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The storing of goods/cargo.

A type of cooling-power anemometer based upon the principle that the time constant of a thermometer is a function of its ventilation.

A four sided sail used instead of a triangular main sail. Used on gaff rigged boats.

Kilowatt - A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts.

To attempt to contact another boat or shore, either by voice or radio.

A company which is owed money by trade debtors faces the risk of slow payment or default on those.

Volume flow rate measured in cubic meters per minute (or per hour)

Vertical Centre of Gravity

An automatic pressure relieving device actuated by the static pressure upstream of the device, which opens in proportion to the increase in pressure over the opening pressure.

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Americans With Disabilities Act

The leading ship, or ships, in a fleet or squadron.

The highest price reached by a given security or index during a given.

Nickname for a British naval seaman.

All the various sails carried on board a yacht.

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An object designed to increase the radio reflectivity of a boat so that it is more visible on radar. Many small boats are made with fiberglass and other materials that do not reflect radar very well on their own.

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