Surf
The breaking waves and resulting foam near a shore.
Swab
1) A mop made from rope. 2) To use such a mop.
surf - Breaking waves; waves breaking a bar, reef or shore.
surge - When a rope renders round a belaying pin.
survey - A vessel inspection for the purposes of insurance or purchase; the inspection is usually conducted by a marine surveyor.
Surf Beat
Periodic rise and fall in coastal water levels caused by two or more wave trains arriving at the shoreline.
Surf Zone ...
sails set under lay To make the "last tack" too early so that the mark cannot be rounded without another tack under the lee Protected from the wind by land, another boat, or object undertow Offshore current that is noticeable in a surf ...
Station crews are composed of a keeper and from six to eight surf men, with an additional man during the winter months at most of the stations on the Atlantic coast.
The conditions were a sloping sandy shore on which the high surf not infrequently broke, and from which the craft had to be launched every time her owner wanted a sail, and onto which she had to be beached after the cruise was finished.
There are many other cases where oil may be used to advantage -- such as lowering and hoisting boats, riding to a sea anchor, crossing rollers or surf on a bar, and from lifeboats and stranded vessels. Thick and heavy oils are the best.
"Everyone commits an offence who operates a vessel or any water skis, surf-board, water sled or other towed object on or over any of the internal waters of Canada or the territorial sea of Canada, in a manner that is dangerous to the public, ...
Clip on a PFD, push the boat into the surf, hop aboard and trim up the sheet. That's it: You're off and sailing. There is a sense of spontaneity and freedom that will never be duplicated in an Orlando theme park.
Windstar Cruises' Wind Surf Sailing Ship - Profile and Tour of the Wind...
Autumn Leaves Walk Photos - Yellow leaves get ready to sail on the next gus...
Wind Surf Sailing Ship at the Dock in Ibiza, Spain ...
Sensibar grounded in Lake Michigan December 1939 by the surf men of the U.S.
Most phone companies have local weather reports which include surf and coastal conditions. The best way to get the most up to date weather is on a weather radio, sometimes known as the weather cube.
This site shows the fins on a surf kayak, a boat combining some of the features of a kayak with some of a surf board.
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Downwind steering is just as important as upwind steering. As you surf down the wave face, steer towards the lowest part of the wave ahead.
Working the Boat ...
Jet skis, surf jets, ski craft and other personal watercraft are vessels for purposes of this chapter.
Surf: The breaking of the sea upon the shore.
Surge: A large, swelling wave. 2.To surge a rope or cable, is to slack it up suddenly where it renders round a pin, or round the windlass of a capstan.
Stern - after end of a vessel
Surf-The breaking of the sea upon the shore.
Surge-A large, swelling wave. 2.To surge a rope or cable, is to slack it up suddenly where it renders round a pin, or round the windlass of a capstan.
 See also: Boat, Wind, Way, Sailing, Hoist
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