Sternway: the reverse movement of a vessel.
Stevedore: individual or firm that employs longshoremen and who contracts to load or unload the ship.
Sternway: the reverse movement of a vessel.
Stowage: a marine term referring to loading freight into the ships' holds.
Stripping: the unloading of a container.
sternway - Opposite of headway; moving in reverse.
stiff - Not easily healed; having great stability.
stock (of an anchor) - The crossbar near the shackle.
sternway
stiff
Strong. A stiff boat has good stability. A stiff breeze is a strong wind.
Opposite of sternway.
HEAVE TO: To bring a vessel up in a position where it will maintain little or no headway, usually with the head sail backed and the boat sitting at 90 degrees (beam on) to the wind.
Opposite of sternway.
HEEL: Constant roll angle - such as caused by a side wind or turning of the vessel.
HELM: The wheel or tiller controlling the rudder.
HULL: The main body of a vessel.
Opposite of sternway.
Heave - (1) To throw, as to heave a line ashore. (2) An upward pull on a line; to lift (3) The rise and fall of a vessel in a seaway.
Heave In - To haul in.
Heave Out - Get out of your bunk. "Heave out and trice up.
Opposite of sternway.
Helm
The wheel or tiller controlling the rudder.
Helmsperson
The person who steers the boat.
Hitch
A knot used to secure a rope to another object or to another rope, or to form a loop or a noose in a rope.
HEADWAY - The forward motion of a boat. Opposite of sternway.
HEAVE TO - To bring a vessel up in a position where it will maintain little or no headway, usually with the bow into the wind or nearly so.
HEEL - To tip to one side.
Way - Movement of a vessel through the water such as headway, sternway or leeway.
Wheel - device used for steering a boat.
Widow-maker - a term for the bowsprit (many sailors lost their lives falling off the bowsprit while tending sails).
WAY: Movement of a vessel through the water such as headway, sternway or leeway.
WEIGHTING ANCHOR: Raising the anchor when preparing to get under way.
HEADWAY - The forward motion of a boat. Opposite of sternway.
HELM - The wheel or tiller controlling the rudder. HELMSPERSON - The person who steers the boat.
Opposite of sternway.
HELM DOWN - When the helm is put over in the direction towards which the wind is blowing.
HELM UP - When the helm is put over in the direction the wind is blowing from.
HELM - The wheel or tiller controlling the rudder.
Headway:
The forward motion of a boat through the water. Opposite of sternway. Heave : (1) To throw, as to heave a line ashore. (2) An upward pull on a line; to lift (3) The rise and fall of a vessel in a seaway.
Sternway - boat's backward movement through the water or over the bottom.
Stringer - the internal hull bottom ribs used for structure
Stringer mount- Often used to describe early vintage OMC
sterndrive engine packages.
WAY - Movement of a vessel through the water such as headway, sternway or leeway.
WHARF - Manmade structure parallel to the shoreline for loading, unloading or making fast.
WHIPPING - Method of binding the end of a rope with small twine.
 See also: Hull, Point, Anchor, Deck, Boat
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