Direction from which the wind is blowing; an unsailable sector between close hauled headings.

An entry that allows foreign merchandise arriving at one port to be exported from the same port without the payment of duty.

Abbreviation for "Over, Short or Damaged" Usually discovered at cargo unloading.

Bell used for striking the half hours of each watch.

A type of schooner without a bowsprit.

The planning and implementation of strategies designed to encourage consumers to improve energy efficiency, reduce energy costs, change the time of usage, or promote the use of different energy source.

Filled with water but afloat.

(1) The rolled up part of a sail, tied with the reef lines, that is used to reduce sail area for heavy winds; To reduce the sail area. (2) A group of rocks or coral generally at a depth shallow enough to present a hazard to navigation.

A halyard used to raise the spinnaker.

A safe anchorage, protected from most storms; may be natural or man-made, with breakwaters and jetties; a place for docking and loading.

Usually refers to intracity hauling on drays or trucks.

A raft used in case of emergencies, such as sinking or fire.

Rope made of the fibers of the hemp plant and used for small stuff or less than 24 thread (1.75 inch circumference). (Rope is measured by circumference, wire by diameter.)

Goods floating on surface of sea after a wreck.

A topsail on the main mast.

A document, issued by a bank per instructions by a buyer of goods, authorizing the seller to draw a specified sum of money under specified terms, usually the receipt by the bank of certain documents within a given time. Some of the specific descriptions a ...

Sailors' term for an old ship that needed a lot of paint and repairs.

To turn the boat head-to-wind so as to go about on the opposite tack

A propeller drawn through the water that operates a meter on the boat registering the speed and distance sailed

A sliding fitting that attaches to a track allowing for the adjustment of blocks or other devices attached to the car.