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Boating and Yachting Terms - W, X, Y & Z

Wake -- the trail of moving current left behind a moving vessel

Waterline -- a mark indicating the level to which a boat should sink when at sea

Way -- the direction of a vessel’s path through water

Windward -- heading into the wind, the opposite of “Leeward”

Yacht -- a large luxury vessel used for noncommercial purposes

Yaw -- to deviate temporarily from the course

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