History of Sea Power syllabus, 2014 version

HIST100 History of Sea Power

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Version November 11, 2014


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CONTENTSSyllabus ......................................................................................................................................................... 3

Contact Information .................................................................................................................................. 3

Schedule .................................................................................................................................................... 3

Course Catalog Description ....................................................................................................................... 3

Course Objectives ...................................................................................................................................... 3

Student Learning Outcomes ...................................................................................................................... 3

Texts .......................................................................................................................................................... 3

Grading Policy ............................................................................................................................................ 4

Quizzes ...................................................... 4 Exams ........................................................ 4 Essays ........................................................ 4 Participation ............................................. 4 Grading Schedule ...................................... 4

policies ....................................................................................................................................................... 5

Class attendance policy............................. 5 Plagiarism, Cheating and Ponies .............. 5 Missing Work ............................................ 5 Good Manners .......................................... 5 Extra Credit ............................................... 5

Calendar ........................................................................................................................................................ 6

November 2014 ......................................................................................................................................... 6

December 2014 ......................................................................................................................................... 7

January 2015 ............................................................................................................................................. 8

February 2015 ........................................................................................................................................... 9

Paper Topics ................................................................................................................................................ 10

First Paper ............................................................................................................................................... 10

Second Paper ........................................................................................................................................... 10

Writing Instructions .................................................................................................................................... 10

General .................................................................................................................................................... 10

Quotations ............................................................................................................................................... 10

Usage ....................................................................................................................................................... 11

Capitalization ........................................................................................................................................... 11

Checking Organization ............................................................................................................................. 11

Parenthetical Citations ............................................................................................................................ 12

Works Cited ............................................................................................................................................. 12

Maritime Style Sheet .................................................................................................................................. 13


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SYLLABUS

HIST 100, History of Sea Power

Second Term, AY 2014-2015

Prof. Smith

CONTACT INFORMATION

Office: Fitch Hall F227

Office hours: TBA; and by appointment

Office phone: (516) 726-5696

I tend to be on campus five days a week, and

really encourage you to seek me out and

discuss class matters. In particular, if an

event may interfere with this class,

communicate that fact to me, and I will do

my best to shift things around to our mutual

advantage.

E-mail: [email protected]

SCHEDULE

All classes held on the second floor of the

American Merchant Marine Museum.

Tuesday, 5th Period, 1300-1355

Thursday, 7th Period, 1505-1600

Friday, 3rd Period, 0955-1050

COURSE CATALOG DESCRIPTION

An introduction to the circumstances and

traditions of seafaring, the concept of sea

power and its applications, the strategic

doctrines and military history of the U.S.

Navy, and the origins and consequences of

federal maritime policy in the twentieth

century.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Introduce the history and traditions

of the American merchant marine

and U.S. Navy to future seagoing

officers

Instill an appreciation for the

economic, strategic, and theoretical

underpinnings of sea power in

American history

To develop skills in analytical

thought and interpretive writing

based on close readings of texts

and primary sources

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

On completion of this course, students are

expected to:

Demonstrate a knowledge of

American maritime history that

will acquaint them with persistent

trends and issues in the merchant

marine and U.S. Navy

Possess the ability to write a

brief historical essay using

secondary and primary sources,

correctly citing borrowed ideas,

concepts, and quotes

TEXTS

Books are issued to each Midshipman by

the Academy Bookstore. Students are

responsible for reading assignments prior

to class and bringing their book to class

for discussion.

mailto:[email protected]


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Alex Roland et al., The Way of the

Ship: America’s Maritime History

Reenvisioned, 1600-2000

Joshua M. Smith, ed. Voyages I:

The Age of Sail and Voyages II:

The Age of Engines

Kenneth J. Hagan and Michael T.

McMaster eds. In Peace and War:

Interpretations of American Naval

History (30th Anniversary Edition)

Herman E. Rosen, Gallant Ship,

Brave Men: The Heroic Story of a

World War II Liberty Ship

GRADING POLICY

QUIZZES

(15% of final grade)

Short quizzes will normally be given a t

l eas t once a week. Pop quizzes may occur

at any time. Quizzes missed because of

authorized absence will not be counted;

quizzes missed because of unauthorized

absence will receive a failing grade. No

make-up quizzes will be provided.

EXAMS


There are two exams. The one-hour mid-

term exam accounts for 20% of your grade,

as does your two-hour final exam. The mid-

term will cover the first half of the term. The

final exam is similar in format to the mid-

term, but will be given during the finals

week.

ESSAYS


Essays will count toward 40% of your final

grade. Midshipmen will write two formal

five- to-seven page papers based on

material from the textbook(s), Voyages, and

other supplementary material. A

preliminary thesis statement and

bibliography will be worth 5% of your final

grade for a total of 10%, with each paper

worth 20% for a total of 40%. One paper

will be written before the mid-term exam

and one after.

PARTICIPATION

(5% of final grade)

This will be based on the graded

participation sheets you fill out yourself.

This may be required of you either

electronically or via paper forms handed

out in class.

GRADING SCHEDULE

Course letter grades will be based on the following schedule:

A 95-100%

A- 90-94%

B+ 87-89%

B 84-86%

B- 80-83%

C+ 77-79%

C 74-76%

C- 70-73%

D+ 67-69%

D 64-66%

D- 60-63%

F- Less than 60%


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POLICIES

CLASS ATTENDANCE POLICY

See also Academic Policies Handbook,

Art. 25.

Students are expected to attend

all scheduled classes.

Students are expected to arrive

on time for classes.

Attendance will be taken by the

Midshipman Section Leader and

reported to the Commandant’s

Office.

Only designated

authorities can authorize

class absence.

Any Midshipman who misses six

(6) or more classes, that is to say

more than 15% of the scheduled

classes, will be reported to the Head

of the Humanities Department and

may be assigned a grade of

involuntary withdrawal (W). This

grade cannot be remediated; the

course must be repeated. This

action is triggered by six (6)

absences, whether excused or not.

PLAGIARISM, CHEATING AND PONIES

Plagiarism is a violation of the Academy’s

Honor Code. Plagiarism is a serious

academic crime that can result in your

expulsion from the Academy. It is also

very easy to detect. Cheating on quizzes

or exams can result in a failing grade for

the term and/or action by the Honor Board

or Commandant’s Office.

Ponies—using someone else’s work from

a previous term—is regarding as cheating

in this class. Please keep in mind the

motto “A Midshipman Will Not Lie,

Cheat, or Steal.”

MISSING WORK

Missing papers or uncompleted work is a

serious matter. Should a midshipman

neglect to hand in one of his/her papers,

the result will be a grade of F for the

entire class. No late work will be

accepted.

GOOD MANNERS

We are at a federal service academy, and

proper decorum is expected at all times. I

do my best to demonstrate respect for

midshipmen, and I hope you will

reciprocate. Please no cussing, foul

language, disrespectful language, or being

mean. Let’s all hold ourselves to a high

standard. We won’t regret it.

EXTRA CREDIT

Extra credit will be made available from

time to time. This often includes minor

projects at the American Maritime Museum.


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CALENDAR

NOVEMBER 2014

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT/SUN

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Veteran’s Day Second term classes commence

First class; syllabus, introduction

Rubel, “Talking About Sea Power”

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Introduction Sea Power

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In Peace and War, 1-16 Paper #1 topics

Voyages I, 171-189 Way of the Ship, 99-122 Paper #1 Research

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American Revolution Maritime Political Economy

Brown and Blue Water

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In Peace and War, 18-31

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Voyages I, 262-277 First Paper due in class Way of the Ship, 1158-183

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MID-TERM EXAM Paper#1 returned; discussion of Paper #2

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Civil War Mid-Term Exam Essay #2


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JANUARY 2015


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Voyages II, 23-36 Way of the Ship, 199-224

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Mid-Term Grades due for the Class of 2018


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The New Navy Navalism and Empire Mahan and Roosevelt

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Martin Luther King Birthday – Holiday

Classes follow a Monday Schedule NO CLASS


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Maritime Labor Conditions

Furuseth and Labor

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USN in World War I The Great War Freedom of the Seas?


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President’s Day – Holiday


Voyages II, 171-189 Second Paper due in class

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Last Day to Submit Academic Alerts for Second Term

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PAPER TOPICS

FIRST PAPER

The first paper will be short, but it will be

intense, too.

SECOND PAPER

Now that you are familiar with my demands

on you as a writer,

WRITING INSTRUCTIONS

The following guidelines will help you

proofread your papers. Observing these

instructions is an important part of getting

as good a grade as possible. When in

doubt, refer to the MLA style guide.

The academic papers required for HIST100

should follow the MLA format with some

minor exceptions. Your professor is a little

old-fashioned in that he insists on good

manners in writing. Please no racial, sexist,

national, or other slurs, unless very

carefully explained.

GENERAL

The below are either common mistakes or

items that drive me crazy.

They are to be double spaced, in 12-

point Times New Roman font with 1

inch margins.

Put the names of ships and books in

italics or underline them. Example:

U.S.S. Utah or U.S.S. Utah; Wealth

of Nations or Wealth of Nations.

People are not “merchant marines”

they are “merchant mariners.”

Avoid use of the first person voice in

formal college writing unless asked

to do so.

Do not use bulleted or numbered

lists like this one!

Number your pages.

Do not use the passive voice.

Explain abbreviations on first

use. Use a person’s full name on

first mention; last name

thereafter.

Small numbers should usually be spelled out, as in “one hundred” not “100.” From 100.01 onward, you are in the clear to use Arabic numerals.

Spell out the century you are writing about. Please use “twentieth century” rather than “20th century.”

“Its” is a possessive pronoun. “Its

characteristics are...”

Avoid using contractions in formal

college essays.

“It’s” is the contraction of “it is.” As

in, “it’s a worthwhile exercise to read

this handout.” But of course, we

aren’t using contractions, are we?

QUOTATIONS

Periods and commas go inside the

quotation marks, OR after the

citation.


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Question marks, exclamation

points, dashes, colons and

semicolons are set outside the

quotation marks (unless they are

part of the source you quote).

Do not place blocked quotations in

quotation marks or italics. The

indentation indicates that you are

quoting. Single-space block quotes

and indent them one inch on both

the right and left margins.

Do not start a sentence or a

paragraph with a blind quote.

Introduce the writer first to

establish the importance of the

quote.

USAGE

Make sure your nouns and verbs

agree in person and number.

Stay in the past tense if possible;

avoid tense shifts.

Be very careful when using

homophones (words that sound

alike but mean different things, like

accept/except, effect/affect.) If you

are ever unsure if you are using the

right word, check your dictionary.

Avoid colloquial or slang phrases

that will take away from the

academic tone of your paper.

Nations and ships are gender

neutral, and thus referred to as “it”

rather than “he” or “she.”

CAPITALIZATION

Captain is usually only capitalized

when immediately preceding

someone’s name.

Navy is only capitalized when

specifically referring to an

organization as a proper noun, such

as the United States Navy or the

Royal Navy

Merchant marine is usually not a

proper noun, and is usually not

capitalized since there is no formal

organization known as the

“Merchant Marine,” so write it as

“merchant marine.”

CHECKING ORGANIZATION

Make sure you follow your thesis

throughout your paper, and that

your thesis is clearly stated in

your introduction. An unclear or

incomplete thesis will be the

downfall of any paper.

Your introductory paragraph must

have an underlined thesis

statement. It should foreshadow

for the reader the evidence you

will provide to support your thesis

and provide a transition sentence,

or segue, from introduction to the

body of the text.

Check your transitions to make

sure that your paragraphs logically

flow from one to the other. Check

to make sure your paragraphing

makes sense. Do not make a new

paragraph because the one you are


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working on seems too long. Begin

a new paragraph when you begin

discussing a new topic, starting

with a topic sentence. Finally, try

to avoid one-sentence or under-

developed paragraphs. Most

paragraphs are at least three

sentences long.

PARENTHETICAL CITATIONS

When you cite a source in the text, place

the author’s last name in the parenthetical

citation before the page number. There is

no punctuation between the author’s name

and the page number. Remember to place

the citation as close to the relevant

material as possible without disrupting the

sentence. Use one citation at the end of a

long section of material that comes from

one source and the same page.

Parenthetical citations always go outside of

a quotation and always before a

punctuation mark. Citations are used

whether the material is a direct quote or

simply paraphrased.

Examples:

“The development of national

infrastructure to support oceanic

and brown-water shipping

mirrored the general promotion of

internal improvements that flowed

from Secretary Gallatin’s plan of

1808” (Roland et al., 177).

The above example is for a book. Note the

“et al.” It is Latin for “and others.” It is

meant to save space in the citation.

“Filthy Speaking, Baudy Speaking,

Unclean and Obscene Ribaldry, is

too commonly heard in the mouths

of Sailors. Leave off this Baseness”

(Mather, Voyages, 92).

This example cites a document in Voyages.

If you wanted to cite the introduction to that

same piece, it would be like this:

“Between 1900 and the Second

World War, the United States

wrestled with how best to improve

its merchant marine” (Smith,

Voyages, 179).

For a journal article or a chapter in a

collection like In Peace and War, use the

author of that piece, not the editor of the

journal or collection, e.g.

“On the morning of December 7,

1941, air forces of the Imperial

Japanese Navy launched a surprise

attack against the U.S. Pacific fleet at

Pearl Harbor” (Love, 203).

When in doubt, ask the professor!

WORKS CITED

A “Works Cited” page should include all

of the sources utilized in your paper.

Alphabetize each entry by the first letter.

Single-space entries and use italics for all

book titles.

Most books would be listed as a simple

book, such as this one:

Roland, Alex et.al. The Way of the

Ship: America’s Maritime History

Reenvisioned, 1600-2000.

Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley

& Sons, Inc., 2008.


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The Voyages sources are a little more complicated, as follows:

Mather, Cotton. “The Sea Is a

School of Vice.” Voyages: The Age

of Sail: Documents in American

Maritime History, Volume 1, 1492-

1865. 2009.

The above example would be used for

referencing a quote directly from a

passage in Voyages. The below example

cites the introduction to one of the

Voyages passages.

Smith, Joshua. Introduction. “The

Sea is a School of Vice.” By Cotton

Mather. In Voyages: The Age of

Sail: Documents in American

Maritime History, Volume 1, 1492-

1865. 2009.

Sometimes it is appropriate to cite an in-

class lecture, as in:

Speelman, Jennifer. “The

Transportation Revolution.” HH

100 Class. United States Merchant

Marine Academy, Kings Point,

NY. November 10, 2011.

MARITIME STYLE SHEET

This style sheet was developed by Lincoln

Paine, a well-known maritime historian and

author. You may want to use this in the last

editing phase.

A aborigine adze aftercastle aircraft carrier archrival Atlantic ferry

B bareboat battlecruiser battle fleet battle line battleship bayman bayside beachcomber beachfront

beachhead beachside bilge keel bilgewater blockade-runner blue water (n.) blue-water (adj.) boatbuilder/-ing boat hook boathouse boatload boatman boat people boat shop boatswain boat train boatyard boltrope bomb-ship, -ketch, etc. bosun bowline box ship; box boat (container ship) break-bulk freighter breakwater build-up (n.) built-up (adj.) bumboat


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buntline bycatch bylaw by-product

C cable-laid rope cable length canal boat capital ship carvel-built carvel construction cat-o’-nine-tails cat’s-paw (knot) centerboard centerline chain pump charter party -class: King George V-class (e.g.) clinker-built clinker (or lapstrake) construction close-hauled clove hitch coastwise commerce raider compound engine Coriolis effect/force counterclockwise countercurrent court-martial crash-land crisscrossing cross-braced crow’s nest cruise ship

D day-tripper deadrise deadweight tonnnage deck chair deckhand deckhouse deep-sea deep-water depth charge (n.) depth-charge (v.) depth sounder displacement tonnage

dive-bomber dockhand dockland dockmaster dockside dockworker dockyard downriver downstream downtime downwind dry-dock (v.) dry dock (n.) dugout

E eastern Europe (capitalize for post-WW2) ebb tide en echelon [roman] escort carrier

F farsighted ferryboat ferryman figure eight fireship fishing boat flight deck floatplane floodgate floodplain flood stage flood tide floodwater floodway flying jib focsle fore and aft (adv.) fore-and-aft (adj.) fore-and-after forecastle foredeck forefoot fore gaff-topsail foreland foremast forepeak forereach


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foresail foresheet foreshore forestay forestaysail foretop foretopman fore-topmast frame-first construction freeboard freshwater (n., adj.) full speed full-rigged ship

G gaff rig; gaff-rigged (adj.) gaff-topsail gale force winds gangplank gangway granny knot grappling chain, ~hook grapeshot great galley gunboat gunboat diplomacy gun-deck (OED) gun-founder, gun-foundry (OED) gun-port (OED) gunpoint gunpowder gun room gunrunning, -er gunship

H half hitch handrail hand(i)work harbormaster harborside Harbor (as in Boston, or any named) hawsehole hawser-laid rope headland headroom headsail headwater headway

headwind helm-deck helmsman high tide high water high-water mark holdfast home port (n.) homeport (v.) horsepower (indicated horsepower, etc.) hosepipe hurricane force winds

I ice age ice ax iceberg iceblink iceboat icebound ice cap ice-cold (adj.) icefall ice field ice floe ice fog icehouse iceman ice-out ice pick ice sheet ice storm ironclad

J jolly boat jury rig (n.) jury-rig (v.)

K keelboat keelhaul keel-rope keelson

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laborsaving land breeze landing craft landmark land mass landward lapstrake construction lateen sail lay-up (n) layover leeboard lee gauge lee shore leeward leeway Liberty ship lightship line-ahead (adj.) line-abreast (adj.) line of battle line officer line of sight line squall load line (n.) load-line (adj.) logboat long-range long-time longshoreman loose-footed low water low-water mark lubber line lubber’s hole lugsail

M made mast (OED) main deck main gaff-topsail mainland mainmast mansail mainsheet mainstay maintop main-topmast main yard man-of-war manrope mapmaker, ~ing

masthead mast-step (OED) matériel merchant cruiser merchant shp merchantman midatlantic mine -laying minelayer mizzenmast mizzen sail money changer moneylender Morse code mortise-and-tenon (adj.) motor schooner motorship moveable

N navaid Navy Cross navy yard near-sister (adj.) neoclassical Northeast Passage Northwest Passage

O oarlock oceanfront oceangoing ocean liner off course offload(-ing) offshore (adj., adv., prep.) orlop deck outrigger overhand knot

P paddleboat paddle steamer paddle wheel(-er) pilot cutter point-blank (adj./adv.) pole MAST


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poop deck porthole port of call port of entry port of trade prisoner of war promenade deck PT-boat purpose-built (adj.)

Q quadruple-expansion engine quarter rudder

R radio beacon riverbank riverbed riverboat river-craft riverfront riverside riverward round-trip roustabout rowboat rowing boat rowlock rudderpost running light running rigging

S sailboat sailcloth sailmaker sailing-school (adj.) sail training sail training ship Saint Elmo’s fire saltwater (n., adj.) schoolship sea anchor seabag sea bass seabed Seebee

seabird sea biscuit seaboard seaborne sea breeze sea buoy sea captain sea change sea chest seacoast seacraft sea dog sea duty Sea Explorer seafarer, -ing sea fire seafloor seafood seafront seagirt seagoing sea green seagull sea king sea-lane sea lawyer sea legs sea level sealift sea lion sealskin sea-maid seaman seamanlike seamanship seaplane seaport sea power seaquake sea room sea rover sea route sea scallop seascape sea serpent seashell seashore sea serpent seasick seaside sea slug (sea cucumber) sea snake sea stores


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seatrain sea turtle seawall seaward(s) seawater seaway seaweed seaworthy sea wrack shallow-draft (adj.) shear-hook sheepshank sheerstrake sheet bend shell-first construction ship biscuit shipboard shipborne ship breaker shipbuilder/-ing shipfitter shiphandling shiplap shipload shipman shipmaster shipmate ship of state ship of the line shipowner, -ing shipping lane shipshape ship’s papers ship timber ship time shipway shipworm shipwreck (n., v.) shipwright shipyard shoal-draft (adj.) shoal water shorefront shore leave shore patrol shoreside (adj.) shroud-laid rope sick bay side-wheel (-er) single-handed (adj./adv.) single-hander sister-ship skin boat

slave owner slave ship slipknot sloop of war snagboat spar torpedo spritsail squall line square rig square-rigged square-rigger square knot square sail standing rigging staysail steamboat steam boiler steam chest steam engine steamer rug steamer trunk steamfitter steamship steam turbine steering oar stempost sterncastle stern chase (n.) stern chaser sternforemost sternpost stern sheets sternward sternway stern-wheel(-er) stevedore knot streambed streamside sundeck surgeon’s knot

T tabernacle mast tall ship the equator thole pin tideland tidemark tide pool tidewater tonnage: gross register tonnage, etc.


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topcastle topgallant topgallant mast top-hamper top-heavy topmast topsail torpedo boat torpedo-boat destroyer torpedo bomber torpedo tube trade route trade wind training ship transatlantic transoceanic transpacific transship treenail triple-expansion engine turboelectric tween deck

U ultra large crude carrier (ULCC) UN (adj,) undertow underwater under way (adv.) underway (adj.) upriver upstream U.S. (adj,)

V very large crude carrier (VLCC) V-bottom hull Victory ship

W waterborne watercourse watercraft waterfront water gate water gauge water level

waterline waterlog waterman watermark waterpower waterproof water-repellent water-resistant waterscape watershed waterside waterspout water taxi watertight waterway waterworn waybill waypoint way station weather gauge weather-leech western Europe (capitalize for post-WW2) wet-rice cultivation whale catcher whaleback whaleboat whalebone whaleship wharf boat wharfmaster windage windblown wind-borne Windbreaker (™) windchill windjammer windlass windproof windscreen windshield wind tunnel windward wing and wing (adv.) wolf pack

Y yacht club yachtsman yardarm yardarm-to-yardarm year-round

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