BOATING TERMINOLOGY
Spar Buoy A channel marker that looks like a tall,
slender pole.
Stand-On Vessel The vessel with the right-of-way.
Starboard The right side of a boat when you are
facing the bow.
Stern The after end or back of the boat.
Stow To store items neatly and securely.
Strake Planks running fore and aft on the
outside of a vessel.
Taffrail The rail around a boat’s stern.
Tide The alternate rise and fall of waters
caused by the gravitational attraction
of moon or sun.
Topsides (1) The sides of a vessel above the
waterline; (2) On deck as opposed to
below deck.
Transom The transverse planking which forms
the after end of a small, square-ended
boat. (Outboard motors are usually
attached to a transom.)
Trim To arrange weights in a vessel in such
a manner as to obtain desired draft at
bow and stern.
Unbend To cast off or untie.
Underway Vessel in motion, i.e., when not
moored, at anchor or aground.
USPS United States Power Squadron, a
private membership organization that
specializes in boating education and
good boating practices.
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