A sailing boat that is carrying too much sail for the current wind conditions is said to be over-canvassed. An over-canvassed boat, whether a dinghy,...

have been reduced, due to the reduction in underwater drag (see Over-canvassed sailing). Easing the sheets on aft-most sails, such as the mainsail in a...

fast hull; by the standards of any other type of sailing ship, a clipper was greatly over-canvassed. The last defining feature of a clipper, in the view...

the original on September 14, 2001. Retrieved December 10, 2011. "Rough Sailing for the New Darling on the Racial Right". The Journal of Blacks in Higher...

shipbuilder known for his seaworthy pilot and rescue boats and the larger sailing and polar ships. His most famous ship is the Fram, used for both Fridtjof...

immediately proceed to shelter. The best way to reduce rounding up in an over-canvassed boat, is to reduce sail by reefing, lowering or furling. If this is...

Wings Over Jordan resuming when the choir returned on March 3, 1946, after a year-long hiatus. The choir returned to the U.S. with the men sailing on the...

complement of soldiers on Cape Breton Island, while the 193rd Battalion canvassed the six counties of northeastern Nova Scotia. The brigade's four battalions...

heading for the open ocean. over-canvassed To have too great a sail area up to safely maneuver in the current wind conditions. over-reaching Holding a course...

light despite being over canvassed at times with the big genny and we had a lot of power to punch through the chop. " List of sailing boat types McArthur...

marine ply sailing boats of the Trailer yacht type designed by Ian Proctor, who was also responsible for the design of many small sailing dinghies in...

second ship by this name set a legal precedent regarding damage done by sailing ships coming in to dock. Captain Barstow took charge of Celestial Empire...

unseaworthy did Childers offer Asgard. With no regard for security, Childers canvassed some acquaintances among British army officers to crew Asgard for the...

witness for the prosecution. There is no evidence that Brooks had been canvassed about this and the magistrates agreed. Danckwerts opened the prosecution...

sailed the boat in winds of over 20 kn (37 km/h) with full sail and even the gennaker. Doane noted, "Though over-canvassed, the boat handled very well...

Tapsail, Chris (3 April 2018). "Sea of Thieves sailing - how to sail into the wind, win ship combat and sailing terms explained". Eurogamer. Archived from...

cotton, and because of the disappearance of the sailing navy which had been a large consumer of canvasses. Voiron came to be known for its fine silks, sought...

on earth", in 1930 deGarthe quit his job in Montreal with the goal of sailing to Brazil to join an aunt there. He travelled by rail to Halifax to board...

15, 1848, seventy-seven slaves attempted to escape Washington, D.C. by sailing away on a schooner called The Pearl. Their plan was to sail south on the...

several years earlier, and Lucius Lucceius. The election was dirty. Caesar canvassed Cicero for support, and made an alliance with the wealthy Lucceius, but...

conditions of stationary combat and that ships would engage in one long line sailing on parallel courses; but more flexible tactical thinking would now be required...

silver cloth were brought into the hall. The last act involved six ships sailing across the hall, apparently bobbing in artificial waves with silver sails...

Vote, hundreds of activists, including sailors and veterans, canvassed the city. The canvassing was followed by a citywide straw vote from September 17 through...

an exception, allowing prior restraint in cases such as "publication of sailing dates of transports or the number or location of troops". This exception...

which was busy defending itself from Japanese invaders. He personally canvassed Chinese-Americans to raise money for the exhibit and supervised its construction...

as the nation began mourning the war hero's death. Ten thousand agents canvassed the North, following a script Twain had devised; many were themselves...

with undergraduates Guy Arnold, Julian Critchley and Martin Morton he canvassed workers at the gates of the Vickers Shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness. Julian...

Masch Lake are numerous clubs for water sports (most popularly, rowing and sailing). During the year many diverse competitions are held on the lake, including...

Captain Clark, around 1960 in Tangier, who once bragged that he had been sailing 23 years without an accident. That very day, Clark's ship had an accident...

Seekonk River, to the southeast of campus. Brown's sailing teams are based out of the Ted Turner Sailing Pavilion at the Edgewood Yacht Club in adjacent...