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| Jerque | Search of a vessel, by Customs authorities, for unreported goods. |
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| Jetsam | Anything thrown overboard; debris, jettisoned items, floating at sea. Goods deliberately thrown overboard from a ship, for example to lighten her if she is in danger, while flotsam refers to goods accidentally lost overboard or which may float up from a hull of a wrecked ship. |
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| Jettison | To cast overboard or off. To discard something as unwanted or burdensome. Goods or equipment may be jettisoned to lighten a ship in danger. |
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| Jetty | A man made structure projecting from the shore. May protect a harbor entrance or aid in preventing beach erosion. |
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| Jewel Blocks | On square-rigged ships, the blocks attached to those yards on which studdingsails were set. |
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| Jib | The foremost sail; a triangular shaped foresail forward of the foremast. |
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| Jib Netting | A rope net to catch the jib when it is lowered. |
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| Jib Sheet | The lines that lead from the clew of the jib to the cockpit and are used to control the jib. |
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| Jib Stay | The stay that the jib is hoisted on. Usually the headstay. |
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| Jib Topsail | A small jib set high on the headstay of a double headsail rig. |
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| Jib-boom | Spar forward of bowsprit to extend the foot of the outer jib. |
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| Jib-Headed Topsail | A triangular topsail set above the mainsail in a gaff-rigged vessel. |
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| Jibber the Kibber | The act of decoying a ship ashore by means of false lights. |
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| Jibe | Transluchar
see Gybe |
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| Jibstay | The headstay on which jibs are hoisted |
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