Light-weight foresail similar to a spinnaker but set without a pole.

A written contract between the owner of a vessel and the person desiring to employ the vessel (charterer); sets forth the terms of the arrangement such as duration of agreement, freight rate and ports involved in the trip.

The magnetic compass used by the navigator as a standard.

A severe type of food poisoning caused by eating contaminated fish

A bend or hitch used to attach a line to a ring or spar so that by pulling the end of the line, the hitch will come free. This is done by passing a bight of the line under the other part so that when strain is applied the bight is jammed. A pull on the en ...

A marine hardware store.

Articles packed so that one rests partially or entirely within another, thereby reducing the cubic-foot displacement.

Waterproof clothing.

A vertical post extending above the deck for securing mooring lines

A person or firm performing a consolidation service for others. The consolidator takes advantage of lower full carload (FCL) rates, and savings are passed on to shippers.

A vessel's station bill showing duties of crew.

see Turnbuckle

A document specifying the nation of registry of the vessel.

On a square-rigged ship, a light weather sail set next above the royal in fair weather.

Flapping (of sails)

The place at which a shipment is received by a carrier from the shipper.

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

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.

An official signature or seal affixed to certain documents by the consul of the country of destination.

A long sturdy pole fitted with a blunt hook at one end designed to catch a line when coming alongside a pier or mooring, to facilitate putting a line over a piling, recovering an object dropped overboard, or in pushing or fending off.