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The full-size anchor weighed 330 kg (730 lb) and, during performance tests using a large tug, it held up to 30 tons. The Ministry of Supply ordered 2,332 Kite anchors, as they became known, to be manufactured at a total cost of £89,786, with more than 2,000 of the anchors being used on the two Mulberry harbours.
Haiku from Zero is the fifth studio album by Australian electronic music band Cut Copy. It was released on 22 September 2017 by Cutters Records and Astralwerks . The album was produced by Dan Whitford and Ben H. Allen .
"Anchor Me" is a 1994 single by New Zealand rock band The Mutton Birds. The song peaked at #10 in the New Zealand singles chart, and charted for nine weeks. The song was from the group's 1993 album Salty, with three other album tracks used on the single. [1] "Anchor Me" is a love song, written by the Mutton Birds' lead singer Don McGlashan ...
From Zero is the eighth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park, released on November 15, 2024, through Warner Records and Machine Shop. It is Linkin Park's first studio album since One More Light (2017), marking the longest gap between studio albums from the band.
A horizontal capstan in the bow used for weighing anchor. [2] anchorage Any place suitable for a ship to anchor, often an area of a port or harbor. anchor's aweigh Said of an anchor to indicate that it is just clear of the bottom and that the ship is therefore no longer anchored. Andrew Traditional lower-deck slang term for the Royal Navy ...
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Zero-wind kites Kite pilot stays within a tight ground circle, or pumps the kite line without moving, or walks or runs when there are zero-wind conditions (also known as nil-wind, null-wind, no-wind, indoor kites). The Ninja zero- and low-wind kite plan is open for all for non-commercial use. [382] [383] [384]
Depowerability makes a kite safer and easier to handle. Some new kite models, especially "bow" kites, can be de-powered to practically zero power, giving them an enormous wind range. DP: dawn patrol; an early morning session. Downwind: the direction the wind is blowing toward; to leeward. When a rider is facing downwind the wind is at their back.