Glossary
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- General Nautical Terminology, Parts of a Boat Forestay
A wire or rope running from the top of a sailing vessel's mast to the bow, used to support the mast and secure the forward edge of the...
More Details - General Nautical Terminology, Weather (Meteorology) Forth
Sea area of the Met Office Shipping Forecast. Located at the Firth of Forth, off eastern Scotland near Edinburgh.
Named after the Firth of Forth...
More Details - General Nautical Terminology, Weather (Meteorology) Forties
Sea area of the Met Office Shipping Forecast. Covers the central North Sea, northeast of the UK mainland.
Named for the Long Forties sandbank...
More Details - General Nautical Terminology, Parts of a Boat Forward
The section of a vessel that is located towards the bow, or front, of the ship.
Forward refers to the area or direction towards the bow...
More Details - General Nautical Terminology FoulThe opposite of clear; Adverse (wind or tide); Unsuitable
- Phonetic Alphabet, Signals & Communication Foxtrot
Pronounced: FOKS-trot
The term for the letter F in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet.
- General Nautical Terminology, Signals & Communication Frequency Modulation (FM)
A method of encoding information in a carrier wave by varying its frequency, commonly used in marine radio communications.
Frequency...
More Details - General Nautical Terminology Fuel collar
A Fuel collar is designed to fit around a refuelling hose to prevent any spillage or backsplash. This protects your boat and the environment.
- General Nautical Terminology Furl
Rolling or gathering a sail so it is stowed and no longer drawing.
This may be done around a forestay, inside a mast, along a boom, or by...
More Details - General Nautical Terminology Furling
The process or system used to roll or stow a sail.
This may refer to the action of putting a sail away or to the equipment that allows a sail...
More Details - General Nautical Terminology Furling Drum
A rotating mechanism at the base of a headsail furling system that enables the controlled rolling and unrolling of the sail around the...
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