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General boating
Preventer
Boat; General boating
A sail control line originating at some point on the boom leading to a fixed point on the boat's deck or rail (usually a cleat or pad eye) used to prevent or moderate the effects of an accidental ...
Cringle
Boat; General boating
A rope loop, usually at the corners of a sail, for fixing the sail to a spar. They are often reinforced with a metal eye.
Global positioning system (GPS)
Boat; General boating
A satellite based radionavigation system providing continuous worldwide coverage. It provides navigation, position, and timing information to air, marine, and land users.
Abel Brown
Boat; General boating
A sea song (shanty) about a young sailor trying to sleep with a maiden.
Piping the side
Boat; General boating
A salute on the bos'n's pipe(s) performed in the company of the deck watch on the starboard side of the quarterdeck or at the head of the gangway, to welcome or bid farewell to the ship's Captain, ...
