Anchor watch, a small watch of one or two men, kept while in port.
Watch ho! Watch! The cry of the man that heaves the deep-sea-lead.
Watch-tackle. (See page 54.) A small luff purchase with a short fall, the double block having a tail to it, and the single one a hook. Used for various purposes about decks.
Water Sail. A save-all, set under the swinging-boom.
Water-ways. Long pieces of timber, running fore and aft on both sides, connecting the deck with the vessel's sides. The scuppers are made through them to let the water off. (See Plate 3.)
Wear. (See Ware.)
Weather. In the direction from which the wind blows. (See Windward, Lee.)
A ship carries a weather helm when she tends to come up into the wind, requiring you to put the helm up.
Weather gage. A vessel has the weather gage of another when she is to windward of her.
A weatherly ship, is one that works well to windward, making but little leeway.