General boating

General boating

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Centreboard

Boat; General boating

A board or plate lowered through the hull of a dinghy on the centreline to resist leeway.

Blue peter

Boat; General boating

A blue and white flag (the flag for the letter "P") hoisted at the foretrucks of ships about to sail. Formerly a white ship on a blue ground, but later a white square on a blue ground.

Thwart

Boat; General boating

A bench seat across the width of an open boat.

Foul

Boat; General boating

1. The opposite of clear. For instance, a rope is foul when it does nor run straight or smoothly, and an anchor is foul when it is caught on an obstruction. 2. A breach of racing rules.

Foot

Boat; General boating

1. The lower edge of any sail. 2. The bottom of a mast. 3. A measurement of 12 inches.

1. Shipboard lifeboat, kept on board a vessel and used to take crew and passengers to safety in the event of the ship being abandoned. 2. Rescue lifeboat, usually launched from shore, used to rescue ...