Leopard Catamarans 40 - Standard Nautical Terms

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2-33 STANDARD NAUTICAL TERMS
Abaft - Towardtherearoftheboat.
Abeam - Atrightanglestotheboat’skeel.
Adrift - Loose,notonamooringortow-line.Notundercontrol
Aft - Towardstherearoratthesternofthevessel.
Aground - Stuckfastonthebottom.
Ahead - Infrontofthevesselorinaforwardmotion.
Amidships - Anobjectorareamidwaybetweenthebowandthesternofthe
boat.
ApparentWind - Thewindspeedfeltwhentheboatismoving
Astern- Behindthevesselorthedirectionoftravelwhenboatmoves
 backwards
Beam - Thewidthoftheboat
Boom - Thehorizontalbeamattachedtothemastandthefootofthe
Main sail.
Bulkhead - VerticalPartitionorwallinaboat
Cleat - Deckttingonwhichlinesmaybemadefast
Cockpit - Openspacefromwheretheboatisoperated
Draft - Thedepthofwaterrequiredtooattheboat
Evenkeel - Tobeoatingevenlywithoutlistingtoeitherside
Fathom - MeasurementequivalenttoSix(6)feet.
Fender - Arubberorplasticdevicepositionedtoabsorbimpactbetween
 twovesselsoravesselandtheJetty
Flotsam - Refusethatoatswhendischargedoverboard.
Fore-and-aft - Aline,oranythingelse,thatrunsparalleltothelongitudinal
 centreoftheboat.
Freeboard - TheverticaldistancefromtheWaterlinetothedeck
Galley - Thekitchenareaofaboat.
Genoa - Atriangularforesailfromthebowthatoverlapsthemast
Groundtackle - Anchors&anchorchains,anchorwarpetc.
Gunwale - Thelinewheretheupperdeckandthehullmeet;
Halyard - Aropeorlineusedtohoistasail
Hatch - Anopeninginthedeckthatopensoutwards.
Hardtop - Apermanentcoveroverthecabinorcockpit.
Hawser - Aheavyropeusedformooringortowing.
Head - A toilet or lavatory.
Heading - Thedirectionthatavesselispointingwithreferencetotrueor
 magneticnorth
Headway - Theforwardmotionofavesselthroughthewater.
Heel - Totiportilttoonesidebymeansofanexternalforce.
Helm - TheSteeringconsole
Helmsman - Theindividualsteeringtheboat.
Hull - Themainbodyofaboat.
Jetsam - Refusethatsinkswhendischargedoverboard.
Jib - Atriangularforesailfromthebowthatstopsshortofthemast