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| Term | Definition |
| Step the Mast | Erecting the mast on the boat. The Mast Step is a fitting which supports the bottom end of the mast at the deck or keel. |
| Stepped | A mast that is in place is stepped. |
| Stern | Popa The back (aftermost) part of a boat. |
| Stern Line | A line running from the stern of the boat to a dock or pier when moored. |
| Stern Post | (1) A large casting shaped to allow the propeller blades to revolve. The rudder is fitted on the after post. (2) The principal vertical timber in a ship's stern, upon which the rudder is fastened. |
| Stern Pulpit or Stern Rail | A sturdy railing or elevated guard rail around the deck at the stern. also known as Pushpit |
| Stern Tube | The bearing which supports the propeller shaft where it emerges from the ship. |
| Sternway | The backward motion of the ship. |
| Stevedore | One who is employed in the working of cargo when a ship is being loaded or unloaded in port. |
| Stiff | Said of a boat that resists heeling, or returns quickly to the vertical when rolling in a heavy seaway. |
| Stirrups | On a square-rigged ship, the short pieces of line which hang from the yards and support the footropes on which the topmen stand while working aloft on the sails. |
| Stock | A crossbeam at the upper part of an anchor. |
| Stopper Knot | A knot used to form a knob in the end of a line to prevent the end from running through a block or other narrow space. |
| Stops | Small lines used to tie the sails when they are flaked or furled. |