Boating Dictionary

Italian Naval Register: ministerial body which checks, tests and approves equipments.

Cavity in the keel, stern post or right ahead to fix a first line of plating

Device to detect objects near a boat

Metal polyhedral structure which amplifies the radar signal in relation to the surface of the wooden or fiberglass boat it crosses

To roll up a rope so that it can be untied fast

Step to climb on the mast

Coefficient given to a boat according to her technical features in order to compete with other boats falling in another category by compensating journey times

To approach the spinnaker pole to the stay by easing the brace

A particular genoa used in case of close reach.

Step built in the hull of planing boats to facilitate pressure distribution

To reduce the sail surface exposed to wind by lowering the sail partially and fasting the excess part through some strop

Part of a rope used to fix a sail when it is reduced

Rope inserted into the reefs to fix and reduce sails.

Rope used to reduce the surface of a sail exposed to wind

Sail sections designed to be reduced

Boat race

Value measured by a hygrometer; it indicates the percentage of steam existing in relation to the total amount which can be contained in the air at ambient temperature ( at 100% we have condensation)

Mooring rope anchored on the bottom

A course which intersecst all meridians at the same angle.

To hook sails or insert them in the specific mast locations. To insert a rope in more blocks to form a tackle

Ray around which the boat can turn when it is moored with a single anchor

To insert a rope ring (bowline) on a bitt

Every sheet or hoist combined with its accessories

Terminal part of the bow, also called ‚stempost‚ /

Metal ring inside a splice whichs protect the rope

An arc of sail material added to the shape of the sail leech to increase its surface

A sheltered sea anchorage out of a harbour

Strong western winds found in the Southern Hemisphere, generally between the latitudes of 40 and 50 degrees

Boat rotation around her longitudinal axis

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

General term referring to onboard cordage

Rope ladder with wooden steps hung on the ship side

Part of a rope made up of more rope-yarns

To roud a promontory.

A small boat made substantially of fabric that can be inflated with air pressure.

Equipment for steering a vessel through a bar or a wheel

Rudder blade angle in relation to the boat axis. Its variation changes the course

Part of the rudder, immersed in water, which gives the boat direction

Terminal fore part of the bottom where the low rudder gudgeon is inserted

Hole in the hull which the rudder shaft comes through

Wheel which, combined with tiller rods, allows to manage the rudder rotation

Small and fast motorboat

Step in the rope ladder; metal spar which keeps shrouds separated

Sailing with wind coming from the quarter

Group of ropes used to regulate