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VHF Radio A Very High Frequency electronic
communications and direction-finding
system.
Wake Moving waves created by vessel motion.
Track or path that a boat leaves behind it
when moving across the water.
Wash The loose or broken water left behind a
vessel as it moves along; the surging action
of waves.
Waterline The intersection of a vessel’s hull and the
water’s surface; the line separating the
bottom paint and the topsides.
Water Works Your single source of information on shing,
Wonders boating and caring for the water.
Way Movement of a vessel through the water.
Technically it is underway when not at
anchor, aground or made fast to the shore.
The common usage is interpreted as
progress through the water. Headway when
going forward, and sternway when it is going
backward.
Well Area at the rear of a boat where the motor
may be located.
Wharf A structure, parallel to the shore, for docking
vessels.
Wheel (1) The steering wheel;
(2) The propeller.
Whistle Signal A standard communication signal between
boats to indicate change of course, danger
or other situations.
Windward Situated on the side closest to the wind.
(Opposite of leeward.)
Ya w To swing or steer off course as when running
with a quartering sea.
