nautical

voyage

Journey by sea

• captainOne who commands
• crewWorking team aboard
• shipmateFellow crew member

galley · quartermaster · coxswain · bosun · mariner · sailor · navigator · deckhand · helmsman · shanty

mainsail

Principal vessel canvas

• spinnakerDownwind sailing sail
• jibTriangular sail forward
• tackingAngled sailing maneuver

jibing · rigging · mast · boom · rudder · helm · tiller · halyard · sheet · cleat

bow

Respectful forward inclination

• sternStrict or ship's aft
• portDocking place for ships
• starboardVessel's right-hand side

aft · fore · keel · beam · bilge · hull · deck · gunwale · bulkhead · freeboard

tide

Ocean's cyclical swell

• currentsDirectional flows of movement
• wavesTraveling energy disturbances
• swellsEnlarges or billows

depths · shoal · reef · channel · soundings · fathom · knot · bearing · heading · latitude

sailboat

Wind-propelled watercraft

• yachtLarge pleasure vessel
• schoonerMulti-masted sailing craft
• catamaranDouble-hulled sailing craft

dinghy · kayak · canoe · rowboat · skiff · raft · pontoon · wherry · longboat · pinnace

fleet

Vehicles under unified command

• warshipArmed naval vessel
• destroyerOne that ruins completely
• frigateMedium-sized naval warship

submarine · carrier · battleship · cruiser · corvette · navy · admiral · commander · ensign · midshipman

harbor

Safe anchorage for ships

• portDocking place for ships
• marinaRecreational vessel harbor
• dockMooring structure at water's edge

pier · wharf · quay · mooring · berth · lighthouse · buoy · shipyard · dockyard · drydock

• decor stylesmodern, contemporary, traditional, rustic, bohemian
• fashion stylescasual wear, bohemian, formal wear, preppy, romantic
• transport themesaviation, railroad, automotive, space travel, flight
• nautical termsahoy, afloat, aye aye, aye-aye, becalmed
• fashion adjectivesstylish, elegant, casual, formal, trendy
• blue waterocean, sea, deep sea, open sea, high seas