MIZZEN: The after mast of a ketch or yawl, or some square riggers.
MONOHULL: A boat with one hull.
MOORING: An arrangement for securing a boat to a mooring buoy or a pier.
MOORING BUOY: A buoy secured to a permanent anchor sunk deeply into the bottom.
mizzen mast
A shorter mast located aft of the main mast on a yawl or ketch.
modified-V hull
A modification of the deep-V hull shape with a deadrise of less than 20 degrees.
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Mizzen-mast
Aftmost mast, often the smallest of the three. (Third mast from the bow.) ...
Mizzen sail
The sail on the aft mast of a ketch or yawl rigged sailboat.
Mizzen staysail
A small sail that is sometimes placed forward of the mizzen mast.
mizzenmast - Aboard the three-masted Concordia, the aft most of the three
port - The left side of a ship when facing forward
starboard - The right side of a ship when facing forward ...
Mizzen
A term referring to the stern most mast on a three-masted vessel that supported a triangular shaped sail, called the Mizzen Sail. A vessel with less than three masts would have no mizzenmast at all.
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A SCHOONER is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being shorter or the same height as the rear masts.
Mizzen - the shorter mast behind the main mast on a ketch or yawl
Mooring - an anchor or weight, permanently attached to the sea floor, with a buoy going to the surface, used to hold the boat in a certain area ...
Mizzen
The sail set on the second (aftermost, or rear) mast - as on a ketch.
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Mizzen- Mizzenmast. The shorter, after mast on a boat.
Motor sailer- A boat that uses both sail and engine. The engine in these boats is larger that an auxiliary.
mizzen bumpkin - A short spar that extends from the taffrail aft for the lower block of the mizen sheet to be hooked to.
Mizzenmast: On a three-masted ship, the rear mast most aft near the stern.
mizzen mast, mainmast and foremast
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The mast of a sailing ship is a tall vertical pole which supports the sails. Larger ships have several masts, with the size and configuration depending on the style of ship.
Mizzen - A fore and aft sail flown on the mizzenmast.
Monkey Deck - A false deck built over a permanent deck. Often used in the bow of larger sailing ships, forward of the anchor windlass and provides a working ...
MIZZENMAST - Mast aft or next aft of the mainmast in a ship.
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The mizzen mast, for example, is carbon fiber, an elegantly tapered spar free-standing on the Alerion's spacious after deck sans the rigging clutter that conventional yawls bring to the back of the boat.
If you have a mizzen or a bowsprit, do not leave them hanging over the pontoon to brain other people.
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Mizzen - A small sail set on the mizzenmast.
Mizzenmast - The mast aft of the mainmast in a sailing ship - the shorter mast behind the main mast on a ketch or yawl, ...
Mizzen - Third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts. (shorter mast behind the main mast). Found on a ketch, yawl or dandy.
MIZZEN A sail aft of the aft mast on a multi-masted boat. MOISTURE CONTENT Weight of the water within a piece of lumber measured as a percentage of the weight of the dry wood.
Jiggermast -- The mizzenmast of a yawl or dandy.
Kentledge -- Pig iron used as ballast.
Lanyards -- Ropes rove through deadeyes by which shrouds or stays are set up.
A small sail on the mizzen mast of a yawl or a ketch.
Junction Buoy
Also known as a preferred channel buoy. A red and green horizontally striped buoy used in the United States to mark the separation of a channel into two channels.
Used to anchor the backstay or the sheets from the mizzen on a yawl or ketch.
Boot top A stripe near the waterline.
Bowsprit A short spar extending forward from the bow. Normally used to anchor the forestay.
palm sail repair kit Tools and material used for emergency repairs to sails including: sewing twine, needles, a palm, and beeswax sail slide A small metal or plastic fitting often used on the forward and lower edges of a mainsail or mizzen to ...
r is followed from the bow to the mizzenmast, it will be seen that a succession of stays connect the masts with the hull of the ship or with one another. All pull together to resist pressure from ' in front.
Used to anchor the backstay or the sheets from the mizzen on a yawl or ketch.
BOOMKIN - (bumpkin) Short spar extending aft from the transom. Used to anchor the backstay or the sheets from the mizzen on a yawl or ketch.
BARK, BARQUE A three-masted vessel having square sails on fore and main masts, and a spanker on the mizzen. BATTEN DOWN Secure hatches and loose objects both within the hull and on deck. BEAM The greatest width of the boat.
Three-masted, usually square rigged on the two forward masts, and having a lateen rigged mizzen mast.
Carrack: Three-masted trading vessel similar to the Caravel, but larger.
Carrick Bend: A knot used to tie two lines together.
Used to anchor the backstay or the sheets from the mizzen on a yawl or ketch.
Boot Top - A painted stripe that indicates the waterline.
Bow - The forward part of a boat.
Bowline - Knot used to form a temporary loop in a line ...
Mizzen - the shorter mast behind the main mast on a ketch or yawl - or - A fore and aft sail flown on the mizzenmast.
mooring -- a float providing a tie off for a boat, usually set to a permanent anchor ...
ketchA sailboat similar in appearance to a yawl with a tall main mast and a shorter mizzen mast ahead of the rudder post. kicker motorA small auxiliary outboard motor.
Ketch: A two-masted sailing rig; the after [mizzen] mast is shorter than the forward [main] mast and stepped forward of the rudder post, so the mizzen sail on a ketch is relatively larger than it might be on a yawl.
The longest reach of the mizzen along its mast.
point
To sail as close as possible to the wind. Some boats may be able to point better than others, sailing closer to the wind. The names given to directions on a compass.
Yawl. Two masts, a tall mainmast and a short mizzenmast stepped behind the rudder post.
Ketch. Two masts, a tall mainmast and a medium height mizzenmast stepped in front of the rudder post.
A short spar projecting over the stern of a sailing vessel to sheet the mizzen sail when the mizzen:mast is so far aft that there's not enough room inboard to bring down the sheet and trim the sail.
The aftermost sail on a ketch or yawl. It is set on the mizzenmast. A mizzen staysail is a light sail set forward of the mizzenmast.
MLW, mean low water
See tide.
Mayday: An internationally valid distress signal that is repeated three times and has highest priority of all signals
Midship: Center of the vessel, middle between bow and stern
Mizzen: A fore and aft sail on the mizzen mast ...
A small sailboat rigged fore-and-aft, with a short mizzenmast astern of the cockpit; distinguished from ketch. Yield Bucket ...
JIGGER-Another name for the mizzen or aft sail on a ketch or yawl. Such a sail was improvised on Tinkerbelle to help her ride better to a sea anchor.
The longest reach of the mizzen along its boom.
ensign
The national flag of a boat's home nation.
The corresponding preposition is abaft. For example, the mizzenmast is abaft the mainmast. Its antonym is before or, in a more clumsy form, forward of.
YAWL - A two-masted sailboat with the small mizzen mast stepped abaft the rudder post.
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Ketch
A two-masted fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel with a mizzenmast stepped aft of a taller mainmast but forward of the rudder.
In a sailing ship carrying multiple masts, the mast set closest to the stern. Also called the mizzenmast in a three-masted sailing vessel. (back)
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YAW - To swing off course, as when due to the impact of a following or quartering sea.
YAWL - A two-masted sailboat with the small mizzen mast stepped abaft the rudder post.
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There are no boating terms under this heading.
Square sails are set on the jib-mast and main-mast. In addition a square sail is set below the bowsprit, the so called 'blinde'. On the mizzen-mast a lateen sail is set.
Mizzen - the shorter mast behind the main mast on a ketch or yawl.
Monohull -A boat with one hull.
Mooring -An arrangement for securing a boat to a mooring buoy or a pier.
Jigger-Aft sail on the mizzen mast of a yawl or a ketch. After mast (4th mast)on schooner or sailing ship carrying a spanker.
Jones John Paul-US (Scot.-born) naval officer & hero in American Revolution; as captain of ship ...
 See also: Boat, Aft, Mast, Forward, Sailing
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