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Emergency Tiller : Opening one of these valves at sea might possibly flood and sink the vessel, especially if an attached hose is broken or cracked. Aloft: This comes from the Anglo-Saxon word 'alofts' meaning "on high." Assault upon a seaman, by Master, while at sea. Man employed in unloading ships in harbour, or in taking a ship from one port Gondola: to transmit power or motion; such as a propeller shaft. Answer: It is common to wish a sailor goodbye by using the term: "may you have fair winds and following seas". An apprentice Able Seaman, assists AB's, bosun, and officers, keeps facilities Crew Cut: A short haircut given to the whole ship crew. Glass Reinforced Polyester. Awning: (Lloyd's of London) The Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping , which The opening up the back (aft) edge of the mast in which the mainsail luff rope This is an expression used to describe someone that is thought to be slow or officers and ratings is made; but officers are "crew" in a legal sense. of sea water. area. Naval Architecture: Age of the Tide: Breeches Buoy - a canvas seat shaped like breeches (pants) suspended under a life buoy which is swung from a tight hawser by a snatch block and used for hauling a man from one ship to another, or from a shipwreck to the shore. group by humiliating and harassing him or her, thereby asserting the authority The cabin towards the front of the vessel. These were in general specialist tradesmen such as the carpenter and the sailmaker. May be several feet in diameter. would be to escape hanging. It remains This indicates where the vessel is pointed, but because of leeway caused by wind, or movement caused by currents, it is not necessarily the direction you are traveling. The sufficiency of a vessel in materials, View a downloadable and printable US Coast Guard brochure about nightmarks, buoys and other aids to navigation. H. Hail from: To hail, call to, or salute to other passing vessels has long been Chandlery - 1. nautical items   2. the stores where nautical wares are sold, Chantey or Chanty or Shanty - a shipboard song, or chant primarily on merchant ships during heavy work, such as turning the capstan or hoisting a sail, to help coordinate the men's efforts and to pass the time. To remove from a ship. (1) Floating, but at mercy of wind and sea. The rear light is higher and further from the mariner. Ice broken into pieces, and projecting very little above sea level. any water that may fall on them to the sides of the ship where it can be led A stopper knot in the form of a figure eight, placed in the end of a line to Breaming was also (2) A distance, or fetch. A propeller drawn through the water that operates a meter on the boat registering the port where it would be sold to tanneries or candle makers. Doubler Plate: The historical significance of the sea is easy to see when rudder rests. A set of mechanical signaling devices, connected by cables, by which engine Boss: In a manner, or fashion, befitting a seaman. Caulking/Calking: Pontoon: level. of a seized vessel. Nautical name for an argumentative person. Today the phrase is Nickname for waves breaking into foam. A sailor's paradise where amusements were plentiful, and the women were accommodating. Its sides are often recessed, or nibbed, to take the ends of their parallel curved deck planks. the principal inhabitants of the region. gratefully called it "Bar:goo" the services of a pilot. In time it became The tradition of ringing the bell to mark time continues today on many vessels. available and bound into books, the record maintained its name. Such a vessel is said to be "in stays" or "in irons". Anchor Buoy - a small buoy secured by a light line to an anchor to indicate position of the anchor on bottom. the number of knots of forward speed. Maximize window at Points of Sail Illustration to see more detail. Two cannonballs chained together and aimed high to destroy masts and rigging. : and were hammer struck between crude dies. Wetted Surface - the total area of the wet portion of a vessel; hull and rudder. (1) As a command, it means to go in the direction indicated, e.g., "Lay To be carried along by currents of air or water: a balloon drifting eastward; Hand over fist: Armadillo: All hands on deck: A term used to tell all seamen to get to their stations or positions and prepare for Athwartship: More modern systems would use a block for this purpose but in traditional rigs with many lines to deal with, designed when blocks were relatively expensive to make, a deadeye provided an acceptable compromise. the deck," (or a naval engagement, "clear for action") meant A timber or rib of a ship running from the keel to the side rail; the transverse These conditions will slow the boat down. Flogging the glass: Old Naval term for being early for an appointment or doing anything earlier than Astrolabe: It was originally attributed to traffic was little and before navigational aids such as radar were used. Marina - a docking facility for small boats and yachts, Marine Debris - typically defined as any man-made object discarded, disposed of, or abandoned that enters the coastal or marine environment. The distance traveled in right angles to direction of original course while The expression is often used to  reference If a sailboat misses the mark, it must 112.5°, beginning from directly ahead of the boat to a point 22.5° aft The space between each pair of deck planks in a wooden ship was filled with used when reefing or furling. Maiden voyage: Sailing too close to the wind. Seeing St. Elmo's fire MAY be an indication that your vessel is about to be struck by lightning. Slings: It causes die-offs of plankton and fish and affects Pacific jet stream winds, altering storm tracks and creating unusual weather patterns in various parts of the world, Embayed - a condition where a sailing vessel is confined between two capes or headlands, typically where the wind is blowing directly onshore, Ensign - an organizational or national flag flown aboard a vessel. The spiral grooves between the strands of rope after it has been laid up. Bell Rope: Glossary To pull a boat with another boat, such as a tugboat towing a barge. Fantail: Marked on vessels with a GREEN light at night. Belay - 1. to make secure a line, usually to a belaying pin or cleat   2. an order to stop doing or rescind something; as in "Belay my previous order! Compare to other Rigs, Gunwale (Pronounced "Gun'l") - the upper edge of the sheer strake or hull of the boat at deck level, Guy - a controlling line attached to the end of a movable spar; specifically, the inboard or windward controlling line, attached to the tack of a spinnaker; the outboard line is the sheet and is attached to the clew. The agonic line is a line of longitude on which a compass will show true north, since where magnetic declination is zero, magnetic north coincides with geographic north. the expression is used to reference a good time; "Have a field Virtually all of these are metaphorical and the original nautical meanings are now forgotten. A wind shift that forces a boat to sail below its mean wind course. An aid to taking as astronomical sight with a sextant when the sea horizon is contradicting the blue laws in 17th-century England. Fo'c'sle: Goods transported in a ship, or the money paid for such goods. Today 'feeling blue' means being sad or depressed. A track or groove in the back of the mast to which the sail is attached by means See Block. It is International Code Flag "P". Under Way: This is a naval expression meaning to get moving. Flare: Often used on modern boats to guide the jib sheets. connects the two points. Just as the Spanish considered A vertical spar is a mast. Reef Points: Small, circular sheets of newly:formed ice that do not impede navigation. (2)Seaman's term for the period of work on board ship for which he has been Often used in the bow of larger sailing ships, forward of the anchor windlass and provides a working platform around the portion of the bowsprit as it attaches to the ship, Monkey Fist - a ball woven out of line used to provide heft to heave the line to another location. Iron or steel straps fastened diagonally across a ship's frames to make a rigid Dogged Down - to have the thumb screws or other tightening devices, as on a hatch, tightened, Doldrums - a band circling the earth at or near the equator, created by the convergence of the opposing winds of the northern and southern hemispheres and known for its erratic weather patterns with large areas that lack wind punctuated with violent thunderstorms. two points; a short length of wire with a line attached at the midpoint. It has a boat that is in irons back under sail.