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2. Sea anchor - Wikipedia

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   A marine parachute anchor for a large yacht awaiting bagging up. A conical sea anchor with tripline (from an illustration in The Sailors Handbook by Halsey C. Herreshoff). An early wooden drogue. A sea anchor (also known as a parachute anchor, drift anchor, drift sock, para-anchor or boat brake) is a device that is streamed from a boat in heavy ...

3. List of 12-metre yachts - Wikipedia

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   Challenge 12: Ben Lexcen: Steve E. Ward & Co. AUS 11: KA–11: 1985: Kookaburra: Iain Murray & John Swarbrick: Parry Boat Builder [6] AUS 12: KA–12: 1985: Kookaburra II: Iain Murray & John Swarbrick: Parry Boat Builder [7] AUS 14: KA–14: 1986: Steak 'n' Kidney: Peter Cole: Consolidated Marine [7] AUS 15: KA–15: 1986: Kookaburra III: Iain ...

4. 12 Metre - Wikipedia

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   The 12 Metre class was used in the Olympic Games of 1908, 1912 and 1920 but few boats participated in these events. The 12 Metre class boats are best known as the boat design used in the America's Cup from 1958 to 1987. Competitiveness between boats in the class is maintained by requiring the boats to be in compliance with the 12 Metre formula.

5. Westsail 32 - Wikipedia

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   The Westsail 32 was a production fiberglass sailboat built between the years of 1971 and 1980. Approximately 830 were built, about half of them in kit form. [1] The "W32", as they are often referred to, was very heavily built and has taken many people on trouble-free voyages and several circumnavigations.

6. RPC12 - Wikipedia

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   Profile view of Armen undergoing repairs, with her Voith Schneider propellers clearly visible under the hull Detail of Armen ' s propellers. The RPC12 (Remorqueurs Portuaires et Côtiers de 12 tonnes de traction au point fixe, "Harbour and Coastal tugboat, 12-tonne bollard pull") is a type of harbour tugboat operated by the French Navy.

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8. Metacentric height - Wikipedia

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   In a boat, the equivalent of the spring stiffness is the distance called "GM" or "metacentric height", being the distance between two points: "G" the centre of gravity of the boat and "M", which is a point called the metacentre. Metacentre is determined by the ratio between the inertia resistance of the boat and the volume of the boat. (The ...

9. Lifeboat (shipboard) - Wikipedia

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   Base material used on MK7 life rafts is polyurethane coated fabric which has very high durability. Old MK6 and a few MK8 life rafts are manufactured of neoprene-coated fabric, however, the majority of MK8 liferafts are also manufactured of polyurethane fabric. The lifeboat is compact and made of separate compartments, or "tubes", as a ...