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Ahoy
The first in a series of four letter words commonly exchanged by skippers as their boats approach one another
Bar
Long. Low lying navigational hazard, usually awash, found at river mouths and harbour entrances, where it is composed of sand or mud, and ashore, where it is made of mahogany or some other dark wood. Sailors can be found in large numbers around both.
Boom
A Laterally mounted spar to which a sail is fastened, used during jibing to shift crew members to a fixed, horizontal position.
Bulkhead
Discomfort suffered by sailors who drink too much
Cabin
A cramped, closet like compartment below decks where crew members may be stored – on their sides if large or on end if small – until needed.
Calm
Sea condition characterised by the simultaneous disappearance of the wind and the last cold beer
Channel
Narrow stretch of deep or dredged waterway bordered by buoys or markers that separates two or more grounded boats
Current
Tidal flow that carries a boat away from it desired destination or toward a hazard.
Fitting Out
Series of maintenance tasks performed on boats ashore during good weather weekends in spring and summer months to make them ready for winter storage.
Flipper
Rubber swimming aid worn on the feet. Usually available in two sizes, 3 and 17
Flotsam
Anything floating in the water from which there is no response when an offer of a cocktail is made.
Fluke
The portion of an anchor that digs securely into the bottom: also, any occasion when this happens on the first try.
Galley
Ancient: Aspect of seafaring associated with slavery.
Modern: Aspect of seafaring associated with slavery
Gear
Generic term for any pieces of boating equipment that can be forgotten in the back-seat or boot of a car, left behind on a pontoon, soaked in the bottom of a dinghy or lost over the side of the boat.
Gimbals
Movable mountings often found on shipboards lamps, compasses etc which provide dieting passengers an opportunity to observe the true motions of the ship in relation to them, and thus prevent any recently ingested food from remaining in their digestive systems long enough to be converted into unwanted calories.
Grounding
Embarrassing situation in which a sailor returns to shore without leaving his boat.
Hatch
An opening in a deck leading to the cabin below with a cover designed to let water in while keeping fresh air out.
Hull speed
The maximum theoretical velocity of a given boat through the water, which is 1.5 times the square root of its waterline length in feet, divided by the distance to port in miles, minus the time in hours to sunset cubed.
Jibe
Course change which causes the boom to sweep rapidly across the cockpit; also, frequent type of comment made by observers of this manoeuvre.
part 2 tomorrow
<hr width=100% size=1>If it can, It will.
The first in a series of four letter words commonly exchanged by skippers as their boats approach one another
Bar
Long. Low lying navigational hazard, usually awash, found at river mouths and harbour entrances, where it is composed of sand or mud, and ashore, where it is made of mahogany or some other dark wood. Sailors can be found in large numbers around both.
Boom
A Laterally mounted spar to which a sail is fastened, used during jibing to shift crew members to a fixed, horizontal position.
Bulkhead
Discomfort suffered by sailors who drink too much
Cabin
A cramped, closet like compartment below decks where crew members may be stored – on their sides if large or on end if small – until needed.
Calm
Sea condition characterised by the simultaneous disappearance of the wind and the last cold beer
Channel
Narrow stretch of deep or dredged waterway bordered by buoys or markers that separates two or more grounded boats
Current
Tidal flow that carries a boat away from it desired destination or toward a hazard.
Fitting Out
Series of maintenance tasks performed on boats ashore during good weather weekends in spring and summer months to make them ready for winter storage.
Flipper
Rubber swimming aid worn on the feet. Usually available in two sizes, 3 and 17
Flotsam
Anything floating in the water from which there is no response when an offer of a cocktail is made.
Fluke
The portion of an anchor that digs securely into the bottom: also, any occasion when this happens on the first try.
Galley
Ancient: Aspect of seafaring associated with slavery.
Modern: Aspect of seafaring associated with slavery
Gear
Generic term for any pieces of boating equipment that can be forgotten in the back-seat or boot of a car, left behind on a pontoon, soaked in the bottom of a dinghy or lost over the side of the boat.
Gimbals
Movable mountings often found on shipboards lamps, compasses etc which provide dieting passengers an opportunity to observe the true motions of the ship in relation to them, and thus prevent any recently ingested food from remaining in their digestive systems long enough to be converted into unwanted calories.
Grounding
Embarrassing situation in which a sailor returns to shore without leaving his boat.
Hatch
An opening in a deck leading to the cabin below with a cover designed to let water in while keeping fresh air out.
Hull speed
The maximum theoretical velocity of a given boat through the water, which is 1.5 times the square root of its waterline length in feet, divided by the distance to port in miles, minus the time in hours to sunset cubed.
Jibe
Course change which causes the boom to sweep rapidly across the cockpit; also, frequent type of comment made by observers of this manoeuvre.
part 2 tomorrow
<hr width=100% size=1>If it can, It will.
