Knots and hitches
This knot or hitch is created by simply bringing the rope over and under the standing part.
Half Hitch
When directly in the wind
In Irons
While a map is designed to emphasize information about the land features, this is used primarily for nautical navigation
Nautical Chart
The deck behind a ship's bridge
Afterdeck
Midday warm air over land and cooler air over the water generates this
Sea Breeze
This knot or hitch creates a fixed loop at the end of a rope, making it useful for fastening a mooring line to a post or ring.
Bowline
When the stern of the boat in facing the wind
Running
two vertical datums found on a chart
MLW and MLLW
fore-and-aft sail hoisted on a stay
Staysail
Puffy fair-weather clouds
Cumulus Clouds
This knot or hitch is useful for joining together two different ropes. It’s best to use this knot for ropes that are under load, as it can work loose on ropes that are not under any strain.
Sheet Bend
When the side of the boat is facing the wind
Beam Reach
A unit of measure for depth, six feet equals one of these.
Fathom
Ropes used to keep weather edge of a sail taut
Bowline
Two types of fog you find in the summer in New England
Advection and Radiation Fog
This useful knot or hitch is used to secure a rope to a fixed object such as a pole.
Round Turn and Two Half Hitches
The furthest the boat's bow is from the wind without it being in the opposite direction
Broad Reach
When determining an appropriate anchoring location, these markings on a chart are found for "sand, mud, and shells"
M, S, and Sh
Timbers built into ends of the ship when too narrow to permit framing
Deadwood
Wind rotates clockwise around this
High Pressure
This knot or hitch is useful for attaching a rope to a series of posts, as it allows the length of the running end to be adjusted easily.
Clove Hitch
The closest the boat's bow is to the wind without being in irons
Close Hauled
When consulting depths on a chart, the published depth is in reference to this state of tide.
Lower low water
Zabra
The wind rotates counterclockwise around this
Low Pressure