Laughed out loud on that! I wonder what ever happened to the prankster in me? Oh yeah... I grew up. What a shame!
SportFish Terms Catch and Release - a conservation motion that happens most often right before the local Fish and Game officer pulls over a...
Sailing Terms Amidships - condition of being surrounded by boats. Anchor - a device designed to bring up mud samples from the bottom at...
Nautical Terms Ahoy - the first in a series of four letter words commonly exchanged by skippers as their boats approach one another Bar - low...
U-V-W-Y Under the weather – Serving a watch on the weather side of the ship, exposed to wind and spray. Under way – A vessel that is not at...
T Tailshaft – A kind of metallic shafting (a rod of metal) to hold the propeller and connected to the power engine. When the tailshaft is...
S Sagging – When a trough of a wave is amidship. Sail-plan – A set of drawings showing various sail combinations recommended for use in...
Q-R Queen's (King's) Regulations – The standing orders governing the Royal Navy of UK issued in the name of the current Monarch. Quarterdeck...
N-O-P Navigation rules – Rules of the road that provide guidance on how to avoid collision and also used to assign blame when a collision does...
L-M Ladder – On board a ship, all "stairs" are called ladders, except for literal staircases aboard passenger ships. Most "stairs" on a ship...
I-J-K Icing – A serious hazard where cold temperatures (below about -10°C) combined with high wind speed (typically force 8 or above on the...
G-H Gaff – The spar that holds the upper edge of a fore-and-aft or gaff sail. Also a long hook with a sharp point to haul fish in. Galley –...
E-F Earrings – Small lines, by which the uppermost corners of the largest sails are secured to the yardarms. Embayed – The condition where a...
D Daggerboard – A type of centerboard that is removed vertically. Davy Jones’ Locker – An idiom for the bottom of the sea. Daybeacon – An...
Tarek, If memory serves me, the hardtop on the Westport 112' was not originally planned by the factory. One of their customers, a gent who owns...
Let's throttle back a little here. NYCapt didn't mean any harm. Rather, his post is a good idea. We're being held over a barrel by big oil. The...
C Cabin – an enclosed room on a deck or flat. Cabin boy – attendant on passengers and crew. Cable – A large rope; also a measure of length or...
B Back and fill – To use the advantage of the tide being with you when the wind is not. Backstays – Long lines or cables, reaching from the rear...
A Above board – On or above the deck, in plain view, not hiding anything. Above-water hull – The hull section of a vessel above waterline, the...
After extensive research into the origins of nautical words, we've created a new category to better educate our visitors. This is YF's unofficial...
