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| Scrimshaw | A sailor's carving or etching on bones, teeth, tusks or shells. |
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| Scuba | Self Contained underwater Breathing Apparatus - see Aqualung. |
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| Scud | To run before a gale with reduced sail or bare poles. This could be dangerous, with the possibility of being pooped. |
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| Scull | Moving the rudder, or a single oar over the stern, back and forth in an attempt to move the boat forward |
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| Scupper | An opening in a deck, cockpit, toe-rail or gunwale to allow water to run off the deck and drain back into the sea. |
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| Scurvy | A disease caused by lack of Vitamin C historically common to seaman, because of the difficulty in preserving fresh fruits and vegetables. |
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| Scuttle | (1) To deliberately sink a ship. (2) A small hatch; a round window in the side or deck of a boat that may be opened to admit light and air, and closed tightly when required. |
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| Scuttlebutt | Gossip, usually about other people or events. The term scuttlebutt evolved from the name of a keg containing water and alcohol that sailors used to gather about before meals. |
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| Sea | (1) A body of salt water. A very large body of fresh water. (2) The condition of the water around a boat. Heavy seas for example. |
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| Sea Anchor | A drogue or drag device to slow down a boat, hold its bow into the sea in heavy weather, and reduce the boat's drift downwind. |
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| Sea Battery | Assault upon a seaman, by Master, while at sea. |
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| Sea Boat | Ship's boat kept ready for immediate lowering while at sea. When used for life-saving, it was called an "accident boat" or lifeboat. |
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| Sea Breeze | Cool air pulled ashore by rising thermal air currents caused by the air inland rising as the land heats up |
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| Sea Buoy | The last buoy as a boat heads to sea. |
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| Sea Captain | Master of a sea-going vessel. Certificated officer competent and qualified to be master of a sea-going vessel. |
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