Steady regular winds in a belt approximately 30

The minimum temperature at which sufficient vapor is released by a liquid or solid (fuel) to form a flammable vapor-air mixture at atmospheric pressure.

The price at which a market maker will buy shares or, in the case of unit trusts, the price at.

To abandon a ship at sea; to place people in a ship's boat or raft and leave them.

A machine supplied with external energy that is converted into force and/or motion.

A term used to describe solar thermal, central receiver, power systems, where an array of reflectors focus sunlight onto a central receiver and absorber mounted on a tower.

A government document declaring designated goods to be shipped out of the country. To be completed by the exporter and filed with the U.S. Government.

The index of the share prices of the companies listed on the London Stock Exchange which are too.

A metal fitting on the mast that the stays attached to the mast; a fitting on the mast for securing rigging.

A device which converts energy from one form into another, i.e. an ac generator transducer which converts the mechanical motion of anemometer cups into an electrical signal.

(1) Small boat for one or two rowers. (2) Small fishing vessel with foresail, boom mainsail, and mizzen trysail.

The deferment of certain loads to limit electrical power demand, or the production of energy during off-peak periods for storage and use during peak demand periods.

The American Stock Exchange which was originally known as the Curb.

Erecting the mast on the boat. The Mast Step is a fitting which supports the bottom end of the mast at the deck or keel.

The transverse partition between the cockpit and the cabin.

(1) Generally something wrong or difficult (2) To be tangled (line) or in turmoil (air); to entangle or obstruct (3) In racing, a rules infraction

A harbor restriction placed on a ship which has an infectious disease on board, or which has arrived from a country where such a disease is prevalent. The crew may not go ashore until the ship is granted pratique.

Wind with a speed between 11 and 16 knots (13 and 18 mph); Beaufort scale number 4.

A two-masted vessel with both masts square rigged. On the sternmost mast, the main mast, there is also a gaff sail