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- WinchA fitting designed to assist the crew hauling on a rope or line Read more
- Winch HandleA removable handle used for operating a winch Read more
- WindlassThe winch used for lifting the anchor Read more
- Windward The direction from which the wind is coming "To windward" - the side from where the wind is coming from Read more
- running end The end of a rope that is being used to make a knot. Read more
- Bitter end The end of a rope that is being used to make a knot. Read more
- Working end The end of a rope that is being used to make a knot. Read more
- World Geodetic System 1984 A standard in satellite-derived positions. Charts will indicate if they are calibrated to WGS84 or another system. WGS84 is the standard(...) Read more
- WGS84 A standard in satellite-derived positions. Charts will indicate if they are calibrated to WGS84 or another system. WGS84 is the standard(...) Read more
- Phonetic Alphabet X-Ray Phonetic alphabet letter X. Instruction to Another Vessel: When a vessel displays the X-ray flag, it instructs another vessel to stop its(...) Read more
- Phonetic Alphabet Yankee Phonetic alphabet letter Y. Anchor Dragging: When a vessel displays the Yankee flag, it indicates that the vessel is experiencing a(...) Read more
- YardA long spar on which a square sail is set Read more
- Weather (Meteorology) Yatchsman's Gale Nickname for the Beaufort Scale - Force 6 "Yachtsman's gale" is often used to describe the wind strength of Force 6. It gets its name(...) Read more
- YawlA fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post. Read more
- Phonetic Alphabet Zulu Phonetic alphabet letter Z. Request for Tug Assistance: When a vessel displays the Zulu flag, it communicates that the vessel requires the(...) Read more