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2. Turnbuckle - Wikipedia

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   A turnbuckle, stretching screw or bottlescrew is a device for adjusting the tension or length of ropes, cables, tie rods, and other tensioning systems. It normally consists of two threaded eye bolts , one screwed into each end of a small metal frame, one with a conventional right-hand thread and the other with a left-hand thread.

3. 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.

4. Asymmetrical spinnaker - Wikipedia

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   Depending on the design and size of the boat, sail and position of the tack, asymmetrical spinnaker sheets may be led to pass between the spinnaker and the headstay or, alternatively, outside of the spinnaker during a gybe. An inside gybe requires space for the spinnaker to pass between its luff and the headstay.

5. Nautical publications - Wikipedia

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   The marine environment is subject to frequent change and the latest publications should always be used, especially when passage planning. Hydrographic officers who produce of nautical publications also provide a system to inform mariners of changes that effect the chart.

6. Outhaul - Wikipedia

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   The outhaul on a US Yachts US 22 sailboat. This design uses a braided steel cable, with a swaged thimble and clevis to attach to the sail clew grommet. An outhaul is a control line found on a sailboat.

7. North Korea condemns US military drills with South Korea and ...

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   North Korea condemned on Saturday recent joint military drills by the United States, South Korea and Japan, warning that it would take immediate actions if needed to defend the state. Last week ...