| A | B |
| port | left side of a boat |
| tide | the rise and fall of ocean waters |
| banks | sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water) |
| cay | a small low island made up of sand or coral |
| scornfully | showing anger or disgust |
| dishearten | discourage, depress |
| drift wood | word found floating in the water |
| gnats | small annoying insects |
| smoldering | burning slowly |
| thrashing | floundering |
| drone | hum |
| ballast | anyhing heave carreid in a ship or vehicle to give it stability |
| whitecaps | a wave with its crest broken into white foam |
| avaition | the field of aircraft design, construction, etc. |
| U-boat | German submarine |
| mutiny | rebellion of solder or sailors against their officers |
| stern | rear end of ship |
| schooner | a ship with 2 or more masts |
| pitch | to rise and fall as a ship in rough water |
| pontoon | floating objects used to support a temporary bridge |