Don’t under any circumstances allow liquor aboard your boat. If your friends must drink spirits let them stay ashore to indulge themselves. They have no place in a boat.
SOME NAUTICAL TERMS AND THEIR MEANINGS
Aback. A sail is said to be aback when its forward side is acted upon by the wind.
Abaft. A position toward the stern from any stated point.
Abeam. At right angles to the line of the keel.
About. To go from one tack to the other.
Adrift. Broken loose or uncontrolled.
Aft. Towards the stern.
A-lee. To the side of the craft opposite the wind. To the leeward side.