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2. These Four People Were Faced with Death and Lived to Tell ...

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   November 2020 was one of those times, so we took out our yellow double kayak to watch the wildlife. ... they set up a pulley system to yank me out, tying an anchor strap around a boulder. Two of ...

3. Albano buoy system - Wikipedia

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   Albano buoy system. The Albano lane system in use at Duisburg regatta course. The Albano lane system is a method of marking kayak, canoe and rowing racecourses using lines of buoys. It was first used internationally in the 1960 Summer Olympics held on Lake Albano, Italy. It has since become an international standard for most FISA events and is ...

4. Block and tackle - Wikipedia

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   A block and tackle[ 1 ][ 2 ] or only tackle[ 3 ] is a system of two or more pulleys with a rope or cable threaded between them, usually used to lift heavy loads. The pulleys are assembled to form blocks and then blocks are paired so that one is fixed and one moves with the load. The rope is threaded through the pulleys to provide mechanical ...

5. Prusik knot - Wikipedia

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   ABoK. #1763. A Prusik (/ ˈprʌsɪk / PRUSS-ik) is a friction hitch or knot used to attach a loop of cord around a rope, applied in climbing, canyoneering, mountaineering, caving, rope rescue, ziplining, and by arborists. The term Prusik is a name for both the loops of cord used to tie the hitch and the hitch itself, and the verb is "to prusik ...

6. Sea anchor - Wikipedia

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   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 weather. Its purpose is to stabilize the vessel and to limit progress through the water. Rather than tethering the boat to the seabed with a conventional anchor, a sea ...

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