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| Fo'c'sle | An abbreviation of forecastle. |
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| Fog Signals | A series of sound signals required by COLREGS to prevent collisions at sea. |
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| Foghorn | A device for issuing fog signals, used for giving a warning of a vessel's presence in fog. These signals are also made by lighthouses. |
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| Following Sea | A sea with waves approaching from the stern of the boat; a sea in which the waves are moving in the same direction as the vessel |
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| Foot | (1) The bottom edge of a sail. (2) Sailing slightly more away from the wind than close hauled to increase the boat speed. |
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| Footropes | On a square-rigged ship, the ropes which hang below a yard upon which the topmen stand while aloft furling or reefing a sail. They were supported by ropes from the yard known as "stirrups". |
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| Fore | Towards, near, or at the bow; Prefix denoting at, near, or toward the bow. |
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| Fore and Aft | In a line parallel to the ship's keel. |
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| Fore and Aft Rigged | Sails that lie in the direction of the ship's length and whose luffs abut the masts or are attached to stays. |
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| Fore Peak | The compartment at the bow of the vessel |
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| Fore Rake | The forward part of the bow which overhangs the keel. |
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| Fore Reach | The headway a vessel makes when luffed in the wind; the distance a sailing vessel will shoot up to windward when brought head to head in the act of tacking. |
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| Forebiter | Sailor's songs sung in the forecastle when the men of a watch were off duty. These were sung for entertainment, thus they were not shanties. |
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| Forecabin | The cabin towards the front of the vessel. |
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| Forecast | A weather prediction. |
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