7 Terms
Contributors in General boating
General boating
Sway
Boat; General boating
1. A vessel's lateral motion from side to side. 2. (v) To hoist: "Sway up my dunnage".
Fireroom
Boat; General boating
The compartment in which the ship's boilers or furnaces are stoked and fired.
Line
Boat; General boating
The correct nautical term for the majority of the cordage or "ropes" used on a vessel. A line will always have a more specific name, such as mizzen topsail halyard, which describes its use.
Anchor watch
Boat; General boating
The crewmen assigned to take care of the ship while anchored or moored, charged with such duties as making sure that the anchor is holding and the vessel is not drifting. Most marine GPS units have ...
Dayboard
Boat; General boating
The daytime identifier of an aid to navigation presenting one of several standard shapes (square, triangle, rectangle) and colours (red, green, white, orange, yellow, or black).
Apparent wind
Boat; General boating
The combination of the true wind and the headwind caused by the boat's forward motion. For example, it causes a light side wind to appear to come from well ahead of the beam.
