Lazarette

A lazarette (also spelled lazaret) is a special area on a boat. It is often an area near or aft of the cockpit. The word is similar to and probably derived from Lazaretto.

A lazarette is usually a storage locker used for gear or equipment a sailor or bosun would use around the decks on a sailing vessel. It is typically found below the weather deck in the stern of the vessel and is accessed through a hatch if accessed from the main deck or a doorway if accessed from below decks. The equipment usually stored in a lazarette would be spare lines, sails, sail repair, line and cable splicing repair equipment, fenders, bosun chair, spare blocks, tools etc.

External links

* [http://www.yachtsnet.co.uk/archives/trident-24/m941103-cockpit-aft.jpgA photo of a lazarette]
* [http://www.iconyachts.eu/html/gallery_interior.htm An artist impression of the lazarette of Icon Yachts.]