2008 REED’s East Coast Edition - Planning
KVH Givens Marine Sospenders
www.kvh.com www.givensliferafts.com www.sospenders.com
Simrad 401-624-7900 800-858-5876
www.simrad.com
425-778-8821 Switlik Wichard Inc.
www.switlik.com www.wichard-usa.com
EPIRBs 609-587-3300 401-683-5055
ACR Electronics Viking Life Jackets (PFDs)
www.acrelectornics.com www.viking-yachting.com
954-981-3333 305-614-5800 Mustang Survival
www.mustangsurvival.com
McMurdo Pains Wessex Harnesses 800-526-0532
www.mcpw.com
561-819-2600 Lirakis Safety Harness Sospenders
401-504-2891 www.sospenders.com
Liferafts 800-858-5876
Mustang Survival
Avon/Zodiac Marine www.mustangsurvival.com Stearns
www.avonmarine.com 800-526-0532 www.stearnsinc.com
www.zodiacmarineusa.com 800-333-1179
410-643-4141 Sailing Angles
www.sailingangles.com Viking
800-666-3616 www.viking-yachting.com
305-614-5800
Seamanship and Navigation Glossary
ABAFT Aft of any particular point on the vessel; e.g., abaft the mast — behind the mast.
Abeam At right angles to the fore and aft centerline.
About To go about, to change tack by moving the bow through the wind.
Aft Toward the stern of the vessel.
Amidships Midway between stem and stern.
Apogean
tides Tides of decreased range, or currents of decreased speed, occurring monthly as the result of the
moon being in apogee (farthest from the Earth).
Apparent
wind The wind felt aboard the boat.
Athwart From side to side.
Avast To stop, to hold fast; e.g., avast heaving.
Awash A vessel, wreck, or shoal so low that water constantly washes over.
Aweigh Term to indicate that the anchor has broken out of the ground.
BACK (a) Wind shifting counterclockwise; (b) To sheet a sail out to windward.
Bar A shoal in the approach to a harbor.
Beacon Aid to navigation, lighted or unlighted, radio or racon, set on the shore or rocks,
or set into the bottom.
Beam (a) Extreme width of a vessel; (b) Athwartships timber on which the deck is laid.
Beam
bearing Direction of objects when abeam; i.e., at right angles to the fore and aft line.
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