A party named in an instrument as the beneficiary of the funds. Under letters of credit, the payee is either the drawer of the draft or a bank.

Term applied to the direction of the wind when it is favorable to the course being steered.

Forty Foot Equivalent Units (Containers).

A capacity measurement equal to one-fourth of a barrel.

A piece of trim, usually wood, used to cover and often decorate a portion of the boat, i.e., caprail.

Mesh is the number of openings in a square inch of screen or sieve. It is equal to the square of the number of strands of metal or plastic screening per lineal inch. Standard US mesh screen # 16 equates to a 1.19 millimeter particle diameter, mesh size #4 ...

Sea water used for ballast, let into the double bottom, or into a water-ballast tank, or trimming tanks.

A container fitted with a means of forced air ventilation.

Condition of a sailing ship when all sails have been taken down in a severe storm, very often a hazardous undertaking if there is a high sea running.

Where meals are eaten

Ice pack whose limits cannot be seen from ship.

A line used to tighten the leech of a sail, helping to create proper sail shape.

An absolute temperature scale. (

The condition when a perfect gas is isentropically compressed, and the gas inlet temperature and also the amount of work spent is the same for each stage.

A small crane that projects over the side of the boat to raise or lower objects (such as smaller boats) from or to the water.

A prisoner sold in the slave market. He was forced to serve in the war galleys, where he pulled on one of the oars.

A small tapering flag, which can be used for identification or communication.

A propeller drawn through the water that operates a meter on the boat registering the speed and distance sailed

Ribbon, yarn, or other lightweight material attached to rigging or sails to indicate wind action or direction. Proper use of the telltales can help sailors improve their sail trim.