steering, guidance, direction - the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"

instrument flying - navigation of an airplane solely by instruments

astronavigation, celestial navigation - navigating according to the positions of the stars

dead reckoning - navigation without the aid of celestial observations

bear down on, bear down upon - sail towards another vessel, of a ship

luff, point - sail close to the wind

weather - sail to the windward of

boat - ride in a boat on water

steam - travel by means of steam power; "The ship steamed off into the Pacific"

yacht - travel in a yacht

sail - travel in a boat propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"

beat - sail with much tacking or with difficulty; "The boat beat in the strong wind"

scud, rack - run before a gale

outpoint - sail closer to the wind than

wear round, tack - turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked"

wear ship - turn away from the wind; "The sailors decided it was time to wear ship"

ferry - travel by ferry

ferry - transport by ferry

ferry - transport from one place to another

raft - transport on a raft; "raft wood down a river"

barge - transport by barge on a body of water

shipping, transport, transportation - the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials

leg - (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack

cabotage - navigation in coastal waters

tacking, tack - (nautical) the act of changing tack

employment, work - the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"

steerage, steering - the act of steering a ship

accommodation ladder - (nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside

becket - (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship

bilge well - (nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away

bitter end - (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt

chip - a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line

deadeye - (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud

escutcheon - (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed

jack ladder, pilot ladder, Jacob's ladder - (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps

laniard, lanyard - (nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships

lead line, sounding line - (nautical) plumb line for determining depth

overhead - (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship

ratlin, ratline - (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft

rudder - (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel

sea ladder, sea steps - (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard

mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud, tack, sheet - (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

spun yarn - (nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together

stay - (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

sternpost - (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel

fireroom, stokehold, stokehole - (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired

towing line, towing rope, towline, towrope - (nautical) a rope used in towing

capsizing - (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water

beam-ends - (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel; "on her beam-ends" means heeled over on the side so that the deck is almost vertical

ship's bell, bell - (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.

steerageway - (nautical) the minimum rate of motion needed for a vessel to be maneuvered

stand out - steer away from shore, of ships

starboard - turn to the right, of helms or rudders

fore - situated at or toward the bow of a vessel

rigged - fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc)

unrigged - stripped of rigging

close to the wind - nearly opposite to the direction from which wind is coming; "sailing close to the wind"