Compass

Carbon fibre

A stiff, light composite material widely used for modern masts, booms, rudders, and hulls …

Charter

To hire a vessel for a period — either bareboat (skipper and crew provided by hirer) or cr…

Coil

To lay a rope down in neat, uniform loops for storage, or the stored loops themselves.

Chop

Short, steep, broken waves — typically caused by wind over a shallow or restricted fetch.

Cast off

To let go a mooring line when departing a dock, mooring, or other vessel.

Chafe

Wear on a rope, sail, or sheet caused by repeated rubbing against another surface.