(1) A longitudinal crack in a mast or other spar. (2) The shivers of a sail when sailing too close to the wind. (3) As a verb, to let it out.

To remove a reef from a sail and hoist the sail aloft

That geographical belt located approximately in 40 degrees south latitude in which are encountered the prevailing or stormy westerlies.

The point of a tide when the water is the highest.

Extending a sail using a whisker pole

A person who arranges for transportation of loads for a percentage of the revenue from the load.

Millions of cubic feet per 24 hour.

The left side of the ship.

Steady regular winds in a belt approximately 30

A slide which travels on a track to which the mainsheet may be attached. The sail shape can be subtly altered by changing the mainsheet position on the traveler.

A warehouse authorized by Customs to receive duty-free merchandise.

A draft to which no documents are attached.

To abandon a ship at sea; to place people in a ship's boat or raft and leave them.

During the operation of tacking, the moment when a sailing vessel is head to the wind and hanging there, with her head not paying off on the opposite tack. Such a vessel is said to be "in stays" or "in irons".

The space between any decks.

Reservation number used to secure equipment and act as a control number prior to completion of a B/L.

A container with no sides and frame members at the front and rear. Container can be loaded from the sides and top.

When rope comes aboard a vessel and is put to use, it is called line, although some still call it rope if it is over one inch in diameter.

Long Ton = 1016.05 kilogram

The point where the stem joins the forward end of the keel.