Astern: a backward direction in the line of a vessel's fore and aft line; behind. If a vessel moves backwards it is said to move astern; opposite to ahead.
ASTERN: In the direction of, or behind, the stern. The opposite of ahead.
ATHWARTSHIPS: At right angles to the centreline of the boat; rowboat seats are generally athwart ships.
AWEIGH - The position of anchor as it is raised clear of the bottom.
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DEAD ASTERN: Directly aft.
DEAD RECKONING: A plot of courses steered and distances travelled through the water.
DEADHEAD: A log or heavy timber floating nearly vertical, with little of it's bulk showing above the surface.
Astern: Behind the boat
Athwartship: At right angles to the fore-aft line of a vessel
Auxiliary: An engine used as secondary propulsion in a sailboat ...
Astern - behind a ship, at or toward the stern of the ship
Ballast - pumps carry water to the ballast tanks to help stabilize the ship ...
Astern- To the rear of a boat.
Athwart- Across a boat; at right angles to the fore-and aft line.
Auxiliary- An engine used as a secondary source of propulsion.
Astern - behind the boat
Bail - to remove water from the boat
Ballast - weight in the lower portion of a boat, used to add stability ...
Astern
Athwartships
At right angles to the centerline of the boat.
Astern - somewhere behind the ship.
At anchor - ship is at rest, anchored to the sea floor.
Athwart - same as Abeam, to the side of the ship at right angles, either left or right.
astern
The direction toward or beyond the stern.
athwart
Perpendicular to a boat's centerline ...
astern - Toward the stern of a vessel, or behind the boat.
athwart, athwartships - Lying along the ship's width, at right angles to the vessels centerline.
Astern
Toward the stern of a vessel, or behind the boat.
Autopilot
A device used to steer a boat automatically, usually electrical, hydraulic or mechanical in nature.
Astern:
A direction or position pointing behind a pleasure craft.
Draft:
The depth of water which a pleasure craft requires to float freely.
Astern
Behind a vessel or an aircraft.
Backward; in a reverse direction. Athwartships
Across the vessel, that is, from side to side. Said of cargo stowed in this way, as opposed to lengthwise.
Astern:
Backwards, somewhere behind the vessel, towards the stern; in the direction of, or behind, the stern; opposite of ahead.
Astrolabe:
A precursor to the sextant. An old navigational device for checking the altitude of the sun or stars.
Astern
behind the boat
a support wire that runs from the top of the mast to the stern ...
Dead Astern - Directly aft.
Displacement - The weight of water displaced by a floating vessel, thus, a boat's weight.
fall astern - To drop astern. When two vessels are sailing together, if one fails to keep company with the other by not sailing so fast.
Clear Astern,
Clear Ahead,
Overlap
Clear Astern and Clear Ahead; Overlap ...
Clear Astern and Clear Ahead; Overlap -- One boat is clear astern of another when her hull and equipment in normal position are behind a line abeam from the aftermost point of the other boatšs hull and equipment in normal position.
ASTERN-To the rear or behind.
BACK-To back a sail is to pull it to the windward side of the vessel. The wind is said to back when its direction shifts in a counterclockwise direction; it is the opposite of veer.
Astern - Behind the boat; to the rear
Astern - Behind the stern of the boat
Athwart or Athwartship - Across the beam of a boat ...
astern
Behind or abaft the stern. A boat clear astern is completely astern.
asymmetrical ...
DEAD ASTERN - Directly aft.
DECK - A permanent covering over a compartment, hull or any part thereof.
DINGHY - A small open boat. A dinghy is often used as a tender for a larger craft.
Dead Astern - Directly aft.
Dead-Eyes - Blocks in the shroud rigging used to adjust tension
Deadlight - Either a cover clamped over a porthole to protect it in heavy weather or a fixed light set into the deck or cabin roof to provide light below.
Operating astern propulsion - 3 short blasts
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Maneuvering and Warning Signals (Rule 34) ...
When moving astern, with the engine in reverse, be aware that the rudder will tend to counteract your steering with the engine.
Esti directly astern, and eight could fire on the broadsides. In the next three Neptune, Colossus and Hercules six 12-in, guns could fire ahead, eight could fire astern, and the whole ten could fire on either broadside.
Dead Astern - A position directly aft or behind the vessel.
Dead on End - Said of wind when exactly ahead; and of another vessel when her fore and aft line coincides with observer's line of sight.
without accommodations, rigging, or equipment needed for sailing or bunking in overnight day's work A record of noon-to-noon navigation work used to determine a ship's position dead ahead Directly ahead of the boat's course dead astern ...
Dead astern-Directly aft or behind.
Dead reckoning-A calculation of determining position by using course speed last known position
DEADEYE A block with three hole in use to receive the laniard of a shroud or a stay to adjust tension.
Dead Astern - Directly aft.
Dead Reckoning - The process of determining the position of a vessel at any instant by applying to the last well-determined position (point of departure or subsequent fix) the run that has since been made, ...
Dead Astern: Straight aft direction.
Deadlight: Fixed light in a cabin's roof.
Deck: Solid covering over a hull, does not always cover all of it
Depression: Low-pressure area in meteorology ...
amidships: in or near the middle of a boat, either along the longitudinal axis or from side to side. astern: in the direction of, or behind, the stern.
astern -- in the direction of, or behind, the stern
backstay -- a wire mast support leading aft to the deck or another mast
backwinded -- when the wind hits the leeward side of the sails
bar -- a shoal ...
conductors built in ADCP Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler AFT toward the stern; in the stern AGENT see "ship's port agent" ALOFT above the decks as on the mast or in the rigging AMIDSHIPS midway between bow and stern, in the line of the keel ASTERN ...
AHEAD - In front of the vessel, forward; opposite of astern.
ALOFT - Above deck, usually in the rigging.
AMIDSHIPS - In or toward a boat's middle part, between the sides or between bow and stern. ...
Astern - behind the boat; to the rear.
Awash - barely floating; mostly submerged. or,( what my boat needs)
Bail - the action of removing water from the hold of bilge of the boat
Ballast - weight in a boat which affects the boats trim.
SPRING LINE: A pivot line used in docking, undocking, or to prevent the boat from moving forward or astern while made fast to a dock.
SPREADER: Small spars extending toward the sides from one or more places along the mast.
When hoisted singly from a ship it means : "Engine going full astern." St.Andrew Cross X Saint Andrew's Cross. X
Used in packaging for transport; means harmful - stow away from foodstuffs. (IMO, Material Class 6.1, Group III).
ASTERN: Beyond the ships stern.
BEAM: Width of ship between the widest point of its two sides.
BERTH: The bed, or beds within the passengers cabin.
BOW: Front, or forward portion of the ship.
Before the Wind: Sailing with the wind from astern, in the same direction the wind is blowing,
Belay: To secure a line to, cleat, bollard, bitt, etc.
- A command to stop or cease action.
ABACK - Said of a sail when its sheet is to windward and it drives the vessel astern.
ABAFT - Toward the rear (stern) of the boat. Behind. ABEAM - At right angles to the keel of the boat, but not on the boat. ABOARD - On or within the boat.
ABACK The situation of the sails when the wind presses their surfaces against the mast, and tends to force the vessel astern. ABAFT Toward the rear (stern) of the boat. Behind. ABEAM At right angles to the keel of the boat, but not on the boat.
DEAD ASTERN - Directly aft.
DEAD RECKONING - Navigating
DECK - A permanent covering over a compartment, hull or any part thereof.
DINGHY - A small open boat. A dinghy is often used as a tender for a larger craft.
Many single engined craft are unable to manoeuvre properly astern, due to propeller bias. Keel shape will also affect handling, a long keel giving a greater turning circle than a fin.
When the wind is directly astern (behind) a vessel, the boat is running away from the wind. An experienced crew would have watched the jib collapse and whisker-poled it out on the opposite side for the vessel to goose-wing (sails either side).
In some situations a vessel being towed astern cannot be fitted with proper navigation lights. For example, a vessel disabled by storm or accident may be without power and the urgency or rescue efforts may prevent the fitting of emergency lighting.
So as soon as the boat is anchored, it will usually be launched and tied astern. As long as the wind or current is strong enough to keep both vessels lying in the same direction, this is fine.
Suddenly out of the darkness astern there loomed up the sails on the foremast of a big ship whose jib boom seemed to be right over the Rajah's stern. She carried no side lights, her skipper being probably of an economical turn of mind.
The University of Georgia represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Virginia Tech represented the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the competition.
This is when the wind is coming from behind or from astern. It can also be referred to as before the wind with the wind pushing from behind. When you're running before the wind, the sails are no longer acting as airfoils.
BODY PLAN A plan consisting of two half transverse elevations or end views of a ship, both having a common vertical center line, so that the right-hand side represents the ship as seen from ahead, and the left-hand side as seen from astern.
When you first see the 34 SC charging along, leaving a rooster tail astern, you would never suspect that at the end of the day it will cruise over to the small-boat launching ramp and be hauled onto a trailer.
Following sea - Waves from astern.
Fore - Located at the front of the vessel; fore and aft means front and back; forecabin is toward the bow, the opposite of aft cabin; foredeck is the forward part of the main deck; ...
Sailing with the wind from astern, in the same direction the wind is blowing,
belay
To temporarily secure a line to a cleat, or as a command "disregard the last order" ...
Questions include some of those: ship lights (what lights should a towing vessel with a 200m+ tow astern, display, and what do you see on her port side?); nav aids lights, firefighting, first aid, chart reading, knot tying, anchoring techniques, ...
Hook, to: Hooking occurs when the trailing boat establishes a leeward overlap from clear astern.
This refers to the stern lights of a tug towing astern. (Improved by Jim Woodward.)
Control Lights ...
If used for scudding, it should be tightly furled and towed astern by the four guys; but when the seas rise high, boats should be hove to.
 See also: Boat, Anchor, Forward, Stern, Bow
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