A portable generator which can be attached to a refrigerated container to power the refrigeration unit during transit.

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 large foresail or jib that overlaps the mainsail. Also known as a genny. Can be expressed in percentages of overlap, e.g. 150 Genoa is 50% overlap of the mainsail.

Ports in order of calling

Slang for getting married. A splice joins two lines together permanently.

To make headway when there is no apparent wind.

A term used to designate an object for which the correct name has been forgotten.

A system by which an object such as a compass is suspended so that it remains horizontal as the boat heels.

Sort of large pulley with sheave and steel block found on a derrick

Gilded carving and scroll work decorating the hulls of ships.

A drum of a windlass for heaving in line.

To haul in or bind something together in order to create more space.

Additional thickness of planking on a wooden ship about her waterline to give the vessel more stability.

The measurement around the body of a ship. The half girth is taken from the center line of the keel to the upper deck beam end.

For gauging purposes a transverse section including all longitudinal members such as plating, longitudinals and girders at the deck, side, bottom, inner bottom and longitudinal buklheads.

In the days of tall ships the barometer was a glass vessel with a thin stem. The fluid in the glass (in most cases water) would move up and down the stem as the pressure of the surrounding atmosphere changed. These movements were used to predict changes i ...

Term used by mariners for a barometer.

Any small enclosed space in which unwanted items are stowed when clearing up decks.

Steward's quarters.