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CABIN -
A compartment for passengers or crew.
CABIN SOLE -the
bottom surface of the enclosed space under the deck of a boat
CAMBER - The arch or slope from side to side of a vessel's weather deck for water drainage. Also known as round of beam.
CAMEL - Hollow
vessel of iron, steel or wood, that is filled with water and sunk under a
vessel. When water is pumped out, the buoyancy of camel lifts ship. Usually
employed in pairs. At one time were usual means of lifting a vessel over a bar
or sandbank. 2. wooden float use between dock and ship.
CAPSIZE -
To turn over. What you should know when buying the captain a gift
CAPSTAN -
The drum-like part of the windlass, which is a machine used for winding in rope,
cables or chain connected to an anchor cargo.
CAPE HORN FEVER - The feigned illness of a malingerer
CAREEN - To list a vessel so that a large part of her bottom
is above water. Formerly done to remove weed and marine growth, to examine the
bottom, to repair it and to put on preservative or anti-fouling. Still done with
small craft.
CANVAS - An abrasive sailcloth used to remove excess skin
from knuckles
CAR - A sliding fitting that attaches to a track allowing for the adjustment of blocks or other devices attached to the car.
CARDINAL BUOY An aid to navigation that indicates the cardinal
direction of safe water
CARDINAL
POINTS -The points of North, South, East and West as marked on a compass
rose
CARLINE
- Wood stringer support for hatches and cabins
CARRICK BEND - A knot used to tie two lines together.
CAST
OFF - To let go.
CATAMARAN - A
twin hulled boat, with hulls side by side.
CATBOAT - A sailboat rigged with one mast and one sail.
CATCHING UP ROPE - Light rope secured to a buoy to
hold vessel while stronger moorings are attached.
CATCH A CRAB
-
An oar caught aback when rowing
CATENARY
- The sag in a line
strung between two points such as the anchor line.
CAT'S SKIN - Light, warm wind on surface of sea.
CAULK - Any one of a number of substances introduced into
the spaces between planks in the hull and decking of a boat that give a smooth,
finished appearance while still permitting the passage of a significant amount
of seawater.
CELESTIAL EQUATOR A projection of the terrestrial
equator on the celestial sphere
CELESTIAL MERIDIAN Projections of terrestrial
meridians on the celestial sphere
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION - to calculate your position using
time, the position of celestial bodies, and mathematical tables CELESTIAL POLES Projections of the terrestrial poles on the
celestial sphere CELESTIAL SPHERE An imaginary sphere of infinite
diameter, with the same center as the Earth CENTERBOARD - An adjustable keel that drops through a slot in the
bottom of a boat to provide ballast and sailing stability. CENTER LINE - The
imaginary line running from bow to stern along the middle of the boat. CENTER
OF EFFORT - The center of wind pressure on the sail plan CENTER OF GRAVITY The point through which the
force of gravity produced by the vessels mass can be considered to act CENTREBOARD A pivoted board that can be raised or lowered
through a slot in the keel CHAFE - damage to a line caused by rubbing against another
object CHAFING GEAR - Tubing or cloth wrapping used to protect a line from
chafing on a rough surface. CHAIN PIPE (NAVEL PIPE) A pipe through the deck giving
passage to the anchor rode from the chain locker CHAIN PLATE -
A steel plate or bar by which the standing rigging is attached to the hull. CHANDLER -
A shop that sells boating equipment. CHARLEY NOBLE -
Many a rookie sailor has been sent to find Charley Noble. Usually after much
searching and being unable to find the person named, he will eventually discover
that Charley Noble is the galley stove pipe. This is akin to being put on
lookout duty for the mail buoy. CHANNEL -1.
That part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area
otherwise not suitable. It is usually marked by a single or double line of buoys
and sometimes by range markers.2. The deepest part of a stream, bay, or strait,
through which the main current flows.3. A name given to a large strait, for
example, the English Channel. CHART DATUM - The water level used to record data on a chart. Usually the average low tide water level. CHART TABLE - A table designated as the area in the boat where the navigator will study charts and plot courses. CHART - A map for use by navigators. CHAIN LOCKER - A compartment in the lower part of a ship for stowing an anchor chain CHANTY - Shanties are the work songs that were used on the square-rigged ships of the Age of Sail. Their rhythms coordinated the efforts of many sailors hauling on lines CHECK - To ease a rope a little, and then belay it. CHEEK BLOCK - A block with one end permanently attached to a surface such as on the sides of the mast. CHINE -
The intersection of the bottom and sides of a flat or v-bottomed boat. CHOCK - A fitting through which anchor or mooring lines are led. Usually U-shaped to reduce chafe. CHOCK - Sudden and usually unpleasant surprise suffered by
Spanish seaman. CHOCKABLOCK
- When a line
is pulled as tight as is can go, as when two blocks are pulled together. Also
know as "two blocks" CHOP - Small, steep disorderly waves. CHORD - The principal horizontal member in a rigid
framework. In Great Lakes shipbuilding, a heavy horizontal metal strap fastened
around a hull at the level of the upper deck, supporting a framework of arches
and cross bracing CIRCUIT BREAKER - An electromechanical switching unit intended to prevent the flow of electricity under normal operating conditions and, in the case of a short circuit, to permit the electrification of all conductive metal fittings throughout the boat. Available at most novelty shops. CIRCULAR LOP An arc of a circle, usually determined by distance
from an object, on which the ship is known to lie CLEARING OF GUAM - Getting underway to nowhere. CLEAT -
A fitting to which lines are made fast. The classic cleat to which lines are
belayed is approximately anvil-shaped. CLEW - Lower aft corner of the fore and aft sail or the lower corners of a sq sail. CLOCK CALM -
Absolutely calm weather with a perfectly smooth sea. CLIPPER - A sharp-bowed sailing vessel of the mid-19th century, having tall masts and sharp lines; built for great speed. CLOSE ABOARD -
Close alongside, Very near. CLOSE
HAULED - Sails and boom pulled in tight enabling the boat to point as
high as possible to the direction the wind is coming from CLOSE
REACH
- Sailing with the wind coming from the direction
forward of the beam of the boat. A close reach is the point of sail between a
beam reach and close hauled. CLOVE HITCH - A
knot for temporarily fastening a line to a spar or piling. CLUB, YACHT CLUB, RACING
ASSOCIATION - Troublesome seasonal accumulation in costal areas of
unpleasant marine organisms with stiff necks and clammy extremities. Often
present in large numbers during summer months when they clog inlets, bays, and
coves, making navigation almost impossible. The infestations are most serious
along the coasts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Maine. They can be
effectively dislodged with dynamite, but, alas, archaic federal laws rule out
this option. COAMING -
A vertical piece around the edge of a cockpit, hatch, etc. to prevent water on
deck from running below. COCKPIT -
An opening in the deck from which the boat is handled. COIL -
To lay a line down in circular turns. COLORS -The national flag and or other flags. COME ABOUT
To turn the ships head through the wind, changing from one tack to the other COMPASS - Navigation instrument, either magnetic (showing magnetic north) or gyro (showing true north). COMPASS CARD - Part of a compass, the card is graduated in degrees, to conform with the magnetic meridian-referenced direction system inscribed with direction which remains constant; the vessel turns, not the card. COMPASS COURSE
The course as indicated by the ships compass COMPASS ERROR
The difference between true north and compass north COMPASS NORTH
The direction indicated as north by the compass COMPASS
ROSE -The resulting figure when the complete 360° directional system is
developed as a circle with each degree graduated upon it, and with the 000°
indicated as True North. Also called true rose. This is printed on nautical
charts for determining direction. COMPANIONWAY - staircase that leads to the cabin COMPENSATION The
adjusting of a compass so as to remove or reduce deviation CON
Steer the boat by direct observation of landmarks CONICAL BUOY A
cone-shaped buoy, floating with the point up COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (UTC)
- The international time standard. It is the current term for what was
commonly referred to as Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT). Zero (0) hours UTC is
midnight in Greenwich England, which lies on the zero longitudinal meridian.
Universal time is based on a 24 hour clock, therefore, afternoon hours such as 4
p.m. UTC are expressed as 16:00 UTC (sixteen hours, zero minutes). Since a day
is 24 hours long, the world may be split into 15 degree wide longitudinal bands
(360 degrees/24 hours). Each band represents one hour. As an example, Huntsville
Alabama is located at approximately 90 degrees west longitude, hence, local time
lags UTC time by 6 hours (90/15, assuming Central Standard Time, 5 hours in
Central Daylight Time). So, if the universal time is 14:30 UTC, United States
Central Standard Time would be 8:30 am CST CORDAGE
- Any rope or line CORRECTING The conversion of courses or bearings from compass to
magnetic or true COUNTER STERN An overhanging stern COURTESY FLAG - A smaller version of the flag of the country being visited. It is flown from the starboard spreader. COURSE -
The direction in which a boat is steered. COURSE MADE GOOD
Actual motion of the ship over the bottom, expressed as a true direction COVERING BOARD - The outermost plank of the upper
deck running beneath the base of the bulwark and covering the frametops and the
ends of the deck beams CREW - Heavy,
stationary objects used on shipboard to hold down charts, anchor cushions in
place and dampen sudden movements of the boom. CRINGLE - A
fitting in a sail that allows a line to fasten to it CROWN The point at which the shank joins the arms of an
anchor CROSS-TRACK ERROR The distance away from the
theoretical DR track. Used in
reference to electronic navigation systems CROSSCUT - Sails in which the panels of cloth run perpendicular
to the leech. CROSSTREES - horizontal pieces of wood that cross the mast up high, acting as spreaders for the topmast shrouds. CROW'S NEST - protected lookout position high on the foremast CRUISING -
Waterborne pleasure journey embarked on by one or more people. A cruise may be
considered successful if the same number of individuals who set out on it
arrive, in roughly the same condition they set out in, at some piece of
habitable dry land, with or without the boat CUDDY - A small shelter cabin in a boat. CULAGE -
Laying up of a vessel, in a dock, for repairs. CUNNINGHAM -
Line adjusting tension of forward edge of mainsail. CURRENT -
The horizontal movement of water. CURRENT - Tidal flow that carries a boat away from its desired
destination, or toward a hazard. CUTTER - A sailboat with one mast and rigged a mainsail and two
headsails. Also see sloop. |
