Glossary
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TermDefinition
- General Nautical Terminology Speed Over Ground (SOG)The actual speed your vessel is tracking over the seabed
- General Nautical Terminology Spill WindTo ease the sheets so that the sail is only partly filled by the wind, the rest being spilt
- General Nautical Terminology Spinnaker
A large, lightweight, and often colourful sail designed for use when sailing downwind, typically set forward of the mainsail to maximise speed...
More Details - General Nautical Terminology Spinnaker PoleA spar which is used to hold the spinnaker out
- General Nautical Terminology SpitA projecting shoal or strip of land connected to the shore
- General Nautical Terminology SpliceTo join lines (ropes, cables, etc.) by unravelling their ends and intertwining them to form a continuous line. To form an eye or a knot by splicing.
- General Nautical Terminology Sportbootführerschein (SBF)
A German boating licence required for operating recreational motorboats and sailing vessels above certain power or length limits in German...
More Details - General Nautical Terminology Sportbootführerschein Binnen (SBF Binnen)
A German boating licence required for operating recreational motorboats and sailing vessels on inland waterways.
The Sportbootführerschein...
More Details - General Nautical Terminology Sportbootführerschein See (SBF See)
A German boating licence required for operating recreational motorboats and sailing vessels with an engine of more than 15 horsepower in coastal...
More Details - General Nautical Terminology Sportküstenschifferschein (SKS)
A German recreational boating licence required for operating yachts under sail or power in coastal waters up to 12 nautical miles...
More Details - General Nautical Terminology Sports BoatSports boats are sailing vessels designed with one thought in mind - speed! There are many different classes (designs) of sports boats that often... More Details
- General Nautical Terminology Spray HoodA folding canvas cover over the entrance to the cabin
- General Nautical Terminology SpreadersA spar on a sailboat used to deflect the shrouds to allow them to better support the mast.
- General Nautical Terminology Spring RangeThe difference in height between HW and LW on a Mean (average) spring tide.
- General Nautical Terminology SpringsMooring lines fastened to prevent a boat moving forwards or backwards relative to the quay or other boats alongside
- General Nautical Terminology, Navigation Spring Tide
A tide with the greatest difference between high and low water occurring when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are aligned during new and full...
More Details - General Nautical Terminology SquallA sudden increase of wind speed often associated with a line of low dark clouds representing an advancing cold front
- General Nautical Terminology, Weather (Meteorology) SSHWS
The Saffir-Simpson Scale is a classification system that categorises hurricanes based on their wind speed and potential for damage. It ranges...
More Details - General Nautical Terminology Standard Port
A primary tidal reference location for which full tidal predictions, including times and heights of high and low water, are...
More Details - General Nautical Terminology Stand by to GybeA warning, given by the helmsman, that he is about to gybe
