Dangerously steep and breaking seas due to opposing currents and wind in a shallow area.

Bell used for striking the half hours of each watch.

Lift anchor off the bottom.

The equipment used to sail a boat, including sails, booms and gaffs, lines and blocks, etc.

An ornamental carved and painted figure on the stem of the vessel.

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

American Shipbrokers Association

The oxidation of conventional hydrocarbon lubricants when they reach the end of their useful life and begin to breakdown. Can cause operating temperature increase, increase brake horsepower and plugs separator, can destroy air end.

To leave port.

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.

Letters, numbers, and other symbols placed on cargo packages to facilitate identification. Also known as marks.

Federal Communications Commission Rules governing radio equipment and operation in the United States.

To repeat an order for information to the crew.

Change direction so as to point closer to where the wind is coming from. The opposite of falling off.

A shore that wind blows onto; it is best to stay well off a lee shore in a storm

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

Hoist or haul in the anchor.

To remain nearly alongside another vessel.

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

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