spell
To relieve someone when taking turns at a task, such as manning the helm.
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gybe
Also spelled jibe. To change the course of a boat so that the boom swings over to the opposite side.
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A BARQUENTINE (also spelled barkentine) is a sailing vessel with three or more masts; with a square rigged foremast and fore-and-aft rigged main, mizzen and any other masts.
"BRAVO OSCAR ALPHA TANGO spells BOAT"
Pier - A loading/landing platform or structure extending at an angle from the shore.
Piggin - Very small wooden pail having one stave prolonged to form a handle. Used as a bailer in a boat.
An Admiralty Chart, however, is a good way to find your way from Buenos Aires to Montevideo in exactly the same way that the Oxford English Dictionary is a good place to go to find out whether desperate is spelled with an e or an a: it can do that, ...
BERTH, originally a nautical term, probably connected with the verb "to bear," first found in literature at the end of the 16th century, with the alternative spelling "birth.
Pronounced as spelled when used alone, pronounced "sul" when attached to other words, like mainsail, staysail, topsail. The sail plan is the design of the rig and sails in a profile view.
See also "Spell."
trim, trimmed - Fore and aft balance of a boat. The position of a ship in the water in a fore-and-aft direction. To trim a vessel is to set her in a particular position, by the head or stern.
Parrel beads (also spelled parral[1] or parrell) are an element of sailing rigging, usually deployed at the jaws of a gaff on a gaff rigged or gunter rigged craft[2], or on the tack of a spinnaker rigged over a furled jib[3].
For example: If the vessel Seawolf VY1234 were asked to spell its name and call sign when communication is difficult, it would do so as follows: SIERRA, ECHO ALPHA, WHISKEY, OSCAR, LIMA, FOXTROT; VICTOR, YANKEE, one, two, three, four.
Changing tacks with the wind passing astern rather than ahead of the boat; also spelled gybe jibe-ho! ...
HALYARD-A line used to hoist a sail. Also spelled halliard.
HATCH-An opening in a deck with a cover.
HEAD-The upper corner of a sail. Also, a boat's toilet.
Turner, Ted: One of the more colorful people in the history of the Cup. He reportedly once spelled the word "fun" as "W-I-N" after defending the Cup with Courageous in 1977. Often called the "Mouth of the South" and "Captain Outrageous." ...
A small flag, such as can be used for signaling. Flags can be used together to spell words or individually as codes, such as the quarantine flag.
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Settlement agreement: in a civil lawsuit, the document that spells out the terms of an out-of-court compromise.
A structure of timbers or steel beams that are bolted to the top of a keel to increase its strength. Also spelled kelson. (back)
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Jibe: The process of turning the yacht so the stern turns through the wind, thereby changing the side of the yacht on which the sails are carried (opposite of tacking); also spelled gybe.
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System is based upon a combination of satellite and terrestrial radio services, changing international distress communications from being primarily ship-to-ship based to ship-to-shore based. It has spelled the ...
require 90% - you will be tested on Inland-only and International-only, as well as the more logical Inland and International, which does NOT cover all of the marterial. Wing doesn't make this clear, and an oversight on your part will probably spell ...
gunkholeTo explore creeks, coves marshes or other shallow areas near shore. gunwaleThe upper edge of the side of a boat. gybeAlso spelled jibe. To change the course of a boat so that the boom swings over to the opposite side.
Personally I think the individual who decided upon the weird spelling of yacht should be shact YAW side to side movement of the bow of the ship
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