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AAW An acronym for anti-aircraft warfare. aback (of a sail) Filled by the wind on the opposite side to the one normally used to move the vessel forward.On a square-rigged ship, any of the square sails can be braced round to be aback, the purpose of which may be to reduce speed (such as when a ship-of-the-line is keeping station with others), to heave to, or to assist moving the ship's head ...
A type of boat designed specifically to fit the narrow canal locks of the United Kingdom. narrows A narrow part of a navigable waterway. nautical Of or pertaining to sailors, seamanship, or navigation; maritime. nautical chart A map of a sea or ocean area and adjacent coastal regions, intended specifically for navigation at sea.
If the static stability curve never crosses the x-axis, the boat is not stable upside-down. This is not sufficient to build a boat with good stability at sea, as it neglects the effects of wind, waves, and human occupants, but it is a simple, powerful way to analyze the stability of a vessel. [11] See also primary stability and secondary stability.
Sailors' superstitions are superstitions particular to sailors or mariners, and which traditionally have been common around the world. Some of these beliefs are popular superstitions, while others are better described as traditions, stories, folklore, tropes, myths, or legends.
The boats left behind tell a story. Passersby leave their cars to take pictures of a small Cuban sailboat abandoned on U.S. 1 just north of Marathon in the Florida Keys.
A boat is said to be turtling or to turn turtle when it is fully inverted. [1] [2] The name stems from the appearance of the upside-down boat, similar to the carapace (top shell) of a sea turtle. [3] [A] [B] The term can be applied to any vessel; turning turtle is less frequent but more dangerous on ships than on smaller boats.
Two people have been confirmed dead and several more are missing after two separate boats capsized off Northern California's Bodega Bay, one on Saturday and one Monday. High winds across the state ...
All boats were removed from the water by late Thursday afternoon. One of the reasons that they needed to get the boats out of the water so quickly was because damage could cause them to leak oil ...