well found - Well supplied; to be properly fitted out with adequate supplies and equipment.
"Well that! Well there!" - An order to cease hauling and belay.
wetted surface - The hull's area (including rudder) in the water, affecting speed.
Well Found - Well equipped and if everything is in order it is “ship-shape'
Whip - To bind the strands of a line’s end with yarn or cord
White Light with Short Long Flashes - Mid-channel buoy ...
You are aboard a 46/47 foot sloop, well found in all respects- GPS, autopilot, you name it, this is a vessel that could take on the Atlantic. It is a beautiful night, the wind is right, and you are making good time. You come off a wave and BOOM! ...
A cautionary signal, which is a Yellow Flag with a white center, indicates that the winds expected are not so violent that well found and seaworthy vessels cannot encounter them without great danger.
  
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