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2. Sail components - Wikipedia

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   10. Tack 11. Leech control 12. Clew 13. Foot control 14. Foot 15. Furling marks. The names of corners of sails vary, depending on shape and symmetry. Head – In a triangular sail, the corner where the luff and the leech connect is called the head. [16] [8] On a square sail, the top corners are head cringles, where there are grommets, called ...

3. Polar diagram (sailing) - Wikipedia

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   Polar diagram (sailing) Downwind polar diagram to determine potential yacht speeds at various wind speeds for a sailboat. A polar diagram, or polar plot, is a graph that shows a sailboat 's potential speed over a range of wind speeds and relative wind angles. [1] It normally consists of the right side of a line chart with the radius ...

4. Trailer connectors in North America - Wikipedia

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   Light vehicles use a plethora of contacts, [8][9][10] but among these are two that are most common: 4-pin flat connector, often used for simpler trailers. 7-pin round blade connector, often used in caravans/RVs etc. Due to this there are unified vehicle outlets on the market that combine these two into a single module.

5. Drawbar (haulage) - Wikipedia

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   Drawbar eye. A drawbar eye, also called tow eye, is a mechanical part to connect an independent trailer / dolly via a drawbar coupling to a tractor. [2] the eye is connected to the front end of a drawbar with bolt, flange-mounting or welding. [3] Most are made from high tension material to bear heavy loads while being pulled by the tractor.

6. Leading lights - Wikipedia

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   Leading lights, also known as range lights in the United States, are a pair of light beacons used in navigation [2] to indicate a safe passage for vessels entering a shallow or dangerous channel; they may also be used for position fixing. At night, the lights are a form of leading line that can be used for safe navigation. The beacons consist ...

7. Cardinal mark - Wikipedia

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   The lights shown here are configured as "Quick". A cardinal mark is a sea mark (a buoy or other floating or fixed structure) commonly used in maritime pilotage to indicate the position of a hazard and the direction of safe water. Cardinal marks indicate the direction of safety as a cardinal (compass) direction (north, east, south or west ...