DAYBEACON: A fixed navigation aid structure used in shallow waters upon which is placed one or more daymarks.
daybeacon, daymark - A navigational aid visible during the day. In the United States and Canada, ...
Daybeacon:
A fixed navigation aid structure, visible during the day, used in shallow waters upon which is placed one or more daymarks.
daybeacon, beacon, daymark
A stake driven into the bottom at the edge of a channel and displaying a placard (daymark) with identifying numbers and colors. It takes the place of a buoy as an aid to navigation in very shallow water.
daysail ...
(Lights and daybeacons both constitute beacons.)
Beam - The beam of a ship is its width at the widest point, or a point alongside the ship at the mid-point of its length.
Beam ends - The sides of a ship.
A mark on the top of a navigational buoy or daybeacon.
Topping Lift
A line running from the end of the boom to the top of the mast used to keep the boom from falling when the sail is not set.
aids to navigation - Artificial objects such as beacons, buoys, daybeacons, lights or radiobeacons with known charted positions; Established land or sea markers that enable navigators to avoid danger.
A mark on the top of a navigational buoy or daybeacon.
topmast
a second spar carried at the top of the fore or main mast, used to fly more sail.
 See also: Light, Beacon, Deck, Navigation, Wind
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