sailing

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To leave or forsake a ship, due to its impending doom.

The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast.

An imaginary line from the luff of a sail to its leech.

To reduce (a ship) to a (nonfunctional) hulk.

The circular card attached to the needles of a mariner's compass, on which are marked the thirty-two points or rhumbs.

A deflection-limiting safety device used in high performance hang gliders.

A strong rope or chain rigging running from the end of the bowsprit to the ship's stem or cutwater.

To transfer goods from one ship or other conveyance to another.

Any of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull

A small hatch or opening in a boat. Also, small opening in a boat or ship for draining water from open deck.