seaworthy
Safe for voyages
Seaworthy describes a vessel fit to navigate open water—structurally sound, properly equipped, and capable of handling expected conditions: The inspector certified the ship as seaworthy.
The term extends to anything ready for maritime use: a seaworthy crew.
Unseaworthy is the opposite, implying dangerous deficiencies.
Solidly built, durable
- durableAble to withstand use
- robustStrong and durable
- watertightPrevents liquid from passing
- stableSecure and unchanging
sound · solid · buoyant · floatable · weatherproof · shipshape · tight · staunch
Outer covering or frame
- keelHull's structural base
- mastVessel's sail support
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- sailsWind-catching boat fabric
deck · rudder · anchor · bow · stern · bulkhead · gunwale · scupper
sturdy
Solidly built, durable
- durableAble to withstand use
- robustStrong and durable
- watertightPrevents liquid from passing
stable · sound · solid · buoyant · floatable · weatherproof · shipshape · tight · staunch · well-built
hull
Outer covering or frame
sails · deck · rudder · anchor · bow · stern · bulkhead · gunwale · scupper · caulking
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
cruise · circumnavigation · transoceanic · seafaring · maritime · offshore · coastal · deepwater · journey · ocean-going
helm
Vessel's steering mechanism
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- starboardVessel's right-hand side
- portDocking place for ships
aft · fore · beam · quarter · leeward · windward · bearing · heading · charts · sextant
- nauticalanchor, anchor chain, anchors, boat, boats
- nautical termsahoy, afloat, aye aye, aye-aye, becalmed
- boat descriptorssailing, motorized, anchored, moored, docked
- boatsboat, ship, canoe, kayak, yacht
- tidyneat, orderly, organized, tidied, uncluttered
- ship specslength, beam, width, tonnage, gross tonnage
seaworthyunseaworthy
Unsafe for maritime travel
unsafe · unnavigable · leaky · waterlogged · sinking
seaworthyunseaworthy
Unsafe for maritime travel
leaky · rotting · decrepit · dilapidated · unsound
seaworthydecrepit
Worn by age
rotten · dilapidated · rickety · ramshackle · unsound