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- Sound Buoys: These are a special type
- of buoy equipped with a characteristic
- sound signal to aid in their location
- during periods of reduced visibility.
- Bell Buoys: These buoys are steel
- floats surmounted by a short tower in
- which a bell is mounted. The rolling
- of the waves makes the bell ring.
- Direction is the position of one point
- relative to another point without
- reference to the distance between them.
- Three types are True,Magnetic & Compass
- The Beaufort Scale is a type of
- measurement used by sailors to estimate
- the strength of the wind.
-
- A Fin Keel is a short deep keel fitted
- amidships in some sailing yachts that
- perform the same function as a dinghys'
- centerboard or dagger plate.
- Depth in nautical terms is measured in
- Fathoms. A fathom is equal to 6 feet
- or 1.83 meters.
-
- To moor a boat means to anchor a
- vessel with two anchors so that she
- lies between them; also to make fast
- the head and stern between two buoys.
- Boats with two or three parallel hulls
- are referred to as Multihull boats.
- Because of the wide overall beam, they
- are very stable boats.
- A vessel is said to be on a starboard
- tack when she is sailing with the
- wind on her starboard side. (Left)
-
- Seizing is the nautical term for
- binding together. For instance binding
- one rope to another.
-
- To tack in sailing means to go about
- (turn) by bringing the wind ahead and
- round on the other bow.
-
- The Lubber Line is the vertical mark
- on the inner surface of the compass
- bowl that is lined up with the
- vessels' bow.
- A severe squall or storm occurring
- along a cold front usually with
- thunderstorms, is referred to as
- a Line Squall.
- A fetch is the distance waves travel
- without interference. The longer the
- fetch, generally the higher the
- waves.
- Course: The intended direction of
- movement of the craft on a horizontal
- plane, generally measured in relation
- to the true or magnetic meridian.
- A Daymark is generally an unlighted
- beacon that serves as a daytime
- navigational mark.
-
- Kedge: A kedge is a small type of
- anchor, generally used with a line
- instead of a chain.
-
- Lead and Line: Is a leaded weight on a
- graduated line used for sounding the
- depth of the water when navigating in
- the shallows.
- The hull of the ship is referred to as
- the main body of the vessel, excluding
- the masts, rigging and equipment.
-
- In nautical terms, speed is measured
- in knots. A knot defined as one
- nautical mile per hour.
-
- A spinnaker is a large triangular sail
- carried by yachts as a headsail when
- running before the wind. The spinnaker
- allows the boat to travel with speed.
- A Wale is the extra protective
- thickness of wood bolted to the sides
- of a vessel to prevent her from
- getting damaged or scraped.
- In nautical terms the word Headway
- is referred to as the forward
- movement of a vessel through the
- water.
- Heave to or Lie to; refers to vessel
- that has trimmed her sails so that
- she remains virtually stationary in
- the water.
- Heading is referred to as the
- instantaneous direction of the fore
- and aft axis of a vessel, generally
- measured by the use of a compass.
- The word to Ghost in nautical terms
- means to make headway in the water
- by skillfully handling the sails in
- almost no wind.
- A Riding Light is a all-round white
- light hung in the fore part of a
- vessel to show she is at anchor.
-
- Sprung: Is the word used by sailors
- to refer to the mast when it has
- been damaged or cracked.
-
- The long oars used in sailing
- vessels when the wind has failed are
- called Sweeps.
-
- The extra canvas sewn along the edges
- of a sail to give it strength is
- referred to as the tabling.
-
- Windage: Is referred to the drag
- created by the parts of a vessel
- that are exposed to the wind.
-
- To Wear a ship means to put a vessel
- about (turn) on the other tack by
- bringing the wind around the stern
- instead of tacking.
- A vessel is said to be Wind-rode
- when she is at anchor and is lying
- at the command of the wind rather
- then the tide.