To make secure

To turn the boat away from the wind. also Fall Off.

To continue sailing under the same canvas despite the worsening of the wind.

A letter of credit that requires the beneficiary to present only a draft or a receipt for specified funds before receiving payment.

Master of a sea-going vessel. Certificated officer competent and qualified to be master of a sea-going vessel.

A projecting aperture at the end of a tube, pipe etc. serving as an outlet for compressed air. Reduces the demand on the compressor by generating the highest thrust and volume for the lowest possible air consumption.

The names of battles or individual ship actions in which a warship has taken part, usually displayed in a prominent place on a ship as a source of pride in her name. Known as Battle Stars in the U.S. Navy.

A mallet used for passing serving around a line.

Tightly woven cloth used for sails, awnings, covers, dodgers and biminis; slang for sails.

Allows foreign merchandise arriving at one port to be transported in bond to another port, where a superseding entry is filed.

An instrument for measuring, testing, or registering.

A rope attached to the clew of the foresail and rove through a block on the swinging boom. Used for guying the clews out when before the wind.

A double block where the two sheaves lie in a plane one below the other, rather than alongside each other.

A genoa jib. A large jib that overlaps the mast.

A charted feature or chosen position on a chart

A solid absorption agent used in deliquescent type dryers.

A fitting holding a boom or gaff to the mast.

A crack or hole that accidentally admits a gas or lets it escape.

Is one in which the space occupied by the mixture is saturated with water vapor at the mixture temperature.

An item such as a nail, screw, rivet or other device used to fasten objects together.