Sailor's term for being about to get married, a splice being used to join two ropes together.

The part of a block which is opposite the swallow, which is where the line enters.

The transverse partition between the cockpit and the cabin.

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

A small multi-pronged anchor used on dinghies and small boats. Also used to drag along the bottom to recover something that has sunk.

A chaplain.

An area of low barometric pressure. The wind circulates clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. Generally these are bad weather systems.(2)A severe recession over a lengthy.

Daily; occurring once a day.

On gaff-rigged sailing vessels the luff of the mainsail is secured to the mast by wooden hoops, which slide up or down the mast as the sail is raised or lowered.

Small charts showing tidal stream directions and rate of flow.

An adjustable section of the rudder that allows the rudder to be corrected for lee helm or weather helm.

Cargo shipped in loose condition and of a homogeneous nature.Cargoes that are shipped unpackaged either dry, such as grain and ore, or liquid, such as petroleum products. Bulk service generally is not provided on a regularly scheduled basis, but rather as ...

Logistics Over The Shore.

Pre-Cooling of intake air for compressors and Blowers.

Small line used for whipping other light duties.

A person or firm, licensed by the treasury department of their country when required, engaged in entering and clearing goods through Customs for a client (importer).

DC. A continuous, one directional flow of electricity.(2) A type of electricity transmission and distribution by which electricity flows in one direction through the conductor; usually relatively low voltage and high current; typically abbreviated as dc.

Chemical species slated to replace CFCs in the near future.

A sail attached to the boom at the tack and clew, but not along the foot, or a fore-and-aft sail which is set without a boom.