Boating Dictionary

Fabric or steel running rigging, used to hoist sails

Member of the crew, especially on racing boats, in charge of the managemment of halyards

Railing made up of sanchions and metal ropes or tubes

Opening in the deck or deckhouse used to air, illuminate or load materials.

To pull a rope or a chain. It can be also referred to towing.

To strech a rope

To set up a rigging (halyard or sheet) in a sailing boat

An opening cut high in the bow at the knightheads or hawse timbers through which the anchor rode will be led.

Hole in the bow where the anchor chain passes through

Reduced visibility but over 1 Km; under that distance , it is called fog.

The top of a sail, where halyards are hitched.

Part of the sail sliding into a specific point of the mast or hooking into stays

Change of wind direction caused by a variation in intensity, direction or by the presence of an obstacle.

Inertial motion, with no propulsion

Method which allows to stop, or almost, a boat by placing sails so that equal and opposing forces are created

A strong inclination of the hull caused by the wind or a wrong manoeuvre. The side of the hull which is sumberged by the water

A petty officer assigned the task of steering the ship on a course

To lift or pull up heavy gear by using block and tackle, To lift sails

Part of a ship used for carrying cargo

A bottom with good anchorage qualities

To secure an object to a rope through a shackle or a hook

Circle beyond which it's not possible to see. Its distance depends on the height the observer is

Term which represents ‚H‚ in the international phonetic alphabet.

Part of the hull which is submerged

Very high waves; air full of lather and spurts; completely white sea. Degree 12 of Beaufort Scale.

Instrument designed to measure relative humidity.