Canals & Narrowboats
The canals in the United Kingdom form an interconnecting network of some 2500 miles. The locks allow the boats to be moved between different levels of the canal. The locks shown here form part of the Hatton 21.
canal - A manmade waterway used to connect bodies of water that do not connect naturally. Canals use locks to raise and lower boats when connecting bodies of water that have different water levels.
A river, canal or other body of water that boats can travel on.
Way
The progress of a boat. If a boat is moving it is considered to be "making way." ...
Lauderdale: A Canal Level View (March 03 2009)
Back from the tornado (January 12 2009)
Back from the tornado (January 12 2009)
Never Lost, Just Hard to Find (December 05 2008)
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(ii) a barge, canal boat, scow, or other non-descript craft.
The Inland version of Rule 35 contains this additional paragraph covering signals in designated "special anchorage areas.
A river, creek, canal, or small lake.
wave
Undulations on the water's surface caused by wind and current. Very small waves are ripples, large ones are seas. A bow wave is stirred up by the bow, a stern wave by the stern.
BargesRivers and canals abound with barges of various types, such as the Thames barge, the Tyne wherry or keel, and the Dutch galliot or pink.
The Rehoboth-Lewes Canal, in its entirety;
The channel through Masseys Landing from Buoy No. 12 off Bluff Point to Buoy No. 19A;
The Assawoman Canal, in its entirety;
The Indian River Inlet between Buoy No. 1 and the Coast Guard Station; ...
CAPESIZE - a term used to describe a ship, usually a dry or wet bulker, that is too large to transit the canals and as a consequence must travel via the 'capes', ie Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn.
On some difficult waterways (Manchester, Scheldt-Brussels canals) the pilot or an assistant also steers directly the ship. The pilot is almost never responsible, except on Panama canal where his fault involves the liability of the canal authorities.
The cabin design follows that of the old commercial canal boats and refers usually to the size of the after deck or counter which is short in length with the steerer standing between the after doors of the cabin.
on canals and rivers), which will not be repeated here. Green Going Out The complement to "Red right returning," indicating that green buoys are left to starboard when you are heading out to sea. Suggested by Paul Atterton.
Magali and I have often considered a trip through the French canals. We have ample water depth on the main routes through France, but the distance has always put us off. To us, the Canal du Midi, running from Sete to Bordeaux, seems appealing.
Another choice would be to take shelter in rivers, canals or other waterways. Again try to pick an area which is not overcrowded and offers shelter from the forces of the storm.
In the more usual, commercial vessel, the rig has the advantage of freeing the cargo hatch of obstructions such as the boom but its overriding advantage is met in manoeuvring in very confined waters such as a crowded dock or canal.
operating in a river, canal or lake in which it can at no time be more than one mile from shore OR
engaged in an official competition or in final preparation for an official competition and has no sleeping arrangements.
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Panamax: ship capable of transiting the Panama Canal.
Perils of the sea: fortuitous accidents or casualties, peculiar to transportation on a navigable water, such as stranding, sinking, collision of the vessel, striking a submerged object, ...
ICW: bays, rivers, and canals along the coasts connected so that vessels may travel without going into the sea.
Jacob's Ladder
A rope ladder, lowered from the deck, as when pilots or passengers come aboard.
POST-PANAMAX- A vessel to wide to pass through the Panama Canal.
PR-17 -Public Resolution which requires that U.S. Government financed cargoes (Eximbank) must be shipped 100% in U.S.
POST-PANAMAX A vessel to wide to pass through the Panama Canal.
PRODUCT CARRIER A tanker which is generally below 70,000 deadweight tons and used to carry refined oil products from the refinery to the consumer.
A system of rivers and canals along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States allowing boats to travel along them without having to go offshore.
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An individual with specific knowledge of a harbor, canal, river or other waterway, qualified to guide vessels through the region. Some areas require that boats and ships be piloted by a licensed pilot.
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Jetty Anchoring - Anchoring a Boat on a Jetty
St. Nicolaas Boat Club Canal Cruise in Amsterdam - Cruise Amsterdam Canals ...
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There are also metric tons, long tons, short tons, and various others such as Panama Canal and Suez Canal tons.In hydraulics 35 cubic feet of sea water represent an avoirdupois ton, or 36 cubic feet of fresh water.
In the United Kingdom the word "marina" is also used for inland wharves on rivers and canals that are used exclusively by non-industrial pleasure craft such as canal narrowboats.
INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY - ICW: bays, rivers, and canals along the coasts (such as the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts), connected so that vessels may travel without going into the sea.
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Barge
Flat bottomed inland cargo vessel for canals and rivers with or without own propulsion for the purpose of transporting goods.
Synonym: Lighter.
CAPESIZE- A vessel too large to pass through the Suez Canal.
CARGO HANDLING- The act of loading and discharging a cargo ship.
INBOARD - More toward the center of a vessel; inside; a motor fitted inside a boat.
INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY - ICW: bays, rivers, and canals along the coasts (such as the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts), ...
 See also: Boat, Point, Wind, Anchor, Sail
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