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kedging
1) A method of pulling a boat out of shallow water when it has run aground.
A dinghy
is used to set an anchor,
then the boat is pulled toward the anchor. Those steps are repeated until the
boat is in deep enough water to float.
2) A traditionally shaped anchor
having flukes
perpendicular to the stock
of the anchor and connected by a shank.
These are less common than modern anchors such as the plow
and lightweight
anchors.
keel
A flat surface built into the bottom of the boat to reduce the leeway caused by
the wind pushing against the side of the boat. A keel also usually has some ballast
to help keep the boat upright and prevent it from heeling
too much. There are several types of keels, such as fin
keels and full
keels.
ketch
A sailboat
with two masts.
The shorter mizzen
mast is aft
of the main
mast, but forward
of the rudder
post. A similar vessel, the yawl,
has the mizzen mast aft of the rudder post.
knot
One knot equals one nautical
mile per hour. This rate is equivalent to approximately 1.15 statute
miles per hour, or exactly 1.852 kilometers per hour.
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