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DON'T TRUST YOUR LIVES TO JUST ANY CAPTAIN.
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Before you get started you need to be familiar with certain boating and mariner
terms.
A list of all nautical terms can be very confusing so we put together a basic
list so you can get started.
Hull The body of a vessel not including the superstructure such
as fly bridge and cabin.
Bow- The forward part of the vessel.
Stern The after part of the vessel ( or the portion behind the midship
line).
TransomThe stern of a vessel, when it is cut off flat. This is the flat
rear of the vessel where the engines sit (on an outboard).
Bottom the surface of the hull below the waterline.
ChineOn a flat bottom or v hull vessel the fore and aft line
formed by the intersection of the side and the bottom.
Keel - The principal framin member of a vessel, running the entire length
of the vessel. It is the boats spine.
Deck- The floor of the vessel
Gunwale (Pronounced Gunel)- The top edge of the hull.
Bilges- The lowest internal spaces within a vessel.
Scuppers Overboard drain holes on the deck.
Hatch - An opening in the deck to afford access to
a space below.
Head - The vessels bathroom area.
Windward- The side of the vessel exposed to the wind.
Leeward Side- The side of the vessel sheltered from the wind.
Chock - A deck fitting through which lines are passed.
Rudder- A vertical underwater blade which can be pivoted to seer the vessel.
Beam- The breadth of a boat at its widest point on the outside. It is a triangular measurement
from the center line . This is not to be confused with BREADTH which is a width measurement from
gunnel to gunnel (Deck Width at its widest part).
Freeboard- The minimum vertical distance from the waterline to the gunwale.
Athwartships - If something is in the direction across the line of the vessels keel.
Abaft- Near the stern
Shrouds - Wire lines on each side of a vessel,
reaching from the masthead to the vessels sides
to support the mast.
Stays - Wire lines used to support masts, leading from the head of one mast
to another or the deck.
Those that lead forward are called forestays those that lead aft are called
backstays.
Halyards Lines used for hoisting and lowering sails, flags and dayshapes.
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