head seas
Waves coming from the direction a boat is heading.
headway
Forward motion of a boat in the water.
head seas - Waves coming towards the bow, as opposed to following seas.
head sheets - The sheets of the head sails.
headstay - The rigging from the bow to the top of the mast; the foremost stay.
Head Seas - Waves coming towards the bow its best to steer over waves at a 45° angle
Heading - Direction boat is pointing at any moment
Headstay - Wire from the bow to the upper part of a sailboat's mast ...
Flaring bows are often fitted to help keep the forward decks dry and to prevent "nose-diving" in head seas.
Deadrise: Rise of the bottom from baseline to molded breadth measureed amidships. Also called "rise of floor" or "rise of bottom".
 See also: Hurricane, High, Hitch, Heeling, Point
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