Formerly an abbreviation for the Commodity Exchange in New York and now a division of the New York.

In sailboat racing, a tactical maneuver to lock in a competitor by tacking on them in close proximity so they can not tack from under your boat and they start to lose speed due to your sails blocking their sails.

First voyage of a ship.

A document specifying the nation of registry of the vessel.

A ball shaped buoy marking a navigational hazard.

A included angle between a rope and vertical plane of winch drum or warping end axial line, through the point at which rope leaves the drum or warping end

An investor who plots information about share prices and trading volumes on a chart, looking for.

Insurance which gives cover in respect of the contents of a home. This includes damage, theft or.

Railcars grouped in a train by destination so that segments (blocks) can be uncoupled and routed to different destinations as the train moves through various junctions. Eliminates the need to break up a train and sort individual railcars at each junction.

A plastic payment card enabling the holder to obtain goods and services without the requirement to.

The imaginary line running from bow to stern along the middle of the boat.

The location from which the boat is steered, usually in the middle or at the stern of the boat.

Small struts or spars extending toward the sides from one or more places along the mast. The shrouds cross the end of the spreaders, enabling the shrouds to better support the mast. Also known as crosstrees in older vessels.

Another term used to describe brokerage firms because they earn their living by charging.

The triangle formed by the masthead, the base of the mast at deck level, and the lower end of the headstay.

Heavy canvas used as a covering.

On a wooden vessel, the outermost deck plank covering the gunwale. also called Covering Board

Once the only method, other than human voice, of passing orders to men on board ship; the instructions to perform certain tasks were conveyed by different notes and pitches on the high-pitched whistle.

Point at which all of the force of the wind can be thought to concentrate; the point in the sail plan that is the balance point for all the aerodynamic forces

The senior engineer officer responsible for the satisfactory working and upkeep of the main and auxiliary machinery and boiler plant on board ship.