A small bag for carrying or stowing all personal articles.

The riding lights required to be carried by vessels at anchor.

A number system used to describe wind forces and sea conditions from 0 for a flat calm to 12 for a hurricane

A label required on shipments of flammable articles.

A pair of additional backstays temporarily rigged to provide extra support to the masts of square rigged vessels when sailing downwind.

A fitting around the propeller shaft to keep the bearing lubricated and to keep water out of the boat.

A short spar projecting over the stern of a sailing vessel to sheet the mizzen sail when the mizzen-mast is so far aft that there's not enough room inboard to bring down the sheet and trim the sail. Also, a short spar extending from the stemhead in place ...

To let go.

It is the weight of the column of air existing above the earths surface at 45

A dinghy or raft that can be inflated for use or deflated for easy stowage.

The volume of a substance passing a point per unit time (e.g., meters per second, gallons per hour, etc.).

A horseshoe-shaped or circular reef of coral surrounding a lagoon.

Area of high barometric pressure where the wind circulates clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, and counter-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. These are fair weather systems with light or moderate winds.

A disturbance of surface water by conflicting current or by winds.

A ring-shaped fitting into which the rudder pintle is inserted which allows the rudder to pivot.

(1) A line by which the end of a spar is hoisted or lowered. (2) A line that holds up the boom when it is not being used. (3) A line from the upper mast which controls the height of the spinnaker pole.

A vessel whose bow and stern have drooped. The opposite of sagged.

A large heavy knot usually made in the end of a heaving line to aid in accurate throwing.

Where the water and sky or ground and sky appear to intersect.

A short piece of line spliced into the end of the clapper by which the bell is struck. Traditionally it is finished off with a double wall knot crowned in its end.