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Driver-mast

Boat; General boating

The fifth mast of a six-masted barquentine or gaff schooner. It is preceded by the jigger mast and followed by the spanker mast. The sixth mast of the only seven-masted vessel, the gaff schooner ...

Magnetic north

Boat; General boating

The direction towards the North Magnetic Pole. Varies slowly over time.

Touch and go

Boat; General boating

The bottom of the ship touching the bottom, but not grounding.

Gammon iron

Boat; General boating

The bow fitting which clamps the bowsprit to the stem.

Civil red ensign

Boat; General boating

The British Naval Ensign or Flag of the British Merchant Navy, a red flag with the Union Flag in the upper left corner. Colloquially called the "red duster".