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Point of sail

Direction of travel under sail relative to true wind direction over surface

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Cape Horner

Captain of a sailing ship which has sailed around Cape Horn

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Man overboard

Exclamation given aboard a vessel to indicate that someone has fallen off of the ship

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High-performance sailing

Optimizing sailboat speed

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Rounding up

When wind overpowers a sailing vessel's direction

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Sailing

Propulsion of a vehicle by wind power

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Bareboating
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Chafing (nautical)
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Ship ballast

Weight on ships lowering centre of gravity for stability

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Following sea

Wave direction that matches the heading of a vessel

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Operation Sail

Series of US celebratory sailing events

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Apparent wind

Wind experienced by a moving object

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Broach (nautical)

Abrupt, involuntary change in course

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Gunkholing
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International Kiteboarding Association
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Sailing at the 2006 Asian Games

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Sailing at the 2010 Asian Beach Games

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SKUD 18

Class of racing sailing boat

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Nautical almanac

Publication on celestial body positions

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Chapman Piloting

Boating reference book first published 1917

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King's Cup (yachting)
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Bosun's chair

Seat used to suspend a person working at height

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Dyneema Composite Fabric

Non-woven fabric

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Boomkicker
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Trapeze (sailing)

Wire used on sailboats

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List of sail emblems

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Reefing

Reducing the area of a sail

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Weather helm

Sailing term

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Lee helm

Term in boating

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Heaving to

Way of slowing a sailing vessel's forward progress

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Death roll

Kind of unstable behavior in sailing

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Jibe

Basic sailing maneuver, where ship turns its stern through the wind

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Tacking (sailing)

Sailing maneuver

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Competent Crew

Sailing yacht entry-level course

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Coastal Skipper
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Around the world sailing record

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List of speed sailing records

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Gaff vang

Line putting lateral force the peak of the gaff

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Halyard

Rope used to hoist a sail

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Stays (nautical)

Standing rigging supporting a mast

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Genoa (sail)

Type of large jib or staysail

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Course (sail)

Type of square sail

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Futtock shrouds

Part of rigging of a ship

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Brig

Sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts

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Backstay

Piece of standing rigging on a sailing vessel

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Boom vang

Sailboat rigging component

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Jury mast knot

Traditional sailboat knot

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Dolphin striker

Spar in ship's rigging

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Fairlead

Guide for rope, sheet or cable

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Unassisted sailing
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