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Sailing & yachting
Sailing & yachting is an recreational activity and competitive sport in which the sailor steers a boat, in competitive sailors compete individually or as part of a crew to race to set start and finish points.
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Sailing & yachting
give-way vessel
Sports; Sailing & yachting
The term used to describe the vessel that must yield in certain situations.
weather helm
Sports; Sailing & yachting
This is a description of a boat whose bow has a tendency to turn into the wind and there is the need for a little helm to keep the boat on course. This is considered a safety feature.
GPS
Sports; Sailing & yachting
Global Positioning System, it is used to fix a boats or ships position and it uses satellites in fixed orbits to accomplish this.
wharf
Sports; Sailing & yachting
This is a structure built parallel to the shore so that ships and boats can load and unload goods and passengers.
