A compartment where the crew lives.

The forward part of a boat's main deck.

The point where the stem joins the forward end of the keel.

The heel of the stem where it connects to the keel.

A line leading forward from the end of a mainsail boom to prevent the boom from swinging inboard while broad reaching or running. also Preventer

Under U.S. tax law, a corporation created to obtain tax exemption on part of the earnings of U.S. products in foreign markets. Must be set-up as a foreign corporation with an office outside the USA.

A free port in a country divorced from Customs authority but under government control. Merchandise, except that which is prohibited, may be stored in the zone without being subject to import duty regulations.

The forward mast of a boat with more that one mast

The mast in the forepart of a vessel, nearest the bow.

A sail placed forward of the mast, such as a jib; the sail set from the foremast on a schooner; the lowest square sail on the foremast of Square Riggers.

A support wire running from the upper part of the mast to the bow of the boat designed to pull the mast forward. A forestay that attaches slightly below the top of the mast can be used to help control the bend of the mast. The most forward stay on the boa ...

A sail attached to the forestay as opposed to a jib which is attached to the headstay.

The triangle formed by the masthead, the base of the mast at deck level, and the lower end of the headstay.

A machine used to pick up and move goods loaded on pallets or skids.

At or in the direction of the bow. Also the fore part of the ship.

Said of a line that leads from its point of attachment towards the bow of the ship.

See Brokerage.

Closing small leaks in a vessel's underwater body by drawing a sail, filled with oakum, underneath her.

(1) Generally something wrong or difficult (2) To be tangled (line) or in turmoil (air); to entangle or obstruct (3) In racing, a rules infraction

Jammed, not clear.