The positioning and shape of the sails to the wind; To sheet in or out the sails for the most optimal performance and speed

The command given to inform the crew that the helm is being turned quickly to leeward, turning the boat windward

A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts.

Merchant Navy nickname for seaman whose turn of duty it is to keep the mess clean.

An absolute temperature scale. ((

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

One of the 4 cardinal compass points. North is the direction toward the North Pole and is at 0

An assigned area in which containers are prepared for loading into a vessel, train, truck, or airplane or are stacked immediately after discharge from the vessel, train, truck, or airplane.

Small boat similar to and including jetskis

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

To make secure

To haul in.

The vertical absorption of a liquid into a porous material by capillary forces.

A large sail that is a cross between a spinnaker and a genoa. Hoisted without a pole, the tack is attached at the bottom of the headstay.

A thousand.

To fake line back and forth on deck.

Material that stores energy, although mass will also retain coolness. The thermal storage capacity of a material is a measure of the material's ability to absorb and store heat.

To leave port.

The transaction or interchange that occurs at the time a container is received by a rail terminal or water port from another carrier.

Is the weight of a given volume of gas, usually expressed in lb / cu ft at SPT condition.