QUARTERING SEA : Sea coming on a boat's quarter.
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REACHING: Sailing with the sail eased.
quartering sea - A sea which comes over the quarter of the boat.
quarters - Sleeping areas on the boat.
quick flashing light - A navigational aid with a light that flashes about once per second.
Quartering Sea
Sea coming on a boat's quarter.
Quay
A section parallel to the shore for docking and unloading vessels.
quartering sea - Seas coming from the side (quarter).
Quarter Master - A petty officer who steers on large vessels and sees that the orders of the officer of the watch are properly executed, ...
QUARTERING SEAS Waves coming toward the aft corner (quarter) of a boat. QUARTER-SAWN A method of cutting lumber where the annual rings are relatively perpendicular to the face of the board.
Quarter
The sides of a boat aft of amidships.
Quartering Sea
Sea coming on a boat's quarter.
Quartering Sea - Winds and waves on a boat's quarter
Quartermaster - An able-bodied seamen entrusted with the steering of a vessel when entering or leaving a harbor. He is also involved with the use and upkeep of navigational equipment.
A quartering sea (quartering wind) is from abaft the beam but not directly astern. A buoy or other object off the boat that is lying between abeam and astern and on the starboard (port) side is described as being on the starboard (port) quarter.
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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.
Quarter - The sides of a boat forward of the stern aft of the shrouds
Quartering Sea- Winds and waves on a boat's quarter
Quay -- wharf used to discharge cargo
Queen topsail: - small stay sail located between the foremast and mainmas ...
To swing or steer off course, as when running with a quartering sea.
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YACHT: A pleasure vessel, a pleasure boat; in American usage the idea of size and luxury is conveyed, either sail or power.
YAW: To swing or steer off course, as when running with a quartering sea.
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distribute oil from the bow by means of oil-bags or through waste-pipes ; it will thus spread aft and give protection both from quartering and following seas. If only distributed astern (Fig. 69) there will be no protection from the quartering sea.
 See also: Boat, Quarter, Sea, Sailing, Shore
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