sailoring
Life at sea
Sailoring is the activity or practice of operating a sailing vessel—working with sails, rigging, and navigation.
The word emphasizes the hands-on craft rather than leisure: She spent her summers sailoring along the coast.
Less common than "sailing," it carries a slightly old-fashioned or literary quality, suggesting the sustained work of a sailor rather than a casual outing.
Traveling by ocean vessel
- voyageJourney by sea
- crewWorking team aboard
- deckShip's flat surface
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
berth · hammock · mess · gangway · fo'c'sle · quarterdeck · cabin · shipmate
Determining position and course
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- knot-tyingFastening cordage together
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
- tackingAngled sailing maneuver
jibing · trimming · hoisting · anchoring · mooring · reefing · furling · splicing
Large pleasure vessel
- schoonerMulti-masted sailing craft
- sloopOne-masted fore-and-aft rigger
- clipperFast ship or trimmer
- ketchTwo-masted fore-and-aft vessel
catamaran · dinghy · tall ship · brigantine · cutter · junk · dhow · outrigger
Traveling through unknown regions
- circumnavigationComplete journey around something
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- passageSegment of text
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
ocean · horizon · trade winds · doldrums · squall · storm · gale · landfall
seafaring
Traveling by ocean vessel
galley · berth · hammock · mess · gangway · fo'c'sle · quarterdeck · cabin · shipmate · maritime
navigation
Determining position and course
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- knot-tyingFastening cordage together
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
tacking · jibing · trimming · hoisting · anchoring · mooring · reefing · furling · splicing · bearing
yacht
Large pleasure vessel
ketch · catamaran · dinghy · tall ship · brigantine · cutter · junk · dhow · outrigger · trimaran
exploration
Traveling through unknown regions
- circumnavigationComplete journey around something
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- passageSegment of text
expedition · ocean · horizon · trade winds · doldrums · squall · storm · gale · landfall · port of call
sailoringlandlubbing
Staying on dry land
farming · agriculture · mining · ranching · forestry
sailoringhomesteading
Self-reliant land-based lifestyle
settling · staying put · sedentary life · rootedness · dwelling