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Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... move to sidebar hide. Glossary of nautical terms may refer to: Glossary of ...
Overhead diagram of the traditional points of sail. The black arrow at the top represents the direction of the wind. A) in irons; B) close hauled; C) beam reach; D) broad reach; E) running downwind. A sixth point of sail, between B and C, is not depicted: close reach. The red-striped area is the "no sail zone", because it is impossible to sail ...
AAW An acronym for anti-aircraft warfare. aback (of a sail) Filled by the wind on the opposite side to the one normally used to move the vessel forward.On a square-rigged ship, any of the square sails can be braced round to be aback, the purpose of which may be to reduce speed (such as when a ship-of-the-line is keeping station with others), to heave to, or to assist moving the ship's head ...
The stern is opposite the bow, the outside (offboard) of the front of the boat. The term derives from the Old English æftan (“behind”). Adrift: floating in the water without propulsion. Aground: resting on the shore or wedged against the sea floor. [3] Ahull: with sails furled and helm lashed alee. [4] Alee: on or toward the lee (the ...
Download QR code; Print/export ... A yawl is a type of boat. The term has several meanings. It can apply to the rig (or sailplan), to the hull type or to the use ...
The vertical/Z axis, or yaw axis, is an imaginary line running vertically through the ship and through its centre of mass.A yaw motion is a side-to side movement of the bow and stern of the ship.
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In sailing and boating, a vessel's freeboard is the distance from the waterline to the upper deck level, measured at the lowest point of sheer where water can enter the boat or ship. [1] In commercial vessels, the latter criterion measured relative to the ship's load line , regardless of deck arrangements, is the mandated and regulated meaning.