Turtling (sailing)

For other uses, see Turtling.

Boat that has turned turtle
(upside down)

A boat is said to be turtling or to turn turtle when it is fully inverted.[1][2] The name stems from the appearance of the upside-down boat, similar to the carapace (top shell) of a sea turtle.[3][A][B] The term can be applied to any vessel; turning turtle is less frequent but more dangerous on ships than on smaller boats.[C][4] It is rarer but more hazardous for multihulls than for monohulls, because multihulls are harder to flip in both directions. Measures can be taken to prevent a capsize (where the boat is knocked over on its beam-ends but not yet inverted) from becoming a turtle (with bottom up).[5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ "turtle, turn turtle (of a boat) to turn over completely while sailing". Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Definition of turtle in English "turn turtle" (chiefly of a boat) turn upside down: ". Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. 2013. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. ^ A naval encyclopædia: comprising a dictionary of nautical words and phrases; biographical notices, and records of naval officers; special articles of naval art and science. PHILADELPHIA: LR HAMERSLY & CO. 1881. Retrieved 23 January 2014. at Internet Archive
  4. ^ "Naval Slang Dictionary" (PDF). p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  5. ^ George 1984, p. 82-9.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rousmaniere was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  8. ^ Rousmaniere, John (22 October 2011). "Youth sailing 420 tragedy on Severn River report - Organizations". US Sailing. Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.


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