To Unship.—To take any thing from the place where it was fixed; as, to "unship the rudder."
Wake.—The track, or furrow, left by the yacht on the water she has passed over.
To Wear.—To turn a yacht round from the wind,—the direct opposite of tacking.
To Warp.—To move a yacht by hawsers.
Watch.—A division of the crew into starboard and larboard watch, who take turns in taking care of the yacht.
Water-Logged.—The condition of a yacht when she is so full of water as to be almost unmanageable, and nearly submerged.
Way.—Progress through the water: "she has good way on." To a boat's crew, to cease pulling, the command is given, "Way enough."
To Weather a Yacht.—To get to the windward side by faster speed, or lying nearer the wind.
Weather Beaten.—Worn by the weather and exposure.
Well of All.—A command used when the several ropes of a sail have all been hauled upon at the same time, and it is perfectly set, and means to belay.