An organisation whose aim is to provide help for the needy. Trusts which are registered with the.

Canvas or wood seat attached a halyard to raise and lower someone to work on the mast

A severe type of food poisoning caused by eating contaminated fish

To gain hydrodynamic lift, causing the boat to lift, rising slightly out of the water so that it is gliding over the water rather than plowing through it, reaching speeds in excess of those normally associated with its waterline length.

(1) To stop moving. (2) Usually air travels smoothly along both sides of a sail, but if the sail is not properly trimmed, the air can leave one of the sides of the sail and begin to stall. Stalled sails are not operating efficiently.

Response to an offer which varies the terms or conditions of that offer.

The operation of secretly bringing goods into a country to avoid paying duty on the goods. Also applies to illicit goods.

A blast of from 4 to 6 seconds' duration.

An entry made into an account or statement to nullify a previous.

The annual rate of interest paid by the issuer of a bond until maturity. So, for instance, a Glaxo.

The Greek god of the sea.

A block with a single sheave which is hinged and opens on the side so that the bight of a line can be led into the block and closed without running the whole length through

A symbol placed on packages for identification purposes; generally a triangle,square, circle, etc. with letters and/or numbers and port of discharge.

An asset pledged as a guarantee to a lender until a loan is repaid. If the borrower defaults,.

The number of revolutions per minute of the compressor shaft.

Is the total pressure (static plus velocity) at the inlet flange of the compressor.

In the US a company can file for protection under Chapter 11 of the country's bankruptcy laws. The.

Trailer on which shipping containers are carried when moved by road.

The headway a vessel makes when luffed in the wind; the distance a sailing vessel will shoot up to windward when brought head to head in the act of tacking.

block