sailable
Fit for voyaging
Sailable describes water that can be navigated by boat, or conditions suitable for sailing: The river is sailable for about fifty miles upstream.
Weather or wind may also be sailable when favorable for sailing: We waited for sailable conditions.
Vessel's sail support
- jibTriangular sail forward
- spinnakerDownwind sailing sail
- rudderPivoting stern blade
- keelHull's structural base
tack · boom · rigging · halyard · sheet · genoa · forestay · shroud
Light, gentle air movement
- gustBrief wind surge
- zephyrMild, gentle breeze
- trade-windsPersistent tropical belt winds
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
squall · gale · windward · leeward · calm · headwind · tailwind · crosswind
mast
Vessel's sail support
keel · tack · boom · rigging · halyard · sheet · genoa · forestay · shroud · winch
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
- gustBrief wind surge
- zephyrMild, gentle breeze
- trade-windsPersistent tropical belt winds
monsoon · squall · gale · windward · leeward · calm · headwind · tailwind · crosswind · doldrums
channel
Passage for transmission
passage · inlet · fjord · bay · lagoon · sound · seaway · river · canal · creek
yacht
Large pleasure vessel
- catamaranDouble-hulled sailing craft
- dinghySmall auxiliary watercraft
- sloopOne-masted fore-and-aft rigger
ketch · schooner · trimaran · cutter · skiff · barque · clipper · frigate · galleon · dhow
sailableunnavigable
Cannot be traveled through
impassable · blocked · obstructed · treacherous · hazardous
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