General boating

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buoy

Boat; General boating

A floating object of defined shape and color, which is anchored at a given position and serves as an aid to navigation.

leeboard

Boat; General boating

A fin mounted on the side of a boat (usually in pairs) that can be lowered on the lee side of the ship to reduce leeway (similarly to a centerboard, which see).

crance

Boat; General boating

A fitting, mounted at the end of a bowsprit to which stays are attached.

splice the mainbrace

Boat; General boating

A euphemism, it is an order given aboard naval vessels to issue the crew with a drink, traditionally grog.

A fastener attached to the luff of the headsail that attaches the headsail to the forestay. Typical designs include a bronze or plastic hook with a spring-operated gate, or a strip of cloth webbing ...

skeg

Boat; General boating

A downward or sternward projection from the keel in front of the rudder. Protects the rudder from damage, and in bilge keelers may provide one "leg" of a tripod on which the boat stands when the tide ...