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  2. Tacking (sailing) - Wikipedia

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    Once the ship has come about, the remaining sails are adjusted to align properly with the new tack. Because square-rigger masts are more strongly supported from behind than from ahead, tacking is a dangerous procedure in strong winds. The ship may lose forward momentum (become caught in stays) and the rigging may fail from the wind coming from ...

  3. Battle pass - Wikipedia

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    An example of a Battle Pass screen from the game Fortnite Battle Royale, showing its original two-tier, multi-level reward system of Chapter 1 Season 8 (2019). In the video game industry, a battle pass or rewards track is a type of monetization approach that provides additional content for a game usually through a tiered system, rewarding the player with in-game items for playing the game and ...

  4. Jibe - Wikipedia

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    The maneuver of changing tack with the wind passing across the stern of a square-rigged vessel is called wearing ship. [ 6 ] Windsurfer rig – When sailors of windsurfers jibe, they use techniques like the carve jibe and the duck jibe or sail back winded then push the leech through the eye of the wind as in an upwind 360 or after ducking the ...

  5. New deep-water channel allows first ship to pass Key bridge ...

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    The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago, halting ...

  6. Tack (sailing) - Wikipedia

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    A tack is the windward side of a sailing craft (side from which the wind is coming while under way)—the starboard or port tack. Generally, a craft is on a starboard tack if the wind is coming over the starboard (right) side with sails on port (left) side. Similarly, a craft is on a port tack if the wind is coming over the port (left).

  7. ‘Doctor Odyssey’ Cast Reveals Whether They’ve ... - AOL

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    Jackson, who plays ship doctor Max Bankman, said that he hasn’t personally been on a cruise, but Paris Barclay, who directed Doctor Odyssey’s pilot episode, is apparently a big fan of big ships.

  8. GGPO - Wikipedia

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    GGPO (Good Game Peace Out) is middleware designed to help create a near-lagless online experience for various emulated arcade games and fighting games. The program was created by Tony Cannon, co-founder of fighting game community site Shoryuken and the popular Evolution Championship Series.

  9. All 9 of My 'Cobra Kai' Season 6 Part 2 Theories - AOL

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    *Warning: Spoilers ahead* The final moments of episode five from Cobra Kai season six left me teetering on the edge of my seat. There was Tory (Peyton List), standing tall beside a smug John ...