Boating Dictionary

To approach to shore or a beach, different from yawing or mooring.

To arrive to a coast or a harbour

Triangular sail supported by an antenna fixed obliquely to the mast

Red or green, used by day or night to indicate both right and left sides of a channel. In region B, colours are inverted.

They are divided in two regions: A and B

The angular distance between the Equator and the considered point

The act of putting a boat in the water through a slipway or a crane

Electonic device for depth measurement. Rope provided with plumb for a manual measurement

Accidental breakage of the hull which lets water come in

Astern side of any vertical item

Rope inserted along all the side of a sail to change its tension

Rear side of sail

Side of the boat opposite to wind direction

Change of the course angle caused by the wind action

Lateral move of the boat caused by wind

Speed suitable to secure the boat in heavy weather

Typical in bad weather. It can be done with or without sails; generally, the boat heads to the wind. This motion creates an area of calm sea on the windward side which stabilizes the boat.

Jacket made of floating material, usually styrofoam or cork. Today, the market offers many inflatable or auto-inflatabe models.

Element perpendicular to the force generated on the surface of a solid as the result of its motion in a fluid

Light wind, small waves. Degree 1 in Beaufort scale

Anchored vessel with light signals

Jacket made of floating material, usually styrofoam or cork. Today, the market offers many inflatable or auto-inflatabe models.

Term which represents ‚L‚ in the international phonetic alphabet.

Tube or "H" to roll a rope on

System used to throw a bullet, generally a rope ball which a line is clasped to

A small diameter rope

Chain ring

A small compartment or chest used for storage.

Instrument to measure the speed of a boat

Angular distance between the main meridian and the considered point

Lateral part of the bow

Long Range Navigation. Navigation transmitters ashore that transmit unique signals that can be identified and located by a ship navigator to determine position.

Squaresails hoisted on lower yards

To bring a sail down by releasing its halyards

Low sails in ships provided with squaresails

Sail on the sides of squaresails

Opening at the basis of tops

Line in the compass indicating the bow direction

To dicrease the angle in relation to the apparent wind direction

The forward edge of a sail. It can include a rope to be thicker and stronger and be inserted in the mast

A boat which tends to luff

Similar to a lateen sail, but trapezoidal and with the lower end attached to a boom