Foul (nautical) Foul (nautical) Foul is a nautical term meaning to entangle or entwine, and more generally that something is wrong or difficult. The term dates back to usage with wind-driven sailing ships. It is usually applied to the state of an anchor, which has become hooked on some impediment on the seafloor, or has its cable wound round the stock or flukes. The term is generally utilized when speaking of items of historical value such as the US Navy chief petty officer emblem. The foul anchor is also the official seal of the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, presently
Hunter 240 hull speed of . Similar sailboats Hunter 240 The Hunter 240 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team and first built in 1998. The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States from 1998 to 2005, but it is now out of production. The Hunter 240 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop B&R rig, a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. It displaces and carries of flooding water ballast. The ballast is drained