To sail too close to the wind so that the sails start to luff.

Green and red lights on the starboard and port sides of the boat required for navigation at night. Each light is supposed to be visible through an arc of 112.5

A type of solar thermal system where air is heated in a collector and either transferred directly to the interior space or to a storage medium, such as a rock bin.

The distribution of part of a company's earnings to shareholders, usually twice a year in the.

Wheeled under-carriage on which a container or chassis may be placed.

A rail fastened along the inside of the bulwarks of a vessel and pierced to hold belaying pins

The construction system employed in container vessels; permits ship containers to be stowed in a vertical line with each container supporting the one above it.

A time or a date draft that has been accepted by the buyer (the drawee) for payment at maturity.

A technique for insulating and sealing exterior walls that reduces vapor diffusion through air leakage points by installing pre-cut blocks of rigid foam insulation over floor joists, sheet subfloor, and top plates before drywall is installed.

A mortgage which guarantees the interest rate charged will remain a set number of percentage points.

The amount by which a company's yearly dividends grow compared with the previous.

Beams sometimes fitted over the decks for the stowage of heavy boats or cargo.

A flexible strip used for fairing lines.

Structural members on the longitudinal sides of the base of the container.

A synthetic rubber frequently used for vessel and liquid filter element gasket.

The major regulatory bank in a country, usually government controlled.

An aneroid barometer with a scale graduated in altitude instead of pressure units.

Adjustable stays used to support and control tension on the mast when the wind is from abaft the beam; temporary backstays used to stabilize the mast and prevent undue flexing due to the pumping action of the sea.

(1) A false keel. (2) The projection of the keel abaft the stern frame where the spindle of the rudder rests.

To spill the sails is to take the wind out of the sails, either by heading up into the wind, or by easing the sheets to the point where the sails can hold no wind.