GUNWALE Upper Edge Of The Side Of A Ship
GYBE To Swing A Sail From One Side To Another
HALYARD Rope Or Tackle For Hoisting And Lowering Sails
HANK Series Of Rings Or Clips For Attaching A Jib Or Staysail To A Stay
GUNWALE Upper Edge Of The Side Of A Ship
GYBE To Swing A Sail From One Side To Another
HALYARD Rope Or Tackle For Hoisting And Lowering Sails
HANK Series Of Rings Or Clips For Attaching A Jib Or Staysail To A Stay
HAWSE Distance Between Ship's Bow And Its Anchor
HAWSEHOLE Hole For Ship's Cable
HAWSER Large Rope For Mooring Or Towing A Ship
HEADSAIL Sail Set Forward Of The Foremast Of A Ship
HELM Ship's Steering Wheel
HOLYSTONE Sandstone Material Used To Scrape Ships' Decks
INBOARD Inside The Line Of A Ship's Bulwarks Or Hull
JACK Ship's Flag Flown From Jack-Staff At Bow Of Vessel
JACK-BLOCK Pulley System For Raising Topgallant Masts
JACK-CROSS-TREE Single Iron Cross-Tree At Head Of A Topgallant Mast
JACKSTAFF Short Staff At Ship's Bow From Which The Jack Is Hoisted
JACKSTAY Iron Or Wooden Bar Running Along Yard Of Ship To Which Sails Fastened
JACKYARD Spar Used To Spread The Foot Of A Gaff-Topsail
JIB Small Triangular Sail Extending From The Head Of The Foremast
JIBBOOM Spar Forming An Extension Of The Bowsprit
JIBE To Change A Ship's Course To Make The Boom Shift Sides
JURYMAST Mast Erected On Ship In Place Of One Lost
KEDGE Small Anchor To Keep A Ship Steady
KEELHAUL To Punish By Dragging Under Keel Of Ship
KEELSON Lengthwise Wooden Or Steel Beam In Ship For Bearing Stress
KENTLEDGE Pig-Iron Used As Ballast In Ship's Hold
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