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Boat and Sea Words

The nouns of the Swedish coast and the boat that sits in it.

The boat, bow to stern, and the waters around it: skärgård geography, rigging words, safety kit — through hamnavgift and vinterförvaring, the Swedish boat year.

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  1. 1

    båt

    boat

    Tip: 'åka båt' = to travel by boat

  2. 2

    segel

    sail

    Tip: 'sätta segel'

  3. 3

    mast

    mast

    Tip: 'högsta masten'

  4. 4

    roder

    rudder

    Tip: steered by the 'ratt' or tiller

  5. 5

    ankare

    anchor

    Tip: 'ligga för ankar'

  6. 6

    rep

    rope

    Tip: a nautical rope is 'lina' or 'tamp'

  7. 7

    däck

    deck

    Tip: same word as a tyre

  8. 8

    hytt

    cabin

    Tip: where you sleep

  9. 9

    motor

    engine

    Tip: 'gå för motor'

  10. 10

    bränsle

    fuel

    Tip: 'tanka bränsle'

  11. 11

    hamn

    harbour

    Tip: 'i hamn' = safely arrived

  12. 12

    brygga

    jetty

    Tip: also a wooden bathing pier

  13. 13

    boj

    buoy

    Tip: marks the channel

  14. 14

    ö

    island

    Tip: plural 'öar'

  15. 15

    vik

    bay

    Tip: 'en skyddad vik'

  16. 16

    sund

    strait

    Tip: 'Öresund' between Sweden and Denmark

  17. 17

    våg

    wave

    Tip: 'höga vågor'

  18. 18

    vind

    wind

    Tip: 'hård vind' = strong wind

  19. 19

    ström

    current

    Tip: also means electric current

  20. 20

    djup

    depth

    Tip: 'kolla djupet'

  21. 21

    sjökort

    chart

    Tip: lit. 'sea card'

  22. 22

    kompass

    compass

    Tip: still on board

  23. 23

    flytväst

    life jacket

    Tip: lit. 'float vest'

  24. 24

    väderprognos

    weather forecast

    Tip: checked obsessively

  25. 25

    besättning

    crew

    Tip: 'hela besättningen'

  26. 26

    skeppare

    skipper

    Tip: whoever owns the boat

  27. 27

    säsong

    season

    Tip: tragically short

  28. 28

    för

    bow

    Tip: the front

  29. 29

    akter

    stern

    Tip: the back

  30. 30

    skrov

    hull

    Tip: 'polera skrovet'

  31. 31

    köl

    keel

    Tip: 'på rätt köl' = on an even keel

  32. 32

    knap

    cleat

    Tip: what you tie the rope to

  33. 33

    vinsch

    winch

    Tip: for the sheets

  34. 34

    skot

    sheet (rope)

    Tip: the rope that controls the sail

  35. 35

    fall

    halyard

    Tip: the rope that raises it

  36. 36

    roderblad

    rudder blade

    Tip: under the water

  37. 37

    rorkult

    tiller

    Tip: what you steer with

  38. 38

    utombordare

    outboard motor

    Tip: on the transom

  39. 39

    propeller

    propeller

    Tip: 'propellern har fastnat'

  40. 40

    jolle

    dinghy

    Tip: the little boat you tow

  41. 41

    livflotte

    life raft

    Tip: for offshore

  42. 42

    nödraket

    distress flare

    Tip: check the expiry date

  43. 43

    VHF-radio

    VHF radio

    Tip: channel 16 for emergencies

  44. 44

    hamnavgift

    guest harbour fee

    Tip: paid in an app now

  45. 45

    tömningsstation

    pump-out station

    Tip: for the toilet tank

  46. 46

    marina

    marina

    Tip: 'en fin marina'

  47. 47

    vinterförvaring

    winter storage

    Tip: the biggest boat cost