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azimuth compass
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An instrument employed for ascertaining position of the sun with respect to magnetic north. The azimuth of an object is its bearing from the observer measured as an angle clockwise from true north.
drabbler
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An extra strip of canvas secured below a bonnet (q.v.), further to increase the area of a course
taken aback
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An inattentive helmsmen might allow the dangerous situation to arise where the wind is blowing into the sails 'backwards', causing a sudden (and possibly dangerous) shift in the position of the ...
liferaft
Boat; General boating
An inflatable, covered raft, used in the event of a vessel being abandoned.
rubbing strake
Boat; General boating
An extra plank fitted to the outside of the hull, usually at deck level, to protect the topsides.
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