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Liquid flows through into the valve and flows out through one of two tubes which is selected by changing the angle of a lever.

A pleasure vessel, a pleasure boat; in American usage the idea of size and luxury is conveyed, either sail or power.

A type of directional antenna used on some types of radar and radio equipment consisting of an array of elemental, single- wire dipole antennas and reflectors.

(1) A fore-sail flying above and forward of the jib, usually seen on bowsprit vessels. (2) A foresail used on yachts similar to a genoa, but cut narrower, with its leech not overlapping the mainsail, and a higher clew.

Fit and beautiful (describing a boat)

York Antwerp Rules

A spar from which a square sail is hung. A long spar, tapered at the ends, attached at its middle to a mast and running athwartships at right angles to the mast; used to support the top of a square sail. The yard can pivot (be braced) around the mast. At ...

A classification, storage or switching area.

A long piece of timber, tapering slightly toward the ends, and hung by the centre to a mast, to spread the square sails upon.

The extremities of a yard.

The situation of two vessels, lying alongside one another, so near that their yard-arms cross or touch.

That part of yard that lies between the lift and the outboard end of the yard.

(See ROPE-YARN.)

A tall tale sea story

To steer wildly or out of line of course.

The motion of a vessel when she goes off from her course.

The rotation of a horizontal axis wind turbine around its tower or vertical axis.

Swinging off course, usually in heavy seas. The bow moves toward one side or the other of the intended course.

A two masted sailboat with the shorter mizzen mast placed aft of the rudder post. A ketch is similar, but the mizzen mast is forward of the rudder post.