To Right.—A yacht is said to right when she rises to an upright position again, after having been thrown on her beam-ends by a sudden squall.
To Right the Helm.—To put it amidships, so that the rudder will be in a line with the keel.
To Run Down.—When one yacht sinks another by running over her.
Scant.—The wind is said to be scant when a yacht will barely lay her course.
Scope.—To pay out more of the cable when at anchor.
To Scud.—To run before the wind in a storm.
To Scuttle.—To make holes in a yacht's bottom to sink her.
To Serve.—To wind any thing round a rope so as to save it from chafing.
To Seize.—To make fast or bind.
To Sheer.—To vary to the right and left from a direct course.