Quarterdeck
Area aft of the mainmast on the main deck.
See: Before the Mast.
Quarterdeck - rear deck where the helm and wheel are located.
Running rigging - all movable, adjustable lines that control sails, yards, etc.
Sheet - a line connected to the sails that controls and adjusts their angle to the wind.
Quarterdeck: The rear part of the uppermost deck on a ship.
Range Lights: A set of two small lighthouses, aligned so that if a vessel lines them up, they will be guided safely into a harbour, through narrow channels.
QUARTERDECK - Part of ship's deck set aside by captain for ceremonial functions.
QUARTERING - Sailing nearly before the wind.
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Quarterdeck - The part of the upper deck which is abaft the mainmast, or in that general location of a ship without one. The quarterdeck was normally reserved for officers.
Quartering Sea - Winds and waves on a boat's quarter ...
Waist: The portion of the deck between the forecastle and quarterdeck of a sailing vessel.
Wake: A vessel's track through the water.
Waste: Cotton yarn used for cleaning purposes.
Waist: the central deck of a ship between the forecastle and the quarterdeck.[16]
Wales: A number of strong and thick planks running length-wise along the ship, covering the lower part of the ship's side.
The officers' gangway or sea ladder is shipped on this side and this side of the quarterdeck is reserved for the captain. The flag or pennant of the ship's captain or senior officer in command is generally hoist on the starboard yard.
Starboard: The right-hand side of the vessel when facing the bow . Traditionally, it is the side of the ship reserved for the Captain, who took his exercise on the starboard side of the poop deck or quarterdeck.
Halyard and main and mizzen sheet winches are in the bilge. Genoa sheets are led aft under the quarterdeck to captive winches. The tender will be carried on deck as per the owner's request and there is a Steelhead Marine crane to handle it.
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 See also: Quarter, Deck, Bowsprit, Stand, Sprit
  
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