Ghosting:
To make headway when there is no apparent wind.
Gibbet:
A wooden frame from which dead pirates were hung, often in a metal cage especially fitted for the dead man.
GHOST-To make headway when there is no apparent wind.
GRAB RAIL-Railing, usually on cabin top, used as handhold.
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Ghosting - To make headway when there is no apparent wind.
Gimbals - A system by which an object such as a compass is suspended so that it remains horizontal as the boat heels.
Ghost: To sail slowly when there is apparently no wind.
Gibe: See gybe.
Gin-pole: A pole that is attached perpendicular to the mast, to be used as a lever for raising the mast. Also jin-pole.
Outside the harbor, we hoisted the main, unrolled the genoa and ghosted to windward. The 38 kept moving at 2 knots in a virtual calm, tracking nicely and shouldering aside the occasional boat wash without a fuss. Soon the wind strengthened to 8 knots.
 See also: Cockpit, Hull, Mainsail, Boat, Mast
  
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