| LEEBOARD | Paddle-like board on the side of a sailing vessel used to control drift (8) |
| BOWSPRIT | Spar projecting from the upper end of the prow of a sailing vessel (8) |
| MAINMAST | Principal spar of a sailing vessel that has two or more, typically second from the prow (8) |
| YARDARMS | The arms of the Forward and Main masts of a sailing ship (8) |
| SCHOONER | Sailing vessel used in former times (8) |
| SCRABBLE | Crossword-like board game that can be played using its official dictionary (8) |
| STAY | Supporting rope or cable attaching the head of a mast to another part of a sailing vessel (4) |
| PECTORAL | Wels catfish's ___ fin is large / paddle-like (8) |
| MANATEES | Large marine mammals with paddle-like flippers (8) |
| LIFERAFT | Vessel used to save people in a shipwreck (4,4) |
| ARKANSAS | State vessel used to rescue an elite force (8) |
| MAST | An upright pole fixed in the keel of a sailing vessel to support the sails (4) |
| TALLSHIP | A sailing vessel with a high mast or masts (4,4) |
| MASTHEAD | Highest point of a sailing ship (8) |
| STOCKPOT | Large vessel used to make broth (5,3) |
| DREDGERS | Vessels used to deepen channels (8) |
| SHIPMATE | Fellow member of a sailing crew |
| MIZZENSAIL | Part of a sailing vessel's rigging, found on its second or aft mast? (6,4) |
| FLIPPER | A paddle-like limb of a dolphin, penguin, seal or turtle; or, something reminiscent of this, such as a hand, a pinball arm or a swim fin (7) |
| ASSAILED | Under attack, a sailing vessel foundered |
