Foam or spray which is thrown out under the bow of a ship when she is under way. If fast moving with a lot of spray being thrown out, the vessel is said to have "A bone in her teeth".

Goods which have been prohibited from entering a belligerent state by the declaration of a blockade.

The theoretical speed that a boat can travel without planing, based on the shape of its hull This speed is 1.34 times the length of a boat at its waterline. Also known as hull speed.

Is that pressure of either the motive fluid or of the ejector gas discharge which causes an ejector to become unstable.

To collide with a vessel head on.

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 cabin towards the front of the vessel.

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

Systeme International. The international system of unit measurement.

Electrical measurement. The output of one or several electric machines. Load also denotes the power carried by a particular circuit.

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.

A horn type of vent designed to let air into a cabin and keep water out.

To gain hydrodynamic lift, causing the boat to lift, rising slightly out of the water so that it is gliding over the water rather than plowing through it, reaching speeds in excess of those normally associated with its waterline length.

A wind coming from the southwest

When a container or vessel has reached its volumetric capacity before its permitted weight limit.

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

Freight moving from origin to destination over the Freight lines of two or more transportation carriers.

Refers to the shape of a boat's (usually power boat) hull. A deep V hull is usually good at cutting through rough waves at high speeds.

Flat steel stock of various thicknesses used in the construction of a ship to form the sides and decks.

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