SEAWORTHY: A boat or a boat's gear able to meet the usual sea conditions.
SET: Direction toward which the current is flowing.
SEXTANT: A navigational instrument used to determine the vertical position of an object such as the sun, moon or stars.
seaworthy
Ability to handle rough weather. Also called sea-kindly.
selective availability
Intentional degradation of GPS signal used for position fixing by the U.S. Department of Defense for purposes of national security.
Seaworthy: A boat that is fit to be sailed at sea.
Self-bailing cockpit: A cockpit that allows water to drain automatically from the cockpit to the outside of the boat.
seaworthy
Able to survive rough weather. Describes a boat with a sturdy hull, strong rig, and excellent stability.
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Seaworthy - Fit or safe for a sea voyage.
Slip - A berth for a boat, usually between two piers.
Stand-on vessel - The boat that has the right of way in a crossing or overtaking situation; the privileged vessel.
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Seaworthy
A boat or a boat's gear able to meet the usual sea conditions.
Secure
To make fast.
Set
Direction toward which the current is flowing.
Sheet
A sheet is a rope that adjusts a sail's angle to the wind.
BALLAST Any weight carried solely for the purpose of making the vessel more seaworthy. Ballast may be either portable or fixed, depending upon the condition of the ship.
Seaworthy: Capable of putting to sea and able to meet sea conditions.
Secure for sea: Prepare for going to sea, extra lashing on all movable objects.
Secure: To make fast; safe; the completion of a drill or exercise on board ship.
Seaworthy: Certified for, and capable of, safely sailing at sea.
Self-unloader: Great Lakes slang term for a vessel with a conveyor or some other method of unloading the cargo without shoreside equipment.
Ballast Tanks - Tanks carried in various parts of a ship for water ballast, for stability and to make the ship seaworthy.
Balloon Jib - A reaching headsail that has a big draft and is usually light-weight ...
may constitute a vessel to be unseaworthy.
SEAWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE - A certificate issued by a classification society surveyor to allow a vessel to proceed after she has met with a mishap that may have affected its seaworthiness.
seaworthyAbility to handle rough weather. Also called sea-kindly. sedan cruiserA type of large boat equipped with a salon and a raised helm or bridge.
Seaworthy: In principle, any boat meeting all necessary requirements for sailing offshore
Secure: To fasten a rope, line or wire ...
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If one of his chums comes out with a faster craft, whether a fin-keel or a modification thereof, he will become dissatisfied with his own boat, no matter how seaworthy and comfortable she may be, ...
A major resource in developing the list was the book by John Vigor "The Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat: A Guide to Essential Features, Handling and Gear.
BALLAST TANK- Compartments at the bottom of a ship or on the sides which are filled with liquids for stability and to make the ship seaworthy. Any shipboard tank or compartment on a tanker normally used for carrying salt water ballast.
The low freeboard, narrow beam, sweet tumblehome and proud clipper bow that extends the LOA to 50 feet combine to create an easily driven hull that is both swift and seaworthy.
DISABLED SHIP - When a ship is unable to sail efficiently or in a seaworthy state as a result of engine trouble, lack of officers or crew, damage to the hull or ship's gear.
operating a vessel dangerously
operating a vessel when impaired
towing water skiers improperly
failing to stop at the scene of an accident
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ignorance of aids to navigation; lack of caution in an unfamiliar area of operation; improper installation or maintenance of hull, machinery or equipment; poor judgment; recklessness; overpowering the boat; panic; proceeding in an unseaworthy craft; ...
No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of a vessel which is not in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Coast Guard or the Department, and any vessel deemed unseaworthy by the Department or its agent shall not be ...
SEAWORTHY: A boat or a boat's gear able to meet the usual sea conditions.
SOUNDING: A measurement of the depth of water.
STARBOARD: The right side of a boat when looking forward.
STEM: The forward most part of the bow.
 See also: Boat, Wind, High, Course, Anchor
  
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