Glossary-XYZ

Nautical Glossary - XYZ

yacht: General term for a boat used solely for the personal pleasure of the owner pleasure
yachtsmen: Owners or operators of a yacht
yard: A horizontal spar from which a square sail is suspended
yardarm: The tapering end of a yard
yaw or yawing: To turn from side to side in an uneven course.
yaw angle: The angular difference between a boat's centerline and her actual course made good, owing to her making leeward or crabbing, but not including any effects of the current.
yawl: A two-masted sailboat similar to a ketch, but with a smaller aftermast (mizzen or jigger) stepped abaft the tiller or wheel; a yawl's mizzen is smaller than a ketch's, as well as being placed farther aft.
zenith: The part of the celestial sphere which is exactly overhead
zephyr: The west wind