Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Samson post
: a mooring post with a little cross tree on foredeck
scudding
: skimming along the surface
sea legs
: a feeling of physical confidence at sea
self-steering vane
: an automatic steering device working off of the wind
sextant
: an instrument for measuring angles at sea used to solve spherical triangles for ce-
lestial navigation
shackle
: a metal device with a removable screw pin for attaching chain or rope to anchors
or sails
shaka
:
Hawaiian
hand greeting
shake down (cruise/sail)
: a testing sail for crew, boat, and equipment before the real trip
sheet
:
nautical
rope
sheet block
: a rope pulley
silica bronze
: a strong quality form of bronze designed for marine hardware
skirt
: a rubber fronded lure for fishing
slat
: to hang free and loose and be thrown about by the ocean's motion
sole
: floor
spackling
: a filler paste used in pre-painting preparation
spinnaker
: a big three-cornered sail usually attached to the main sail
squall
: a powerful blast of storm wind from out of nowhere
SSB
: a single sideband radio used for communicating or receiving long distance when out
at sea
stall
: an unintentional stop (usually upwind)
standing rigging
: a stationary rigging which is usually associated with mast support
starboard
: the right side of a boat
staysail
: a small sail usually set behind a jib or foresail in front of the forward most mast
stern
: the back of a boat
stow
: to store something
tack
: to change the position of the wind onto the other side of the sails
taff rail
: a decorative, turned wooden rail at the stern of a boat
tang
: a little chainplate on mast.
tar frapping
: a tar impregnated material used to wrap galvanised rigging wire
teak reef
: a bar top in a yacht club
tender
: a dinghy that services a boat or yacht or a boat that is unstable in wind or waves
tiller:
a shaped wooden arm that is used for steering a sailing boat
toerail
: a wooden rail on the edge of a sailing boat's deck where crew would position their
feet when heeled over
