Boating & Sailing Terms

We are assembling a large collection of boating and sailing terms.
This will be a great resource for all boaters.
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Uniform
under bare poles - Having no sails up. In heavy weather the windage of the mast and other spars can still be enough to move the boat.
under the lee - On the lee side of an object, protected from the wind.
under way - A vessel in motion is under way.
undertow - Strong offshore current extending to the shore.
unfurl - To unfold or unroll a sail. The opposite of furl.
upwind - To windward, in the direction of the eye of the wind.
USCG - United States Coast Guard.



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