Nickname for a dinghy

Anything that is straightforward and easy.

The Greek god of the sea.

A rope used for additional support or for additional securing, e.g., preventer stay.

A wind coming from the southwest

To spill the sails is to take the wind out of the sails, either by heading up into the wind, or by easing the sheets to the point where the sails can hold no wind.

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

See Owner Code.

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

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

Turning out all hands on board ship in the morning, or calling the watch for duty on deck.

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 ...

A weather prediction.

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 bow pivot line used in docking and undocking, or a dock line leading aft from the bow to prevent the boat from moving forward while made fast to a dock or pier.

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

Is the saturation pressure at the critical temperature.

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

The highest temperature at which well-defined liquid and vapor states exist.

An unhandy seaman.