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2. Sail switch - Wikipedia

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   A sail switch, vane switch or flow switch is a mechanical switch that is actuated on or off in response to the flow or non-flow of a fluid such as air or water. [1] A sail switch typically operates through the use of a paddle or a diaphragm which gets displaced due to the force of fluid or air moving past it.

3. Canoe paddle strokes - Wikipedia

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   The paddle is drawn straight backward, maintaining the angle, and then the angle is rotated so that the power face is pointing 45° toward the hull and the bow. The paddle is pushed straight forward, and the whole process is repeated. The net effect is that the paddler in the canoe is drawn toward the paddling side. Reverse scull

4. Dead man's switch - Wikipedia

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   On recreational vehicles such as boats, personal watercraft and snowmobiles, and on the control panel of many amusement rides, the user or operator has a cord or lanyard attached to their wrist or life jacket, that is in turn attached to a key mounted on the dead man's switch. Should the rider fall off the vehicle or the operator at least move ...

5. Paddling - Wikipedia

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   Man paddling a canoe. Paddling, in regard to waterborne transport, is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using at least one hand-held paddle.The paddle, which consists of one or two blades joined to a shaft, is also used to steer the vessel via generating a difference in propulsion between the two sides of the watercraft.

6. Marine propulsion - Wikipedia

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   The paddle wheel is a large wheel, generally built of a steel framework, upon the outer edge of which are fitted numerous paddle blades (called floats or buckets). The bottom quarter or so of the wheel travels underwater. Rotation of the paddle wheel produces thrust, forward or backward as required.

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8. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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   1. A small boat that functions as a shallop, water taxi, or gondola. 2. In Portuguese, a small boat used for cabotage, propelled by either oars or sails. Those equipped with sails have a single mast. 3. A type of whaling boat used by the Basques in the mid-16th century in what is now Newfoundland and Labrador. change tack. Also switch tack.

9. Outrigger boat - Wikipedia

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   The steerer may paddle either side or switch sides as needed for steering purposes. The steersman will also switch sides to keep the ama from popping up and capsizing the canoe. Stronger paddlers are typically placed in the middle of the canoe, while paddlers with the most endurance tend to be placed at the front, as the lead paddler sets the ...