There are a number of different terms for the motions and rotations you may encounter on the water, like pitch and heave. If you were describing a boat’s wobble around a vertical axis, which word would you use?
A) Sway
B) Yaw
C) Roll
D) Surge
There are a number of different terms for the motions and rotations you may encounter on the water, like pitch and heave. If you were describing a boat’s wobble around a vertical axis, which word would you use?
A) Sway
B) Yaw
C) Roll
D) Surge
Lydia Mullan is the editor-in-chief of SAIL magazine. She was named the 2025 Young Journalist of the Year by the Yachting Journalist Association and has been recognized as the marine industry's best adventure writer by Boating Writers International three consecutive years (2023-2025). In her eight years with SAIL, she has published over 500 articles and worked on nearly 100 issues of the magazine. Mullan was also the race commentator for the 2025 Transpac and 2025 Marblehead-Halifax races, a 2024 Magenta Project graduate, and the media manager for Cole Brauer’s viral circumnavigation.
