Following sea

A wave train overtaking the vessel from astern.

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Related F-terms

Fore

Forward, or toward the bow.

Freeboard

The vertical distance from the waterline to the deck edge.

Flood

The incoming phase of the tide, when water level is rising and the flow runs landward.

Fake (flake)

To lay a rope down in wide, overlapping loops so it can run out without snagging.

Fouled

Tangled, jammed, or caught up.

Fetch

The distance of open water, to windward, over which the wind has blown — the longer the fe…

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