A pole used as part of the sailboat rigging, such as masts, booms, gaffs, yards, etc. A vertical spar is a mast.

A horseshoe-shaped or circular reef of coral surrounding a lagoon.

One which blows across a boat's side

Articles handled only under certain conditions.

A can buoy. A cylindrical buoy painted green and having an odd number used in the United States as a navigational aid. At night they may have a green light. Green buoys should be kept on the left side when returning from a larger body of water to a smalle ...

A small flat boat, usually inflatable.

Method of securing a line around a spar by taking the standing part around the spar, then a half hitch around itself and the end tucked three or four times around its own part.

A ship drives when her anchor fails to hold and she is at the mercy of wind and tide, or when she can make no progress against the wind.

To capsize.

A large, flat bottomed boat used to carry the mud from a dredge.

An expression used to the crew to indicate that the boat is about to tack.

Cargo loaded into a container by the shipper under shipper's supervision. When the cargo is exported, it is unloaded at the foreign pier destination.

A small bag for carrying or stowing all personal articles.

A pressure below that of the existing atmospheric pressure taken as a zero reference.

Money paid by shipper to Master of ship for diligence in care of cargo. Not now paid to Master, but added to freight. Amount was usually about 1% of freight.

A four sided sail bent onto a yard. Similar to a gaff sail, but with a wider throat.

The topmost planking in the sides, next below the gunwale, often thicker than other planking.

A gangway or gangplank. Used to cross from one ship to another, or from a ship to a pier.

A large heavy knot usually made in the end of a heaving line to aid in accurate throwing.

The athwartship portion of a hull at the stern. The flat, vertical aft end of a ship.