Stephen R wrote:

What does a nautical instruction mean that says "the sheets are middled"?

Thanks for your time.



your sheets are neither fully in or fully out but somewhere in the middle???

of course some context might give us some further clues...

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According to "Glossary of Nautical Terms from The New Practical Navigator."
circa 1814

"To middle a rope

To double it into equal parts"


"paul cooke" wrote in message
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Stephen R wrote:

What does a nautical instruction mean that says "the sheets are
middled"?

Thanks for your time.



your sheets are neither fully in or fully out but somewhere in the
middle???

of course some context might give us some further clues...

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COMPUTER POWER TO THE PEOPLE! DOWN WITH CYBERCRUD!

On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 21:02:19 GMT, paul cooke wrote:

Stephen R wrote:

What does a nautical instruction mean that says "the sheets are middled"?

Thanks for your time.



your sheets are neither fully in or fully out but somewhere in the middle???

of course some context might give us some further clues...

Doesn't it mean that you are not tying two separate sheets onto a sail?

Not two separate sheets as in separate ropes or lines. The line is
continuous but doubled in half with each end leading somewhere. In this
case port and starboard if for example you are attaching it to a fore and
aft jib. The middle of the line (where it is bent) then attaches to the
sail. Think of it as thread doubled (or middled) through a sewing needle.