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A
AbackAbaftAbeam
AboardAbove deckAbreast
Accidental jibeAdmeasureAdmiralty law
AdriftAerodynamicAft
AfterAfter bow spring lineAgonic line
AgroundAheadAhull
Aid to navigationAids to navigationAlee
AloftAmasAmidships
AnchorAnchor bellAnchor bend
Anchor chainAnchor lightAnchor locker
Anchor rodeAnchor rollerAnchor watch
Anchor windlassAnchorageAnemometer
Aneroid barometerAntifoulingApparent wind
AshoreAsternAt the dip
AthwartAthwartshipsAtmospheric pressure
AutopilotAuxiliaryAweigh


B
BackingBackspliceBackstay
BackwindedBailBallast
BarBargeBarograph
BarometerBarometric pressureBarquentine
BattenBatten downBatten pockets
BattensBayBeacon
BeamBeam reachBear away
Bear offBearingBeat
BeatingBeaufort scaleBeaufort wind scale
BecketBedding compoundBeetle
BelayBelaying PinsBelow
BendBend onBermudan rig
BerthBightBilge
Bilge keelBilge pumpBilgeboard
BiminiBinnacleBinocular
BiteBittBitter end
BlockBlock and tackleBoarding ladder
Boarding waveBoatBoat hook
BoatswainBobstayBollard
Bolt ropeBoomBoom vang
BoomkinBoot topBosun
BowBow eyeBow line
Bow spring lineBowditchBowline
Bowline on a bightBowspritBox the compass
BraceBraided lineBreakers
Breaking seasBreakwaterBreast line
BridgeBridleBrig
BrigantineBrightworkBroach
Broach toBroachingBroad on the beam
Broad reachBulb keelBulkhead
Bull RopeBulwarkBumpkin
BunkBuntline hitchBuoy
Burdened vesselBurgeeBurthen
ButtockBy the lee


C
CabinCam cleatCamber
Can buoyCanalCanoe stern
CanoeingCanvasCap
CapsizeCapstanCaptain
CarCarbon fiberCardinal
Cardinal pointsCarlinsCarrick bend
Carvel BuiltCast offCat
CatamaranCatboatCatenary
CatheadCaulkCaulking
CavitateCavitationCeiling
Celestial navigationCelestial sphereCenter line
CenterboardCentreboardCertificate
ChafeChafing gearChain
Chain lockerChainplatesChannel
Channel markerChartChart datum
Chart tableCheek blockCheeks
ChineChockChockablock
ChopChronometerClasses
CleatCleat hitchClench
Clevis pinClewClose hauled
Close reachClose upClouds
Clove hitchClubClub footed
CNGCoamingCoast
Coast PilotsCoastal navigationCoasting
CockCockpitCockpit sole
CodeCoilCold front
Cold moldingCollision bulkheadColors
COLREGSCome aboutCompanionway
CompassCompass cardCompass course
Compass errorCompass roseComposite construction
Compressed natural gasContinentContinental shelf
Coordinated universal timeCopper sheathingCordage
Cotter pinCounterCourse
CoursesCourtesy flagCove
CowlsCQR anchorCradle
CrankCransCrest
CrewCringleCrossing situation
CrosstreesCrownCruising
Cruising guidesCuddyCunningham
CurrentCutter


D
DacronDaggerboardDanforth anchor
DavitDaybeaconDaymark
DaysailerDayshapeDead ahead
Dead asternDead eyeDead reckoning
DeadlightDeadriseDeadwood
DealsDebarkDeck
Deck steppedDeckheadDecks
Depth sounderDeviationDinghy
DinkDisembarkDismast
DisplacementDisplacement hullDisplacement speed
Distance made goodDistress signalsDitty bag
Dive flagDividersDock
DocumentationDodgerDolphin
Dolphin StrikerDorade ventDouble bottom
Double hullDouble-braidDownhaul
DownwindDraftDrag
DraggingDrawDrawbridge
DriftDrogueDry dock
Dry rotDry storageDucts
DWL


E
EaringEaseEase the sheets
EastEast windEasterly wind
EbbEbb tideEcho sounder
EddyElectronic navigationEmbark
EnsignEntryEPIRB
EquatorEstimated positionEven keel
EyeEye of the windEye splice


F
FairFairleadFall off
FasteningFathomFathometer
FayFCC RulesFeathering
FeetFend offFender
FetchFiberglassFid
FiddleFigure eight knotFin keel
Finger pierFisherman anchorFix
FlakeFlame arresterFlare
FlashingFlemishFlood
FloorboardsFlotsamFluke
Flush deckFlying bridgeFolding
Following seaFootFootropes
ForeFore and aftFore and aft sail
Fore-and-aftForecabinForecast
ForecastleForedeckForemast
ForepeakForesailForestay
ForestaysailForetriangleForward
FoulFouledFounder
Fractional rigFrameFreeboard
Freeing portFreestanding mastFronts
Full and byFull keelFurl
FurnitureFuttockFuttock Shrouds
Futtocks


G
GaffGaff riggedGaff sail
GaleGalleyGallows frame
GangwayGarboardGasket
GearGennakerGenoa
Geographic northGeographic positionGhost
GimballGimbalsGive
Give way vesselGive-way vesselGlobal Positioning System
GlobeGMTGo about
GooseneckGPSGrab rail
Grab railsGraveGreat circle
Great circle routeGreen buoyGreen daymark
Greenwich Mean TimeGrommetGround swells
Ground tackleGudgeonGunkholing
GunnelGunwaleGuy
Gybe


H
Half BeamsHalf hitchHalyard
HalyardsHandHand bearing compass
Hand leadHand railHandsomely
Handy billyHandy-billyHanging locker
HankHarborHarbormaster
HarbourHard AleeHard chine
Hard overHard-chinedHatch
HaulHaul outHauling part
Hawse holeHawseholeHawsepipes
HawserHazardHead
Head seasHead to windHead up
HeadboardHeadingHeads
HeadsailHeadstayHeadway
HeaveHeave toHeaving line
Heaving toHeavy seasHeavy weather
HeelHeelingHeeling error
HelmHelmsmanHelmsperson
HemisphereHermaphrodite BrigHigh
High tideHikeHiking
Hiking stickHitchHog
HoistHoldHolding ground
Holding tankHoopHorizon
Horizontal angleHorn timberHorns
Horseshoe buoyHullHull speed
HurricaneHydrodynamicHydrofoil
HydrographyHypothermia


I
ICWIn ironsIn stays
InboardInboard cruiserInch
Inches of mercuryInflatableInland
Inland RulesInletInternational Code of Signals
Intracoastal waterwayIronsIsobars


J
Jack stayJacklineJacobs ladder
Jam cleatJawsJeers
JennyJettyJib
Jib nettingJib stayJib topsail
Jib-BoomJibeJiffy reefing
JiggerJoggleJumper
Junction buoy


K
KedgeKedgingKeel
Keel BlocksKeel steppedKeelson
KetchKickerKing plank
King spokeKneeKnees
Knocked downKnot


L
LacingLaid upLandlocked
LandmarkLanyardLarboard
LashLateral resistanceLatitude
LaunchLaunching WaysLay
Lay lineLay upLazarette
Lazy guyLazy sheetLead line
Leading lightsLeading marksLeague
LeeLee helmLee shore
LeeboardLeeboardsLeech
Leech lineLeeclothsLeeward
LeewayLicensed pilotLie
Life boatLife jacketLife preserver
Life raftLife vestLifeline
LiftsLightLight list
LighthouseLightshipLightweight anchor
Limber holeLineLines
LinestoppersLiquid petroleum gasList
LOALockLocker
LogLogbookLongitude
LookoutLoose footedLoose-Footed
LORANLow tideLPG
Lubber lineLuffLuff rope
LuffingLugsLull
LWLLying ahull


M
Magnetic bearingMagnetic courseMagnetic deviation
Magnetic northMagnetic variationMagnus hitch
Main mastMainsailMainsheet
Make fastMake wayManger
Marconi rigMarinaMark
MarlMarlineMarlinespike
MarlinspikeMartingaleMast
Mast bootMast stepMast track
MasterMastheadMasthead light
MateMaydayMean
Mean low waterMean lower low waterMeasured mile
MercatorMeridianMessenger
MeteorologyMidshipMidships
MileMillibarMinute
MizzenMizzen mastMizzen sail
Mizzen staysailMonkey fistMonohull
MoonrakerMoorMooring
Mooring buoyMooring lineMorse code
MotorMotor sailerMould
MouldingMountMouse
Multihull


N
Natural gasNauticalNautical Almanac
Nautical mileNavigable waterNavigating
NavigationNavigation lightsNavigation Rules
Navigational aidNavigatorNeap tide
NorthNorth PoleNorth Star
North windNortherly windNun buoy


O
OakumOarOarlock
Observed positionObstructionOcean
Off the windOffshoreOn the beam
On the bowOn the quarterOn the wind
OpenOrlopOrlop deck
Out of trimOutboardOutboard engine
OutdriveOuthaulOutrigger
Overall lengthOverboardOverfall
Overhang


P
Pad eyePaddlePainted waterline
PainterPalmParachute
Parachute flareParallax errorParallel rules
ParallelsParbuckleParcel
PartnersPassagePawls
PayPay outPeak
PedestalPelorusPendant
PennantPersonal floatation devicePersonal flotation device
PierPilePiling
PillowPilotPiloting
PinchPintlePintles
PitchPitch poledPitching
PitchpolingPlanePlaning
Planing hullPlaning speedPlanking
PlotPlow anchorPlug
PointPoint of sailPolaris
PolePoopPoop deck
PoopedPortPort tack
PortholePortsPound
PramPreferred channel buoyPrevailing winds
PreventerPrime meridianPriveleged vessel
Privileged vesselPropPropane
PropellerPropeller shaftProw
PulpitPumpPump out
Purchase


Q
Quarantine flagQuarterQuarterdeck
Quartering seaQuartersQuay
Quick flashing light


R
RabbetRadarRadar arch
Radar reflectorRadioRadio beacon
Radio bearingRadio direction finderRaft
RailRakeRange
RatlineRatlinesRDF
ReachReachingReady about
ReciprocalRed buoyRed daymark
ReefReef cringlesReef knot
Reef pointsReefingReefing lines
ReeveRegattaRelative bearing
Rhumb lineRiding sailRig
RiggerRiggingRight
Rigid inflatableRoachRode
RollRoller furlingRoller reefing
RopeRowRowboat
RowingRowlockRoyals
Rub railRub strakeRubbing strake
RudderRudder postRules of the Road
RunRun agroundRunners
RunningRunning backstayRunning bowline
Running fixRunning lightsRunning rigging


S
SaddleSafety harnessSail
Sail shapeSail trackSail trim
SailboatSailclothSailing
Sailing boatSailing directionsSailing ship
Sailing vesselSampson postSand bar
Satellite navigationScaleScantlings
ScarphScendSchooner
ScopeScrewScull
ScupperScuppersScuttle
ScuttlebuttSeaSea anchor
Sea buoySea cockSea level
Sea roomSeagoingSeamanship
SeaworthySectionsSector
Sector lightSecureSecurite
SeizingSelf bailingSelf draining
Self steering gearSemaphoreSentinel
Separation zoneServeSet
SextantShackleShake out
ShankShear pinSheathing
SheaveSheepshankSheer
Sheer strakeSheetSheet bend
ShipShipshapeShoal
ShoreShorelineShroud
ShroudsSide lightsSideslip
SidingSight reduction tablesSingle sideband
SinkSister shipSkeg
SkiffSkinSlack
Slack waterSlideSling
SlipSlipwaySloop
SlotSnap hookSnatch block
SnubSoleSound
SoundingSouthSouth Pole
South windSoutherly windSouthern Cross
SpalesSparSpell
Spill the windSpinnakerSpinnaker halyard
Spinnaker poleSpitfireSplice
SpokeSpreaderSpreaders
SpringSpring lineSpring tide
SpritSquallSquare knot
Square riggedSquare sailSSB
StabilityStability sailStabilizer
StallStanchionStand
Stand on vesselStandard portStanding
Standing partStanding riggingStand-on vessel
StarboardStarboard tackStateroom
Statute mileStayStaysail
Steadying sailSteamingSteaming light
Steerage waySteeveStem
StepSteppedStern
Stern lightStern lineStern pulpit
SternwayStiffStock
StopperStopper knotStores
Storm jibStorm trysailStow
StowingStrakeStrakes
StrikeStrum boxStudding Sail
Stuffing boxSuperstructureSurf
SurveySurveyorSwab
SwallowSwampSwell
Swim platformSwinging bridgeSwinging room
Swivel


T
TabernacleTachometerTack
TackingTackleTaffrail
TailTake inTall buoy
TangTelltaleTender
TenonThimbleThole
ThroatThrough hullThrusters
ThwartThwartshipsTidal atlas
Tidal currentTidal rangeTidal stream
TideTide tablesTiller
TimbersTime zoneTingle
Toe railToe-railTonnage
TopTop heavyTop mast
Topgallant SailTopmarkTopmast
Topping liftTopsailTopsides
TowTowing lightTrack
Trade windTrailing edgeTransducer
TransitTransomTrapeze
TravelerTreenailsTrestle Trees
Triatic stayTricolor lightTrim
Trim tabTrimaranTrip line
TriplineTropic of CancerTropic of Capricorn
TropicsTroughTruck
True courseTrue northTrue wind
TrunkTrysailTugboat
Tumble HomeTumblehomeTune
TuningTurn turtleTurnbuckle
TurtleTwineTwo half hitches
Typhoon


U
Under bare polesUnder wayUnderway
Upper DeckUpwindUSCG


V
V bottomVaneVang
Variable pitchVariationVector
VeerVelocity made goodVertical clearance
VHFVhf radioVisual bearing
Visual fixVMG


W
WaistWakeWarm front
WarpWaterlineWaterline length
WaterloggedWaterwayWay
WaysWeather helmWeigh
Weigh anchorWellWell Found
WestWest windWet locker
Wetted surfaceWharfWheel
WheelhouseWhipWhistle buoy
Wide berthWinchWind
Wind scoopWindageWindlass
WindwardWing and wingWorking sails


Y
YachtYachtingYard
Yard armYardarmYaw
Yawl


Z
Zephyr