DICTIONARY OF

Running Block 288 Rutter
Running Block. That block, of a purchase, that moves in position as fall is veered or hauled.
Usually called 'Moving Block'.
Running Bowline. A bowline (loop) made in the end of a rope and around its own standing
part.
Running by the Lee. Running under sail with the main boom on the weather side.
Running Days. Days that are counted successively and without any exception or
interruption.
Running Down. Striking a vessel that is at anchor, or that has the right of way.
Running Down Clause. Institute Time Clause that defines liability of underwriters to owner
of a ship that runs down another. Liability does not exceed three-quarters value of ship that
runs down.
Running Fix. Determination of a ship's position by taking a line of bearing, running a
known distance, transferring first line to new position and crossing it with another position
line.
Running Free. Sometimes defined as sailing with wind abaft the beam, but not right aft. As
far as the 'Rule of the Road' is concerned, a vessel is running free when she has the wind
more than one point abaft that point at which she would be close hauled.
Running Gear. All rigging, ropes and tackles that move, or are movable.
Running High. Said of a sea when waves are high. Said of a gyro compass when its
indication is numerically higher than it should be.
Running Hook. One of the tack hooks a little off centre line of boat at stem. Tack of sail is
put on it when running before wind.
Running Lights. Statutory navigational lights shown by a vessel when under way.
Running Moor. Anchoring by dropping first anchor while ship has headway, and letting go
second anchor after she has gone farther ahead.
Running Part. Any part of a tackle that moves when worked - as distinguished from the
standing part.
Running Rigging. All ropes rove through blocks and worked as may be necessary, as
distinguished from standing rigging.
Running the Easting Down. Making easterly departure by running before a westerly wind.
Running Voyage. Old name for a wartime voyage when made independently and not in
convoy.
Run Out. To put out a mooring, hawser or line from a ship to a point of attachment outside
her.
Run the Longitude. To sail along a meridian.
Russell's Log. Early 19th-century towed log, of spiral type and made of copper.
Russian Sennit. Loose matting made by weaving several stands-or lengths of small ropeathwart
and over and under their own parts.
Rutter. Common, but corrupted, form of 'Routier*.