Top-off: this means to fill a ship which is already partly loaded with cargo.
Tow: when one or more vessels are being towed; when a tug is towing one or more floating objects; to pull an object in the water by means of a rope.
BACKSTAY: A support wire that runs from the top of the mast to the stern
BACKED: To back a headsail is to pull it’s clew to weather, or windward, thus setting the sail ‘inside out’.
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C - charlie
CABIN - A compartment for passengers or crew.
CAPSIZE - To turn over.
CAST OFF - To let go.
CATAMARAN - A twin-hulled boat, with hulls side by side.
Top heavy
A boat that has too much weight up high. This can adversely affect the boat's stability.
Topmast
A mast on top of another mast.
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Top: The high end of the mast.
Trade Wind: Northeast and southeast winds in the Atlantic blowing continually toward the equator. Named after the traditional trading ships, which sailed a course using these winds to their advantage.
top hamper - Any real or supposed unnecessary weight carried on deck or mast
topmast - A second spar carried at the top of the fore or main mast, used to fly more sail.
Top Sail
{Gavia}
Square sail set above the main sail on the top mast.
T-topShort, aluminum tower with overhead canvas to protect the helm. tackThe lower corner of a sail. Also, each leg of a zigzag course. tenderSee dinghy. through-hullA fitting or object that goes all the way through a hull.
T-top
Short, aluminum tower with overhead canvas to protect the helm.
tuna tower
Tall aluminum tower used for spotting fish in the distance, often equipped with a second set of helm controls.
F Top
FAIRING The process of beveling the stem, chine, sheers, keel, and frames so that the planking will have flat surfaces to glue and fasten to. A "fair" hull is one with no dips or bumps in the longitudinal lines of the hull.
#3- Top Figure- New Course
You are now on a port tack and everyone has shifted their position across the boat to improve the balance.
Open Top Container
A freight container similar in all respects to a general purpose container except that it has no rigid roof but may have a flexible and movable or removable cover, ...
hard-top
A large fiberglass roof or platform over the helm area.
hatch
A deck opening.
Boot Top
A painted line that indicates the designed waterline.
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Boot Top - A painted stripe that indicates the waterline.
Bow - The forward part of a boat.
Bow Line - A docking line leading from the bow.
Boot top- A stripe of paint applied to the hull at the waterline.
Bow- The front, or forward end, of a boat.
Bow line- A mooring line at the bow.
Boot top A band of paint at the waterline between 'wind and water' .
Bower anchor Main anchor carried forward in a vessel.
Bow Forward part of vessel.
top
A wire stay preventing a yacht's mast from falling forward. The backstay runs from the mast to the after end of the boat.
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B
Ballast: heavy weight, often seawater, which gives a ship stability and improves handling when she is not carrying cargo. Such a ship is said to be steaming in ballast.
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B
Batten DownSecure hatches and loose objects both within the hull and on deck.
Top layers: T-shirt, long-sleeved shirt, overshirt, windbreaker, jacket/vest, etc.
Bottom layers: Long-johns or stretchpants, jeans, water-repellent boating trousers, etc.
A couple of sailing hats (they can tend to blow away!) ...
top of the sail
Head to Wind
the bow turned into the wind, sails luffing ...
Top spool in the halyard winch used to raise the jib sail.
Jib sail
Small triangular sail that is forward of the mast and snaps to the forestay ...
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Baboon Watch:
The unfortunate man who was assigned to remain on deck to watch over the ship's safety while the ship was in harbor, and the rest of the crew were off duty.
The top of the mast.
masthead light
Also known as a steaming light. The masthead light is a white light that is visible for an arc extending across the forward 225° of the boat.
The top of the sides of a boat.
Half-deck
Forecastle deck; a half-deck boat is one only partially decked.
The top part of a triangular sail. OR A toilet in a cruiser boat.
Headsail
Any sail located in front of the main mast.
The top of the mast.
Masthead Sloop
A sloop whose headstay reaches the mast head.
The top of a wave.
crew
Generally, each person in a boat as well as the group as a totality, but often refers to everybody except the skipper or captain. A person can be a crew or a crewmember.
The top of a chart when spread out in front of you so that the reading part appears to you like the page of a book, and you can read it from left to right, is the North, the bottom is the South, the side on your right is the East, ...
The top of a Great Lakes bulk carrier's bilge tank; a water balast tank forming the bottom of a freighter's hull. (back)
taps and dies
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A boot top should be about 10 per cent of the depth of overall freeboard; about 3in (75mm) for a yacht in Billy's size bracket. This way, the scum line will fall within it with some measure of tolerance either side.
If the top lamp is showing RED irrespective of any other lamp that may be shining, you must STOP and wait for the lights signals to change.
If the bottom lamp is shining GREEN irrespective of any other lamp that may be showing, then you can GO.
A TOP SAIL SCHOONER a variation on the schooner, with square sails at the top of the foremast.
B ___[Top]
BACKSTAY - A wire support for the mast, usually running from the stern to the head of the mast.
BALANCE REEF - A diagonal reef in a fore-and-aft sail extending from throat to clews.
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GUNWALE - Top end of hull sides.
HARBOUR - Safe anchorage protected from storms either naturally or by man-made barriers.
HARD CHINE - An abrupt intersection between the hull side and the hull bottom of a boat so constructed.
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E
Ebb - A receding current.
Echo Sounder - (see Depth Sounder).
EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) - The European Satellite Based Augmentation System (see SBAS).
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S
Sail
The sails can be made of Dacron (a polyester material), Mylar or Kevlar (types of plastic) sewn together.
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rail -- top of the bulwarks on the edge of the deck
Rake The fore or aft angle of the mast. Can be deliberately induced (by adjustment of the standing rigging) to flatten sails, balance steering, etc. Normally slightly aft.
MASTHEAD-Top of the mast.
MOOR-To secure a vessel to an object such as a dock or buoy.
PINTLE-Metal braces or hooks upon which the rudder of a boat swings.
Gunwale - The top edge of a boat's hull
GWL - Gunwale length
Hatch - Window mounted horizontally in the cabin roof ...
Range (Go To Top) Mouse over chart to enlarge, click on chart for large map.
Boot top A stripe near the waterline.
Bowsprit A short spar extending forward from the bow. Normally used to anchor the forestay.
Bridge deck The transverse partition between the cockpit and the cabin.
A unit of length equaling 120 fathoms cam cleat A fitting that has interlocking teeth on springs (cam) instead of prong to secure a rope [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] can buoy A cylindrical black buoy with a flat top and marked with an ...
Boot top: Mark to indicate the waterline
Bottlescrew: A fitting to control the tension on the forestay
Bow: Front edge of a boat
Bow fitting: Fitting to which the jib is attached
Bower anchor: Main anchor of a boat ...
crest - The top of a wave.
cringle - A fitting in a sail that allows a line to fasten to it.
The top of a mast.
Mate
An assistant to the captain.
Mayday
An internationally recognized distress signal used on a radio to indicate a life-threatening situation.
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Close cabin hatch (top) but leave cabin doors open for ventilation if the SaltSwarther is to be used.
Beneaped - A situation where a vessel has gone aground at the top of the spring tides and has to wait for up to a fortnight (during which the neap tides occur) for the next tide high enough to float her off.
BEAM LINE A line showing the points of intersection between the top edge of the beam and the molded frame line, also called "molded deck line".
Usually along the cabin top or ladder. Harbormaster The individual who is in charge of a harbor. Hatch A sliding or hinged opening in the deck, providing people with access to the cabin or space below.
Backstaff a navigation instrument used to measure the apparent height of a landmark whose actual height is known, such as the top of a lighthouse. From this information, the ship's distance from that landmark can be calculated.
BOS'N top ranking seaman, oversees deck crew, maintenance and upkeep of the ship except for the engine room and galley areas BOW, pron.
Backstay: a wire that supporst the mast; runs from the top of the mast to the stern of the boat.
Back stay: A cable supporting the mast, from stern to the top of the mast.
Bale:A fitting on the end of a spar, such as the boom, to which a line may be led.
Ballast: Weight below decks that keeps the boat upright.
 See also: Boat, Sailing, Point, Line, Hull
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