From steering to rigging (and all the things we forget!) – the essential checks for the prepared skipper; Displacement theory and how it affects the…
Practical Boat Owner
November 2025 issue – out 25 September
Banish damp on board your boat! The benefits of solar, hydro and wind..and what can go wrong; 6 legendary boats which shaped design, 12,000 mile…
Very light
Very light
Ventimeter
Ventimeter
Veer, to
Veer, to
Vee-bottom
Vee-bottom
Vector
Vector
Vector
Vector
Variation (magnetic)
Variation (magnetic)
Variable pitcher propeller
Variable pitcher propeller
Vang
Vang
Vane gear
Vane gear
V – Victor
V - Victor
Up together, up port, up starboard
Up together, up port, up starboard
Up anchor
Up anchor
Up (Up-helm, etc.)
Up (Up-helm, etc.)
Unwatched
Under way
Under way
Under way
Undertow
Undertow
Under sail
Under sail
Under-run, to
Under-run, to
Under the lee
Under the lee