There were so many of these that I thought I’d do a second part! So, more words with different implications on land and at sea.

Quarter
– land: we celebrate a quarter century of marriage with gifts of silver
– sea: Calamity prefers the starboard quarter (rear cabin on the right)

Fix
– land: I had to fix my bicycle before I could go to the post office
– sea: we take a fix to ascertain our position using known points of reference, lights or mountain peaks for instance

Boom
– land: the boom of the fireworks signalled the end of the year
– sea: we describe the boom as one of the two most dangerous things on a yacht; if you loosen the topping lift make sure you have it under control, dropping the boom on someone’s head is a very bad thing

Shrouds
– land: the three letter agencies work under shrouds of secrecy
– sea: each side of the mast is under tension by these thick metal cords, the shrouds, which are also very useful for crew to hold on to when stepping on or off the side to a pontoon

Slip
– land: running in the rain is refreshing, but I never run too fast in case I slip and graze myself
– sea: in order to leave a marina we prepare to slip the lines, running them from the yacht to a cleat and back on board, so no assistance is required from land, ergo all crew are aboard

Sweat
– land: at school we were informed; as a lady you don’t sweat, you perspire
– sea: to help pull on a heavy line someone goes forward to sweat it; they haul the line towards themself, release, and let someone in the cockpit take up the slack

Beam
– land: a sun beam over the horizon means it is the start of a lovely day
– sea: it is imperative to know the beam, or widest breadth, of your yacht for purposes of parking

Port
– land: a glass of port makes a good accompaniment to cheese
– sea: the port, ie left hand side of your yacht, passes the red markers on entrance to a marina or down a marked channel

Of course, port and cheese is very nice at anchor too.