3 Terms
Contributors in General boating
General boating
Brass monkey or brass monkey weather
Boat; General boating
Used in the expression "it is cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey" (origin uncertain, see WP entry linked above)
Consort
Boat; General boating
Unpowered Great Lakes vessels, usually a fully loaded schooner, barge, or steamer barge, towed by a larger steamer that would often tow more than one barge. The consort system was used in the Great ...
Chafing
Boat; General boating
Wear on line or sail caused by constant rubbing against another surface.
Planing
Boat; General boating
When a fast-moving vessel skims over the water instead of pushing through it.
Broach
Boat; General boating
When a sailing vessel loses control of its motion and is forced into a sudden sharp turn, often heeling heavily and in smaller vessels sometimes leading to a capsize. The change in direction is ...
Pier-head jump
Boat; General boating
When a sailor is drafted to a warship at the last minute, just before she sails.
