Stern

The stern area has always been the location near the steering apparatus (rudder, tiller, ship's wheel, etc), and by extension became the domain of the ship's captain and other officers.

A stay runs from the top of the mast to the bow (front) or stern (rear) and the shrouds run from the top of the mast to the port (left) and starboard (right) side of the hull to give sideways support.

stern line dock or mooring line that runs from the stern to the pier, float or pile Search results: Click on the word(s) below to view the definition. S.S.

Stern lines coiled and ready to deploy freely. The anchor person has to make sure the anchor chain is going to deploy freely, without snags. Not a good time to have one of those! All fenders tied to the side and 1 or 2 at the stern.

Sternlight - 135º  white light showing 67.5º from right aft on each side All-round light - 360º  white light showing all around the horizon ...

Sterndrive - An inboard/outboard engine system, with the engine inside the hull connected to an external lower unit containing a propeller. Steering is achieved by turning the lower unit. Struck by Boat - A person is struck by a boat.

Stern: If any vessel approaches this sector, maintain with caution, your course and speed. Operating Rules ...

Stern: The back part of the boat, also called the 'after'. The transom is the flat end of the stern. The stern quarters are the back corners of the boat.

Stern Lights Boats can also show stern lights to help identify them. These are only visible when you are behind the boat. Some stern light combinations include: Yellow over Yellow A pushy inland fellow ...

STERN-The after part of a boat. STIFF-A boat is said to be stiff when it is not easily heeled. STORM SAILS-Small sails of heavy canvas for use in heavy weather.

stern pulpit - Pushpit. A sturdy railing around the deck at the stern. stiff - A boat that resists heeling. stock - A crossbeam at the upper part of an anchor.

STERN LINE - A docking line leading from the stern. STORAGE COVER - A boat cover made Storage purposes only. STOW - To put an item in its proper place.

Stern - The after part of the boat. Stow - To put an item in its proper place. Swamp - To fill with water, but not settle to the bottom.

Stern- The after end of a boat. Storm jib- A small, strong jib. Storm sails- Small, strong sails for use in heavy weather.

Stern LineA docking line leading away from the stern. StowTo pack or store away; especially, to pack in an orderly, compact manner. SwampTo fill with water, but not settle to the bottom.

Stern: The rear of the boat. Tack: a) The process of turning the bow of the yacht through the wind and changing the sides of the sails. b) The lower corner of a sail that is attached to the yacht.

Stern: The rear of the boat. Stephens, Olin: A yacht designer synonymous with winning the America's Cup.

Stern The aftermost part of a vessel. Stevedore A party running a business of which the functions are loading, stowing and discharging vessels.

Stern Sheets The platform extending aft from the aftermost thwart. Stern post The after continuation of the keel to which the planking at the after end is affixed, or in the case of boats with a transom, the transom.

Stern Line A line running from the stern of the boat to a dock when moored. Stern Pulpit ...

STERN LINE - A docking line leading from the stern. STOP WATER - A soft wooden dowel that is inserted into a hole drilled athwart ship, inside the rabbit, (which is there to accept the front edge of planking), where the keel and stem are joined.

stern The back (after) end of a boat, including the after underbody, the counter, the afterdeck, and the transom. If cut off flat across in a transom it is a transom stern, if pointed it is a canoe stern and the boat is a double-ender.

sternpost stockless anchor An anchor that is not secured to the rail at the bow of a ship, as stock anchors are, but is pulled up into the hawsepipes until the flukes meet the hull. (back) ...

STERN - The upright post or bar of the bow of a vessel. STERNWAY - The reverse movement of a vessel. STEVEDORE - Individual or firm that employs longshoremen and who contracts to load or unload the ship.

Stern Post - The strong timber to which the rudder is hung. Stern Sheets - The seat in the aft end of a boat. Sometimes the three-cornered bottom board aft in a boat is termed the stern sheet.

Stern Lines - Docking line that often runs from the stern fitting farthest from the dock to further astern on the dock. This allows the boat movement with the tide Stow - To put away ...

stern line Mooring line from the stern to the pier. sternway Opposite of headway; moving in reverse. stores Generic term for supplies; can be food or non-food items.

Stern: The after part of the boat. Stern line: A docking line leading from the stern. Stow: To place; to put in a certain place, position, or situation ...

stern: The stern is the rear end of the vessel, beginning on both sides where the planks arch inwards and ending where they close at the prow. The bow, on the other hand, is the forward end of the ship.

Stern Post - (1) A large casting shaped to allow the propeller blades to revolve. The rudder is fitted on the after post. (2) The principal vertical timber in a ship's stern, upon which the rudder is fastened.

Astern behind the boat a support wire that runs from the top of the mast to the stern ...

Astern: Behind the boat Athwartship: At right angles to the fore-aft line of a vessel Auxiliary: An engine used as secondary propulsion in a sailboat ...

Astern - behind the boat Bail - to remove water from the boat Ballast - weight in the lower portion of a boat, used to add stability ...

Astern: a backward direction in the line of a vessel's fore and aft line; behind. If a vessel moves backwards it is said to move astern; opposite to ahead.

ASTERN, TO GO ASTERN ATHWARTSHIPS At right angles to the centerline of the boat; rowboat seats are generally athwart ships.

Eastern Yacht Sales of Riviera Beach, Florida, made hull No. 6 available for a SAILING Magazine boat test on Biscayne Bay after the recent Strictly Sail Miami boat show in February. The setting was ideal.

Western Rivers - - - 1,782 162,663 Total -. - 25,688 7,388,755 Coasts employ 67% of the number and 47% of the tonnage; the Great Lakes 12% of the number and nearly 38% uf the tonnage.

The stern cross-section of a square sterned boat. Trim Fore and aft balance of a boat. To set and adjust sails.

(c) "Sternlight" means a white light placed as nearly as practicable at the stern showing an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 135 degrees and so fixed as to show the light 67.5 degrees from right aft on each side of the vessel.

To the stern of the boat, aft of the beam. on the wind Sailing close hauled. Sailing toward the wind as much as possible with the wind coming from the bow.

Making a Sternboard Trimming sail so as to drive a ship astern. Mainyard ...

Toward the stern of a boat, or behind the boat. Abandon A race that a race committee or protest committee abandons is void but may be resailed.

Toward the stern of a boat, or behind it. Abeam At right angles to the centreline of a boat.

The poop is the stern section of a ship. To be pooped is to be swamped by a high, following sea. Buoyed Up - Using a buoy to raise the bight of an anchor cable to prevent it from chafing on a rough bottom.

Looking from the stern in a direction toward the bow, the right-hand side of the ship is called STARBOARD, the left-hand side, PORT.

As you move your stern across the wind, the change of tack downwind will bring the boom swinging across the cockpit. This is when you must pay attention and duck as it crosses.

Rig bowlines and sternlines, pass bowline through the fairlead and aft outboard of the stays. Rig fenders on anticipated side. The command is: "Rig fenders for starboard-side-to", or "port-side-to".

Tie up the bow and stern lines first. Adjust the height of the fenders so that they protect the hull but will not ride up on the dock with boat movement caused by waves or wakes.

Also, the lower end of the sternpost. To heel is to lie over on one side. Heeling The square part of the lower end of a mast, through which the fid-hole is made.

ABAFT: Toward the rear (stern) of the boat. Behind. ABEAM: A direction that is at exactly 90 degrees, or right angles from the side of the boat ABOARD: On or within the boat. ABOVE DECK: On the deck (not over it - see ALOFT) ...

Aft, After Toward the stern (rear) of the boat. Aground When a boat is in water too shallow for it to float in, i.e: the boat's bottom is resting on the ground.

Glossary of Sailing Terms Words in red are commonly used Animated knot tying click here Backstay: A wire support for the mast, usually running from the stern to the head of the mast.

aft -- towards the stern of the boat; to move aft is to move back ahi -- yellowfin, ahi; a type of tuna Aladdin cleat -- a cleat that attaches to the backstay over the cockpit, usually used for hanging a lantern anchorage -- a place for anchoring ...

"PINKIE" Sometimes applied to a sharp sterned skiff, but more properly to a stern projection of the gunwales to a sharp point above a narrow transom, originally to carry a coat of arms or other decoration.

ABAFT behind or aft of, toward the stern ABEAM a direction at right angles to the ship's length; on the beam ABOARD on or in a vessel.

ABAFT - Behind, toward a vessel's stern. ABEAM - Off the side, amidships, at right angles to the fore and aft line. ADRIFT - Not made fast, floating loose, at mercy of wind and current. AFT - At, near, or toward the stern.

On a vessel, toward the stern. 2. Of wind, to change in a counterclockwise direction, as would be seen looking down from above the earth; Compare to veer back a sail To hold a sail so that the wind will blow aft, against its forward side, ...

Abaft - behind (on the boat) toward the stern. Abeam - beside the boat, but not aboard. Aboard - on a boat. ABYC - American Boat and Yacht Council P.O. Box 806 Amityville, N.Y. 11701 Aft - toward the stern of a boat.

Boomkin - A spar projecting from the stern to which is attached a backstay or sheet. Boom Vang -Any system used to hold the boom down. This is useful for maintaining proper sail shape, particularly when running or on a broad reach.

scull: propel a boat by means of one oar over the stern. scupper: drain in cockpit, coaming, or toe-rail allowing water to drain out and overboard. scuppers: overboard drain holes on deck.

See also: Boat, Hull, Sailing, Deck, Forward