To put a narrow piece of canvas around it after it has been wormed, and before it has been served.

Any point of sailing away from the wind.

The short deckhouse or main hatchway which is raised above the level of the cabin top or coachroof.

devoid of water.

A nickname referring to British seamen. All British ships were to carry a supply of lime juice for issue to the crew as a preventative against scurvy.

The relationship (ratio) between the sails height (luff length) and length along the foot. High aspect ratio means a sail that is tall and narrow, low aspect ratio is a short, squat sail. A high aspect ratio sail is very efficient in sailing close to the ...

The extension of an air actuator beyond its design height.

The process of desiccants being regenerated by water being driven off the desiccant. Hot air or gas passes through the desiccant bed, heating it. As a result, the partial pressure of the water vapor becomes higher than that in the regenerating air. Water ...

A rotating fitting used to keep a line from tangling.

Any raised portion of a vessel/s hull above an upermost continuous deck such as a poop, bridge or forecastle and extending from side to side of the vessel.

To reeve and secure a line.

The top of a wave.

A light spar set fore and aft on a boat, serving as a spread for the boat cover.

To enter a port or harbor

A listing of a particular boat's steering deviation on each point of the compass

Go to bed without undressing.

A course marked by buoys or ranges measuring one nautical mile. Measured miles are used to calibrate logs.

Originally a seaman who, not wanting to work, preferred to exist by hanging around ports and harbors and living on the charity of others. Now more generally describing any loafer around the waterfront who prefers not to work.

A black ball visible in all directions, displayed in the forward part of a vessel to indicate that the vessel is anchored.

Said of a man who goes to sea as a rating compared with officers, and lives forward. Forward of a mast.