seamanship

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

seamanship
    n 1: skill in sailing

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Seamanship \Sea"man*ship\, n.
   The skill of a good seaman; the art, or skill in the art, of
   working a ship.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

67 Moby Thesaurus words for "seamanship":
      ability, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, artfulness,
      artisanship, artistry, bravura, brilliance, capability, capacity,
      cleverness, command, competence, control, coordination, craft,
      craftsmanship, cunning, deftness, dexterity, dexterousness,
      dextrousness, diplomacy, efficiency, expertise, facility, finesse,
      grace, grip, handiness, horsemanship, ingeniousness, ingenuity,
      know-how, marksmanship, mastership, mastery, practical ability,
      proficiency, prowess, quickness, readiness, resource,
      resourcefulness, savoir-faire, savvy, sea legs, seamanlikeness,
      seamanliness, shipmanship, skill, skillfulness, style, tact,
      tactfulness, technical brilliance, technical mastery,
      technical skill, technique, timing, virtuosity, weather eye, wit,
      wizardry, workmanship