SHIPTALK: A GLOSSARY OF SHIPPING AND MARITIME TERMS

LATITUDE – The distance north or south of the equator measured and expressed in degrees.
LAZARETTE – A storage space in a boat's stern area.
LEE – The side sheltered from the wind.
LEEWARD – The direction away from the wind. Opposite of windward.
LEEWAY – The sideways movement of the boat caused by either wind or current.
LINE – Rope and cordage used aboard a vessel.

LATITUDE – The distance north or south of the equator measured and expressed in degrees.
LAZARETTE – A storage space in a boat's stern area.
LEE – The side sheltered from the wind.
LEEWARD – The direction away from the wind. Opposite of windward.
LEEWAY – The sideways movement of the boat caused by either wind or current.
LINE – Rope and cordage used aboard a vessel.
LOG – A record of courses or operation. Also, a device to measure speed.
LONGITUDE – The distance in degrees east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England.
LUBBER'S LINE – A mark or permanent line on a compass indicating the direction forward parallel to the keel when properly installed.
MARLINSPIKE – A tool for opening the strands of a rope while splicing.
MIDSHIP – Approximately in the location equally distant from the bow and stern.
MOORING – An arrangement for securing a boat to a mooring buoy or a pier.
NAUTICAL MILE – One minute of latitude; approximately 6076 feet – about 1/8 longer than the statute mile of 5280 feet.
NAVIGATION – The art and science of conducting a boat safely from one point to another.
NAVIGATION RULES – The regulations governing the movement of vessels in relation to each other, generally called steering and sailing rules.
OUTBOARD – Toward or beyond the boat's sides. A detachable engine mounted on a boat's stern.
OVERBOARD – Over the side or out of the boat.
PIER – A loading platform extending at an angle from the shore.
PILE – A wood, metal or concrete pole driven into the bottom. Craft may be made fast to a pile; it may be used to support a pier (see PILING) or a float.
PILING – Support, protection for wharves, piers etc.; constructed of piles (see PILE)
PILOTING – Navigation by use of visible references, the depth of the water, etc.
PLANING – A boat is said to be planing when it is essentially moving over the top of the water rather than through the water.
PLANING HULL – A type of hull shaped to glide easily across the water at high speed.
PORT – The left side of a boat looking forward. A harbor.
PRIVELEGED VESSEL – A vessel which, according to the applicable Navigation Rule, has right-of-way (this term has been superseded by the term "stand-on").