The overlapping of wooden planks, used to form the outer surface of a boat's hull.

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

To attain headway (to get going or pick up speed).

The last buoy as a boat heads to sea.

A type of schooner without a bowsprit.

Ice extending seaward from land to which it is attached.

To ease out or slacken a line, chain or cable or let it run in a controlled manner.

A boat owner's private pennant.

The amount of work done on or by a system is equal to the amount of energy transferred to or from the system.

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.

A small boat intended to be used only for short sails or racing.

A pointed stern, such as those on a canoe.

Type of mobile crane found on a truck.

A volume. Pounds per hour.

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

To wrap a small line around another.

An officer who attends to the berthing, etc., of ships in a harbor.

The adjustment of the standing rigging, the sails and the hull to balance the boat for optimum performance.

A line attached to the boom to prevent it from accidentally gybing.

A drogue or drag device to slow down a boat, hold its bow into the sea in heavy weather, and reduce the boat's drift downwind.