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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.
relative bearing
Boat; General boating
A bearing relative to the direction of the ship: the clockwise angle between the ship's direction and an object. See also absolute bearing and bearing.
cat head
Boat; General boating
A beam extending out from the hull used to support an anchor when raised in order to secure or 'fish' it.
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