General boating

General boating

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Tally

Boat; General boating

The operation of hauling aft the sheets, or drawing them in the direction of the ship's stern.

Paymaster

Boat; General boating

The officer responsible for all money matters in RN ships including the paying and provisioning of the crew, all stores, tools and spare parts. See also: purser.

Poop deck

Boat; General boating

A high deck on the aft superstructure of a ship.

A high naval authority in charge of a state's Navy or a major territorial component. In the Royal Navy (UK) the Board of Admiralty, executing the office of the Lord High Admiral, promulgates Naval ...

Rabbet or rebate

Boat; General boating

A groove cut in wood to form part of a joint.

Neigh

Boat; General boating

Slang term for "no"; the opposite of "Yarr" or "Aye(, aye)."

Shift tides

Boat; General boating

Sighting the positions of the sun and moon using a sextant and using a nautical almanack to determine the location and phase of the moon and calculating the relative effect of the tides on the ...