1 Terms
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General boating
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.
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".
Buffer
Boat; General boating
The chief bosun's mate (in the Royal Navy), responsible for discipline.
First-rate
Boat; General boating
The classification for the largest sailing warships of the 17th through 19th centuries. They had 3 masts, 850+ crew and 100+ guns.
