To haul on a rope, to haul up tight, to hoist the last possible inch or so.

Any point of sail with the wind coming from the side of the boat. If the wind is coming from directly over the side, it is a beam reach. If the wind is coming from forward of abeam it is a close reach. If the wind is coming from over the quarter, it is ca ...

: Regular ship shaped vessel, production ship. Positioned by anchors or dynamic positioning. Has its own propulsion machinery.

On older sailing ships, a heavy piece of curved timber projecting from the bow for the purpose of holding anchors in position for letting go or for securing them after weighing.

Two short pieces of timber fixed horizontally fore and aft on each side of the lower masthead of a square rigged vessel and used to support the topmast, the lower crosstrees, and the top.

A piece of rope placed so as to confine a spar or another rope. A handle made of rope, in the form of a circle, (as the handle of a chest.) is called a becket.

A sound signal device (not necessarily mechanically operated).

see Bream

A can buoy. A cylindrical buoy painted green and having an odd number used in the United States as a navigational aid. At night they may have a green light. Green buoys should be kept on the left side when returning from a larger body of water to a smalle ...

The topmost planking in the sides, next below the gunwale, often thicker than other planking.

The way a boats spars and sails are arranged. To rig a vessel is to fit her with masts, spars, sails and running and standing rigging; term is also used to mean the setting up a device, e.g., to rig a lifeline, a tackle, etc

The athwartship portion of a hull at the stern. The flat, vertical aft end of a ship.

An expression used to the crew to indicate that the boat is about to tack.

A multihulled boat with three hulls.

The locker in which the bos'n keeps his deck gear.

Cargo delivered to/from the carrier where origin/destination of the cargo is in the local area.

A ship drives when her anchor fails to hold and she is at the mercy of wind and tide, or when she can make no progress against the wind.

To capsize.

Sailing with the wind from astern, in the same direction toward which the wind is blowing

The unofficial filtration industry description for filters designed to trap small size contaminants.