abaft | preposition | 2006-10-01 22:41:04 | Training | |
In the direction towards the stern (rear) of the boat, relative to some object. | ||||
abeam | preposition | 2006-10-06 21:58:52 | Training | |
'Abeam' or 'on the beam' is a relative bearing of 90° to the centerline of the keel or hull of the boat. (90° to port or 90° to starboard, but not on the boat.) | ||||
Abel Brown | proper noun | 2006-10-06 23:10:43 | Galley | |
A vulgar song, sang by seamen. | ||||
aboard | preposition | 2006-10-09 13:55:39 | Training | |
On or in a boat. | ||||
above board | preposition | 2006-11-02 06:41:17 | Training | |
On the deck of the boat, or above deck. | ||||
abreast | preposition | 2006-10-09 14:00:21 | Racing | |
"Side by side" or " by the side of". Normally referring to boats that are aligned side by side. | ||||
alee | preposition | 2006-10-07 01:00:19 | Racing | |
Facing away from the direction of the wind. 'Alee' is the opposite of windward. | ||||
anchorage | noun | 2006-10-07 01:09:02 | Navigation | |
A place to anchor, or the place where a boat lies anchored. | ||||
baitwell | noun | 2006-10-26 11:41:06 | Gadgets | |
A compartment oboard a fishing boat, for holding live bait. | ||||
bow | noun | 2006-10-25 12:08:07 | Vessels | |
The front or forward end of a boat. No self respecting sailor will ever call the bow "the front of the boat". | ||||
bow line | noun | 2006-10-27 09:03:10 | Rigging | |
A docking line leading from the bow. | ||||
bowline | noun | 2006-10-27 09:07:50 | Rigging | |
A rope attached to the side of a sail to pull it towards the bow (for keeping the windward edge of the sail steady). "Bowline" also refers to a type of knot, used to form a temporary loop in the end of a line. Similar to a clove hitch. | ||||
bowse | verb | 2006-10-27 09:10:37 | Rigging | |
To pull, hoist or haul with a tackle. | ||||
burgee | noun | 2006-11-07 07:18:42 | Clubs | |
A little flag flown atop a mast. | ||||
cam cleat | noun | 2006-10-07 01:51:58 | Rigging | |
'Camcleats' or 'cam cleats' are used to fix sheets and other lines in the desired position. A cam cleat allows the lines on a sailboat to be quickly set and released. | ||||
jam cleat | noun | 2006-10-07 01:54:04 | Rigging | |
A 'jam cleat' is a device which fixes a sheet or line in the desired position by 'jamming' or wedging the line into a narrow constriction. | ||||
keelboat | noun | 2006-10-07 01:56:05 | Vessels | |
A 'keelboat' is a keeled sailboat with an open cockpit and no accommodation. Keelboats are popular racing sailboats, used for short inshore or daytime offshore races. Boats built for navigating rivers, typically controlled with oars or poles, are also known as keelboats.
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stern | noun | 2006-10-25 12:14:57 | Vessels | |
The rear or backward section of a boat. | ||||
tempest | noun | 2006-10-07 01:57:37 | Weather | |
A 'tempest' is a violent windstorm, frequently accompanied by rain, snow, or hail. | ||||
windward | preposition | 2006-10-07 00:46:36 | Racing | |
Towards the wind. | ||||