Subject: Modern Nautical Terms  (Say-Lors) 
Amidships - condition of being  surrounded by boats 
Anchor - a device designed  to bring up mud samples from the bottom at 
inopportune or unexpected  times 
Anchor  Light - a small light used  to discharge the battery before daylight. 
Berth - a little addition  to the crew. 
Bottom  Paint - what you get when  the cockpit seats are freshly painted. 
Chart - a type of map  which tells you exactly where you are aground. 
Clew - an indication from  the skipper as to what he might do next. 
Companionway - a double  berth. 
Dead  Reckoning - a course leading  directly to a reef. 
Deadrise - getting up to  check the anchor at 0300. 
Deviation - any departure from  the Captain's orders. 
Dinghy - the sound of the  ship's bell. 
Displacement - when you dock your  boat and can't find it later. 
Estimated  Position - a place you have  marked on the chart where you are 
sure you are not. 
First  Mate - crew member  necessary for skippers to practice shouting 
instructions to. 
Foul  Wind - breeze produced by  flying turkey. 
Freeboard - food and liquor  supplied by the owner. 
Headway - what you are  making if you can't get the toilet to work. 
Heave-Ho - what you do when  you've eaten too much Ho. 
Jibe - either you like it  or you don't and it gets you. 
Keel - term used by 1st  mate after too much heel by skipper. 
Landlubber - anyone on board  who wishes he/she were not. 
Latitude - the number of  degrees off course allowed a guest. 
Mast - religious ritual  used before setting sail. 
Mizzen - an object you  can't find. 
Ram - an intricate  docking maneuver sometimes used by experienced skippers. 
Rhumb  Line - two or more crew  members waiting for a drink. 
Sheet - cool, damp, salty  night covering. 
Shroud - equipment used in  connection with a wake. 
Starboard - special board used  by skippers for navigation (usually with 
"Port" on the opposite  side.) 
Swell - a wave that's just  great. 
Square  Rigger - a rigger over  30.