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KNOT - 1. A maritime unit of speed equal to one nautical
mile per hour (6076 feet). 2. A term for hitches and bends.
LANYARD - A short line made fast to an object to secure
it.
LATITUDE - The measure of angular distance in degrees,
minutes, and seconds, north or south of the equator.
LAZARETTE - Storage compartment in the deck at the
stern.
LEADLINE - A weighted line used to take depth measure-
ments.
LEE - The direction opposite that of the wind.
LEEWARD - Away from the wind.
LIST - A vessel that inclines to port or starboard.
LORAN - Long Range Navigation. An electronic system
whereby a navigator can determine position regardless of
weather.
LONGITUDINAL - Running lengthwise.
LOWS - A region of low atmospheric pressure. Hurri-
canes are extremely concentrated low pressure systems.
LUBBER LINE - A mark or line on the compass parallel to
the keel indicating forward.
MAST - A spar that is set upright to support lighting, rig-
ging, or sails.
MOORING - An arrangement for securing a boat to a
mooring buoy or pier.
NAVIGATION LIGHTS - A set of red and green or white
lights which must be shown by all vessels between dusk
and dawn.
OVERHEAD - A ceiling or roof of a vessel.
OVERBOARD - Over the side of the boat.
OUTBOARD - 1. From the fore-and-aft centerline of a boat
toward both the port and starboard sides. 2. The seaward
side of a moored boat. 3. An engine that is mounted
externally onto the transom of a boat.
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PAINTER - A line to the bow of a small boat used for
making fast.
PASSAGEWAY - A corridor or hallway aboard ship.
PENNANT - The line by which a boat is made fast to a
mooring buoy; also pendant.
PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICE (PFD) - A life pre-
server.
PIER - A loading platform that extends at an angle from
the shore.
PILASTER - A rectangular structural support column that
is an extension of the port and starboard aft cabin sides
and which supports the hardtop and flybridge.
PILING - Support, or protection for wharves, piers, etc.
PITCH - 1. The vertical (up and down) motion of a bow in
a seaway, about the athwartships axis. 2. The axial ad-
vance of a propeller during one complete revolution.
PITCHPOLING - A boat being thrown end-over-end.
PLANING HULL - At slow speeds, a planing hull will dis-
place water in the same manner as a displacement hull.
As speed is increased, the hull provides a lifting effect up
onto the surface of the water.
POINT - One of 32 points of the compass that is equal to
11-1/4 degrees.
PORT - 1. Looking forward, the left side of a boat, 2. A
harbor, 3. An opening for light or ventilation or passage of
material in the side of a boat.
PORT BEAM - The left-center of a boat.
PORT BOW - Facing the bow, the front left side.
PORT QUARTER - Looking forward, a vessel's left rear
section.
QUARTER - The sides of a boat aft of amidships.
QUARTERING SEA - Sea coming on a boat's quarter.
RED-RIGHT-RETURNING - A term for helmsmen that
buoys and day marker are on the right when returning
from seaward.
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