B
BACK of the post to BALANCE of the mizen
BALANCE of the boom sail to BARK
BARNACLE to BEAMS
BEAMS to BED of a river
BED of a cannon to BIGHT
BILANDER to BLACK-STRAKES
BLADE to Trim the BOAT!
BLADE
BLOCK
Cat-BLOCK
BLOCK AND BLOCK
BOARD
makes a good BOARD
BOARDING
BOAT
Trim the BOAT!
To bale the BOAT to BOLT-ROPE
BOMB to BOTTOM
BOTTOM to BOX-HAULING
BOXING to To BREAK-UP
BREAK-WATER to BRIDLES of the bowline
BRIG, or BRIGANTINE to Ship-BUILDING
Ship-BUILDING to BUNTINE
BUNTLINES to BUTTONS
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BOARD
BOARD, in navigation, (bordée, Fr.) the space comprehended between any two places where the ship changes her course by tacking; or the line over which the runs between tack and tack, when the is turning to windward, or sailing against the direction of the wind. See the articles BEATING and TACKING.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 38, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0158.html