The smaller of two mating or meshing gears; can be either the driving or the driven gear.

A chaplain.

GMT for short. Greenwich Meridian Time, also known as Universal Time or Zulu time. A time standard that is not affected by time zones or seasons. It is the time used by navigators in celestial navigation.

A unit used to measure the barometric pressure of the atmosphere. 1 millibar equals 0.03 inches of mercury.

Maximum pressure a vessel, or air filter housing will withstand without bursting.

A position of a flag when lowered part way in salute (method of salute between vessels, like planes dipping wings).

Long Ton = 1016.05 kilogram

The slowest speed at which a vessel steers.

A sleeping berth or bed.

A ship owned and armed by a private individual that is empowered by a government to fight with enemy ships and capture enemy shipping in time of war.

Tassels of unraveled line, yarns, etc. which are lashed around chafe spots such as spreaders to prevent chafe on sails.

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

Hinged extension of the tiller which allows the skipper to control the tiller while hiking or sitting forward.

The structure perpendicular to the shoreline to which a vessel is secured for the purpose of loading and unloading cargo.

To lower, sink deeper.

Country, island or territory the vessel visits.

A book with a record of every occurrence and incident concerning the ship.

A point of sail where the boat is sailing away from the wind, but not directly downwind; Sailing with the wind coming from any direction from abeam to on the quarter, with the bow approximately 135 degrees to the wind source and the sails let out nearly a ...

The ability to convert energy into other forms, such as heat or chemical reaction, so that it can be retrieved for later use. Also the development, design, construction and operation of devices for storing energy until needed. Technology includes devices ...

A two-masted vessel with both masts square rigged. On the sternmost mast, the main mast, there is also a gaff sail