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hail - To attempt to contact another boat or shore, either by voice or radio.

half hitch - A simple knot usually used with another knot or half hitch.

halyard - A line used to hoist a sail or spar. The tightness of the halyard can affect sail shape.

hand bearing compass - A small portable compass.

hand lead - A weight attached to a line used to determine depth by lowering it into the water.

hand rail - A hand hold. Usually along the cabin top or ladder.

hand - Someone who helps with the work on a boat.

handsomely - To do something carefully and in the proper manner, such as whenstowing a line.

handy-billy - A movable block and tackle.

hanging locker - A lockerlocker big enough to hang clothes.

harbormaster - The individual who is in charge of a harbor.

hard-a-lee - A command to steer the boat downwind.

hard-chined - A hull shape with flat panels that join at sharp angles.

hatch - A sliding or hinged opening in the deck, providing people with access to the cabin or space below.

haul out - Remove a boat from the water.

hauling part - The part on the object which is hauled upon.

hawse hole - A hole in the hull for mooring lines to run through.

hawsepipes - Pipes to guide lines through the hawse hole. On large vessels anchors are stored with their shanks in the hawsepipes.

hawser - A rope that is very large in diameter, usually used when docking large vessels.

hazard - An object that might not allow safe operation. A group of rocks just under the water or a submerged wreck could be a navigational hazard.

head seas - Waves coming from the front of the vessel.

head up - to turn the bowbow more directly into the eye of the wind. The opposite of falling off.

head - The toilet and toilet room in a vessel.

headsail - Any sail forward of the mastmast, such as a jib.

headway - The forward motion of a vessel through the water.

heaving to - Arranging the sails in such a manner as to slow or stop the forward motion of the boat, such as when in heavy seas.

heavy seas - When the water has large or breaking waves in stormy conditions.

heavy weather - Stormy conditions, including rough, high seaseas and strong winds. Probably uncomfortable or dangerous.

heeling error - The error in a compass reading caused by the heel of a boat.

hemisphere - Half of a sphere. On the globe hemispheres are used to describe the halves of the earth north or south of the equator.

high tide - The point of a tide when the water is the highest. The opposite of low tide.

hiking stick - An extension to the tiller allowing the helmsman to steer while hiking. This may be desired for improved visibility or stability.

hitch - A knot used to attach a line to a cleat or other object.

holding ground - The type of bottom that the anchor is setset in.

holding tank - A storage tank where sewage is stored until it can be removed to a treatment facility.

horizon - Where the water and sky or ground and sky appear to intersect.

horseshoe buoy - A floatation device shaped like a U and thrown to people in the water in emergencies.

hull - The main structural body of the boat, not including the deck, keel, mast, or cabin. The part that keeps the water out of the boat.

hurricane - A strong tropical revolving storm of force 12 or higher in the northern hemisphere. Hurricanes revolve in a clockwise direction. In the southern hemisphere these storms revolve counterclockwise and are known as typhoons.

hydrography - The study of the earth's waters.