Contributors in General boating
General boating
Queen's Regulations
Boat; General boating
The standing orders governing the British Royal Navy issued in the name of the current Monarch.
Beam
Boat; General boating
The width of a vessel at the widest point, or a point alongside the ship at the mid-point of its length.
Displacement
Boat; General boating
The weight of water displaced by the immersed volume of a ship's hull, exactly equivalent to the weight of the whole ship.
Son of a gun
Boat; General boating
The space between the guns was used as a semi-private place for trysts with prostitutes and wives, which sometimes led to birth of children with disputed parentage. Another claim is that the origin ...