A safe anchorage, protected from most storms; may be natural or man-made, with breakwaters and jetties; a place for docking and loading.

An officer who attends to the berthing, etc., of ships in a harbor.

The official who is in charge of a harbor, enforcing all its applicable regulations.

The command given to inform the crew that the helm is being turned quickly to leeward, turning the boat windward

Turning the wheel or tiller as far as possible

To sail a boat closer to the wind - to steer closer to the wind, usually by pulling in on the sheets

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A sliding or hinged opening in the deck, providing people with access to the cabin or space below; an opening in a boat's deck fitted with a watertight cover.

An opening, generally rectangular, in a ship's deck affording access into the compartment below.

An opening in a ship's deck for passageway or for handling cargo or stores.

Covers for closing up hatchways.

One of the large square openings in the deck of a ship through which freight is hoisted in or out, and access is had to the hold.

Change from a run to a reach

Remove a boat from the water.

The part on the object which is hauled upon.

That part of a ship's bow where the hawse holes and hawse pipes are situated.

An iron plate covering a hawse hole.

A hole in the hull for mooring lines, cable, or chain to run through.

Pipes made of heavy cast iron or steel through which the anchor chain runs; placed in the ship's bow on each side of the stem, or in some cases also at the stern when a stern anchor is used.

A stopper used to prevent water from entering the hawse hole in heavy weather.