Ebb

EBB TIDE: A receding tide or current.
ENSIGN: The national flag, or ‘colours’ displayed from aft by all yachts.
EVEN KEEL: When a boat is floating on its designed waterline, it is said to be floating on an even keel.

ebb, ebb tide - The falling tide when the water moves out to the sea and the water level lowers.

ebb - A tidal current that flows towards the sea, usually from a river or narrow inlet.
eddy - Water or currents of air apparently moving in circles. This can indicate underwater obstacles.

Ebb Tide
A receding tide.
EPIRB
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon. An emergency device that uses a radio signal to alert satellites or passing airplanes to a vessel's position.

ebb
A receding current, ie. tide passing from hight to low with the current going out to sea.
EPIRB ...

Ebb Current
Water running away from the shore or downstream.
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Ebb TideA receding tide.
Even KeelWhen a boat is floating on its designed waterline, it is said to be floating on an even keel.
Eye Of The WindThe direction from which the wind is blowing.

EBB TIDE: A receding tide; a period or state of decline.
EVEN KEEL: When a boat is floating on its designed waterline, it is said to be floating on an even keel.
EYE OF THE WIND: The direction from which the wind is blowing.

EBB- Reflux of tide.

EDDY- Water currents moving in circular patterns.

Ebb The period when the tide falls or flows from the land.
Eddy Circular motion of the water unconnected with general water movement.
Ensign The flag, usually carried at the stern, that denotes a vessel's nationality.

Ebb: A receding current, from German "Ebbe".
EP: Estimated Position, a value plotted on a map or chart in temporal intervals
EPIRB: Emergency Position Indication Radio Beacon.

Ebb - A receding current.
Echo Sounder - (see Depth Sounder).
EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) - The European Satellite Based Augmentation System (see SBAS).

EBB - A receding current.
F
FATHOM - Six feet.
FENDER - A cushion, placed between boats, or between a boat and a pier, to prevent damage.

Ebb - A receding current.
F
Fairlead - A fitting used to alter the direction of a working line, such as a bullseye, turning block, or anchor chock.
Fathom - Six feet.

Ebb-Tide falling from high to low.
Flood-Tide rising from low to high.
Slack Water-Period at the turn of the tide when the water is still, neither rising nor falling.

Ebb - The receding tide that is flowing toward the sea.
F
Fathom - A nautical linear measurement equal to 6 feet, used for measuring water depth.

Ebb tide
The portion of the tide cycle between high water and the following low water. It is sometimes called "falling tide".
Eddy ...

EBB - A receding current.
EBB TIDE - A receding tide.
EVEN KEEL - When a boat is floating on its designed waterline, it is said to be floating on an even keel.

Ebb tide: A receding tide.
Entrance: The area of a bow that first meets the water.
Ensign: A nautical version of the national flag of a country usually flown at the stern. -The rank of a officer equivalent to that of midshipman.

EBB - A receding current.
F - foxtrot
FATHOM - Six feet.
FENDER - A cushion, placed between boats, or between a boat and a pier, to prevent damage.

ebb: tide passing from high to low, with the current going out to sea the tidal movement of water away from the land and toward the sea, as in ebb current; the falling of the water level from high tide to low tide, as in ebb tide.

ebb -- tide passing from high to low, with the current going out to sea
El Niño -- a warm inshore current annually flowing south along the coast of Ecuador.

up To let up gently on the tiller, a sheet, the throttle, or winch easing out line Slowly and carefully loosening a line, which is under a lot of tension, so that it doesn't go out too quickly, or cause damage to the crew or equipment ebb ...

The night was pitchy dark, the tide running fiercely on the ebb at the rate of five miles an hour at the least. The water was very wild, as one can easily imagine.

Ebb -- tide passing from high to low, with the current going out to sea
Egyptian Galley - Sailing and rowing vessel on the Nile river 1600 B.C.
El Niño -- a warm inshore current annually flowing south along the coast of Ecuador.

This takes a great amount of skill as you have to maneuver your boat according to rocky areas, the ebb and flow of the tide, and other navigational hazards.

EARING - A rope which passes through the cringle of a sail and serves to reef it.
EBB - A receding current.
EYE-BOLT - A bolt with a circular opening at one end.

A period of almost no water movement between flood and ebb tides
Slide
Also called a lug. Metal or plastic pieces attached to a sail's luff that slide in a mast track to allow easy hoisting of a sail.

Slack Water - Brief period between flood and ebb when horizontal flow stops (2-20 min)
Slack Water - The moment when a tidal current changes direction
Sole - A boat's floor ...

If a bar harbour has to be entered on a flood tide a boat could discharge oil so that it would run in ahead of her. On an ebb tide, the oil could be distributed by some apparatus in connection with the shore.

A rising flood tide creates currents moving inland and a falling ebb tide causes outbound currents. The direction of the current reverses at each peak of high or low tide, called a turn.

See also: Boat, Line, Current, Wind, Tide