A line running from near the top of the mast, used to hold the spinnaker pole in place.

Has to do with the properties of air-water vapor mixtures in the atmosphere.

The cabin towards the front of the vessel.

Blower.

Under U.S. tax law, a corporation created to obtain tax exemption on part of the earnings of U.S. products in foreign markets. Must be set-up as a foreign corporation with an office outside the USA.

The portion of a safety/relief valve that surrounds the spring. The spring housing.

A rail service whereby rail cars carry containers stacked two high on specially operated unit trains. Each train includes up to 35 articulated multi-platform cars. Each car is comprised of 5 well-type platforms upon which containers can be stacked. No cha ...

The Greek god of the sea.

Place where cargo leaves the care and custody of carrier.

Movement of crest of a progressive wave. Can also refer to radio waves.

The removal of heat from the air or gas between stages.

Sailing as close to the wind as possible with all sails full and drawing.

A method of removing heat from the flowing medium by circulation of a coolant in passages built into the diaphragm.

See Door-to-Door.

Machines in which axial vanes slide radially in an eccentrically mounted rotor.

See Owner Code.

The operation of tarring and blacking the rigging or hull to act as a preservative against the action of salt water. the best mixture was said to be coal tar, vegetable tar, and salt water boiled together and laid on hot.

Nickname for a dinghy

To take the opposite tack when sailing to windward with another yacht.

A development of the carrack, with the high forecastle eliminated.