A B Sea: A Loose-footed LexiconSeafarer Books, 2003 - 362 pages A guide to the language and lore of 21st century seafarers. Full of practical advice, this is a dictionary with a difference: many words are illustrated by passages from classic books of the sea, yet more by the experiences of the author aboard an American schooner. |
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Common terms and phrases
anchor astrolabe BERMUDAN berth bilge boom bottom BOWSPRIT buoy cabin called Captain CELESTIAL CELESTIAL NAVIGATION chart CHICKEN SUPREME chronometer ciguatera coast cockpit collision COLREGS compass course crew cruising DECK diesel dinghy direction distance engine fish fitted FORE-AND-AFT FORESAIL FORESTAY GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM Glonass HALYARD harbour haul head helm hull inflatable INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION International Rule island Jack London Joshua Slocum keel keep knots light longitude mainmast MAINSAIL marine Mary Celeste mast means metal mizzen nautical navigation NAVRULES ocean origin pan-pan pilot port position pron pull radio reef rope RUDDER running sailing boat sailing vessel sailor seafarers secure ship ship's shore side signal skipper Slocum spar speed starboard staysail steering STERN storm TACK tide traffic separation scheme TRANSOM tropical usually voyage watch WATERLINE waves weather wind windward yacht