10 Terms
Contributors in General boating
General boating
Banyan
Boat; General boating
Traditional Royal Navy term for a day or shorter period of rest and relaxation.
Red duster
Boat; General boating
Traditional nickname for the Red Ensign, the civil ensign (flag) carried by United Kingdom civilian vessels.
Cut and run
Boat; General boating
When wanting to make a quick escape, a ship might cut lashings to sails or cables for anchors, causing damage to the rigging, or losing an anchor, but shortening the time needed to make ready by ...
In irons
Boat; General boating
When the bow of a sailboat is headed into the wind and the boat has stalled and is unable to manoeuvre
Grounding
Boat; General boating
When a ship (while afloat) touches the bed of the sea, or goes "aground" (qv).
