5 Terms
Contributors in General boating
General boating
Aid to navigation
Boat; General boating
(ATON) Any device external to a vessel or aircraft specifically intended to assist navigators in determining their position or safe course, or to warn them of dangers or obstructions to navigation.
Sagging
Boat; General boating
When the trough of a wave is amidships, causing the hull to deflect so the ends of the keel are higher than the middle. The opposite of hogging.
Back and fill
Boat; General boating
To use the advantage of the tide being with you when the wind is not.
Flare
Boat; General boating
1. A curvature of the topsides outward towards the gunwale. 2. A pyrotechnic signalling device, usually used to indicate distress.
