A four sided sail used instead of a triangular main sail. Used on gaff rigged boats.

The storing of goods/cargo.

To attempt to contact another boat or shore, either by voice or radio.

Kilowatt - A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts.

Volume flow rate measured in cubic meters per minute (or per hour)

An automatic pressure relieving device actuated by the static pressure upstream of the device, which opens in proportion to the increase in pressure over the opening pressure.

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The leading ship, or ships, in a fleet or squadron.

Nickname for a British naval seaman.

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All the various sails carried on board a yacht.

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An object designed to increase the radio reflectivity of a boat so that it is more visible on radar. Many small boats are made with fiberglass and other materials that do not reflect radar very well on their own.

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When all the sails are aback.

An arch to mount the radar, usually at the stern of the boat.

An inert gaseous element.

A pneumatic hand held percussive drill designed as a boring tool.

A term for what frequently happened to Nantucket whalers when they left the whaling ship in a small boat to go after a whale. If they harpooned the whale without mortally wounding it, the animal took off with the whaleboat in tow.

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