1. The stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward.
2. A voyage.
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TOWING LIGHTThe International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea defines Towing Light as yellow, fixed, seen over an arc of 135 degrees and so arranged as to display 67.5 degrees from right aft on each side of the vessel. Towing light has the same characteristics as a STERN LIGHT. |
BUMPKIN
The spar projecting from stern of ship
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ABAFT
Toward the stern, relative to some object ('abaft the fore hatch').
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PITCHPOLE
To capsize a boat stern over bow, rather than by rolling over.
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TAFFRAIL
The rail at the stern of the boat that covers the head of the counter timbers.
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COG
A single-masted, square-sailed ship with raised stern
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SPANKER
A sail on the mast nearest the stern of a square-rigged ship
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ESCUTCHEON
The part of ship's stern where name is displayed
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TUCK
The part of ship where ends of lower planks meet under the stern
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COUNTER
The part of the stern above the waterline that extends beyond the rudder stock culminating in a small transom. A long counter increases the waterline length when the boat is heeled, so increasing hull speed.
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