5 Terms
Contributors in General boating
General boating
Abeam
Boat; General boating
On the beam, a relative bearing at right angles to the centerline of the ship's keel.
Goosewinged
Boat; General boating
Of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel sailing directly away from the wind, with the sails set on opposite sides of the vessel - for example with the mainsail to port and the jib to starboard, to maximise ...
Scow
Boat; General boating
1. A method of preparing an anchor for tripping by attaching an anchor cable to the crown and fixing to the ring by a light seizing (also known as becue). The seizing can be broken if the anchor ...
Tack
Boat; General boating
1. A leg of the route of a sailing vessel, particularly in relation to tacking (qv) and to starboard tack and port tack (also qv). 2. Hard tack: qv.
Hog
Boat; General boating
1. A fore-and-aft structural member of the hull fitted over the keel to provide a fixing for the garboard planks. 2. A rough flat scrubbing brush for cleaning a ship's bottom under water.
Fast
Boat; General boating
Fastened or held firmly (fast aground: stuck on the seabed; made fast: tied securely).
