![]() ![]() It can be either at the bow of the boat or the stern of the boat.Ĭleat: A cleat is usually a metal fitting that looks like a small T with a long cross piece. Or it may be a small section designed to serve as living quarters.Ĭasting Deck: Some boats feature this elevated part of a deck. The entire space inside a boat may be considered the cabin. Small boats obviously do not have room for a cabin. They are attached to the hull but are not the hull itself.Ĭabin: This is a room inside the boat. However, if the hull is large enough, then the walls would be considered bulkheads. Not every boat is large enough to have a significant bulkhead. It extends the foot of the mainsail.īulkhead: Bulkheads are the vertical walls on the sides of the boat. A bilge pump is installed in the bilge to assist with getting that water out.īimini: This refers to a kind of canvas covering, or even a hardtop that can protect the boat from rain or sun.īoom: The horizontal pole attached to the mast. In larger boats, this can become very polluted and will need to be cleaned regularly. This is the lowest part of the boat and is where water tends to collect. It is the widest part of the boat.īilge: The bane of many a boater is the bilge. It increases a boat’s stability.īeam: This is the imaginary line that extends from port to starboard. In some boats, ballast may just be water. Amidships refers to the center section of a boat.īallast: This is anything added to a boat to give it weight. An anchor and a sea anchor are two different things.Īnchorage: This refers to an area that is suited for anchoring your boat.Īmidships: The average boater is not using this term very often. It is the function of the anchor that is more important than the visual design. However, a true anchor may come in several shapes. Most people, when they hear the word anchor in English, think of the stereotypical shape. That said, there is some boat terminology that applies to every boat.Īnchor: An anchor is any heavy item attached to a line meant to moor a boat. Likewise, a jet boat and a sailboat have clear differences. A massive cruise ship and a small fishing boat don’t have a lot in common. There are a lot of different types of boats on the water. Behind the boat: When you are heading or looking in this direction on a boat you are going to call it aft.To the rear right: Anything here is off the starboard quarter.To the rear left: In this direction you’re referring to something off the port quarter.To the right: To the right of the boat is abeam to starboard.The beam is the widest part of the boat, a sort of centerline. To the left: Directly to the left on a boat is abeam to port.Because most sailors were right handed, they steered on the right side. Starboard is right, and the bow is in front. To the front right: Anything in this direction is off the starboard bow.To the front left: Anything in this direction is off the port bow.To the front of the boat: If you need someone to move to the front or look to the front, they’re heading forward.That way you can face any side of a boat. Directions based on the boat will always be constant and easy to understand. You don’t want to say something like “there’s another boat dead ahead.” A person can face a different way and need to orient to you to follow that direction. When you’re boating, you may need to point out hazards or other features. The port is always the boat’s left, no matter what direction you are facing. You tend to orient left and right to yourself. For them, the left sides and right sides are different. One is facing forward and one is facing the back. Why are the hull sides named differently? Well, imagine two people boating. Right Side of the Boat: This is called the starboard side of the boat. Left Side of the Boat: This is called the port side of the boat. Parts of a boat as simple as the front, back and sides all have their own names.įront of a Boat: This is called the bow of the boat.īack of the Boat: This is called the stern of the boat. But that is not proper boating terminology. The left side of a boat is the left side. In normal life you’d call the front of a boat the front. Understanding boat terminology will allow you to understand other boaters more easily. For that reason, it’s good to familiarize yourself with the basic boating terms. Even seemingly simple things like left side and right side change on a boat. For a newcomer, this can be difficult to understand. ![]() There are specialized parts of a boat and terms to explain everything to do with boating. Most boating terms represent a long history of the activity. That’s part of the reason why boating terms are so unique. Boating has been a part of human history for literally thousands of years. The boating world operates on a different level than your day to day life. ![]()
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