11 Terms
Contributors in General boating
General boating
footrope
Boat; General boating
Each yard on a square rigged sailing ship is equipped with a footrope for sailors to stand on while setting or stowing the sails
master
Boat; General boating
Either the commander of commercial vessel, or a senior officer of a naval sailing ship in charge of routine seamanship and navigation but not in command during combat.
jetsam
Boat; General boating
Debris ejected from a ship that sinks or washes ashore. See also flotsam.
flotsam
Boat; General boating
Debris or cargo that remains afloat after a shipwreck. See also jetsam.
beaching
Boat; General boating
Deliberately running a vessel aground, to load and unload (as with landing craft), or sometimes to prevent a damaged vessel sinking.
overfalls
Boat; General boating
Dangerously steep and breaking seas due to opposing currents and wind in a shallow area, or strong currents over a shallow rocky bottom.
