A stem curving up and forward in graceful line.

Absolutely calm weather with a perfectly smooth sea.

Close alongside; very near; in close proximity to.

A point of sail where the boat is sailing as close to the wind (as directly into the wind) as possible; sails are pulled in tight, enabling the boat to point as high as possible to the direction the wind is coming from; Also, "beating" and "on-the-wind". ...

Sailing with the wind coming from the direction forward of abeam. A close reach is the point of sail between a beam reach and close hauled.

A system in which distilled water, antifreeze, and/or corrosion inhibitors are circulated through a collector and storage tank in a closed loop. Heat picked up from the collector by the circulating fluid is transferred to the storage tank through the clos ...

Various pieces of rigging which hold a bowsprit in position.

Two half hitches around a spar or post. Easy way to make a line temporarily fast to a piling or post. The clove hitch can jam under heavy tension, making it difficult to untie. Worse, is its tendency to untie itself when subjected to repeated strain and r ...

A boom on a jib or staysail.

Abbreviation for "centimeter."

Abbreviation for "Cubic Meter" (capital letters).

ACRONYM - Compressed natural gas, primarily methane.

The definition of the exact position on the surface of the globe in relation to two lines, latitude and longitude, which intersect at right angles.

The cabin roof, raised above the deck to provide headroom in the cabin. Also trunk.

Decorative ropework with an even number of strands to form a herring-bone pattern.

A filter unit that combines three principles to filter out oil aerosols: 1) Direct interception - A sieving action, 2) Inertial impaction - Collision with filter media fibers, 3) Diffusion -Particles travel in a spiral motion, presenting an effective fron ...

A low vertical lip or raised section around the edge of a cockpit, hatch, etc. to prevent water on deck from running below.

The raised frame work around deck openings, and cockpit of open boats (hatch coaming).

Books covering information about coastal navigation, including navigational aids, courses, distances, anchorages and harbors.

Navigating near the coast, allowing one to find one's position by use of landmarks and other references.