Intracoastal Waterway
A system of rivers and canals along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States allowing boats to travel along them without having to go offshore.
Intracoastal Waterways - A series of connected rivers and canals that can be traveled (instead of the open seas).
in irons - A sailboat that loses headway, thus losing the ability to steer.
The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW)
The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) is a chain of local channels linked together to provide an inland passage along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts.
Intracoastal Waterway.
impeller
A small paddlewheel in a through-hull that pushes water into an engine's cooling system or senses a boat's speed.
intracoastal waterway: the system of inland waterway channels running along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States from Manasquan Inlet, New Jersey, to the Mexican border in Texas; commonly abbreviated as ICW.
ICW - See Intracoastal Waterway.
Idler - Member of a crew who works all day but does not keep the normal watches.
Technically the 400 will slip under the 65-foot fixed bridges on the Intracoastal Waterway, but you'll need nerves of steel and some flexible antennas.
INBOARD - More toward the center of a vessel; inside; a motor fitted inside a boat.
INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY - ICW: bays, rivers, and canals along the coasts (such as the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts), ...
Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) - Bays, rivers, and canals along the coasts (such as the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts), connected so that vessels may travel without going into the sea.
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The most common units used for navigation are nautical miles and knots; however, there are areas such at the Intracoastal Waterway where distance markers are in statue miles.
 See also: Waterway, Current, Sail, Shore, Running
  
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