Technical Nautical Sanitation Terminology (Bogology)

Flush

The rosy pink glow, which comes over the face of a visitor to your boat when they work out how to use the heads.

Heads

Name for toilets on board, traditionally used by sailors to make everyone else (non-sailors) feel like right pratts.

Holding Tank

Final resting-place for the 97.39% of all the Guinness sold in waterside pubs and yacht clubs.

Poo

Small bear created by AA Milne.

Headroom

Small cabin where the yacht's toilet is located.

Sea Toilet

Heads with no door.

Lubricant

Ineffective version of Lubri"can".

Pan

Swivelling from side to side while seated.

Head Treatment System

Two parracetamols, taken the morning after a night at the yacht club.

Flexible Coupling

Sex in the fore-cabin of any boat under 7m length.

Diverter

Talking your partner into NOT coming sailing.