To Splice.—To join two ropes together by interweaving the strands.
To Spring a Mast.—To crack or split it.
A Spring.—A rope made fast to the cable, and taken on board aft, in order to haul the yacht's side in any direction.
Spring-Tides.—The highest tides, which occur at the full and change of the moon.
To Stand On.—To keep on in one's course.
To Stand By.—To be ready.
Starboard.—The right side of a yacht, the observer looking from aft forward.
To Steer.—To control the yacht with the rudder and tiller.
Stranded.—A yacht is said to be stranded when she is so far on shore that she cannot be floated.
To Strike.—To beat against the bottom; to hit suddenly any object below the surface of the water.