parallels the topographic surface, with one to three thinner sheets comprising a total thickness of 1 m at interior sections (Supplementary Fig. 2) and only 10 cm at distal edges.