A Dictionary of Sea Terms: For the Use of Yachtsmen, Amateur Boatmen, and Beginners

Amateurs anchor applied attached beam become block boat Book boom bowsprit cable called carried close cloth course craft deck described diagram direction distance Edition employed expression extended fall fishing fitted fixed flag fore fore-and-aft forward FRAME gaff gilt give given halyards hand hauled head helm hold hole Illustrated iron keel keep knot length light lower mast means method oars occasionally pass peak person piece planks port position Practical prevent racing reef rigged ring river rope round rowing rudder running sail seen sheet ship shore short shrouds side signal sometimes sometimes called spar square sails standing stay stem stern strakes tack tackle taken term Thames tide tiller timber topmast topsail turn upper usually various vessel weather wind wood yacht yard