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squaresail — square sail n. Nautical A four sided sail extended by a yard suspended horizontally across the mast. * * * … Universalium
Running bowline — Knot details name=Running bowline names= type= running strength= origin= Ancient related= bowline, noose releasing= Non jamming uses= Fishing out floating objects that have fallen overboard. Tightening the squaresail to the yard in high winds.… … Wikipedia
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Course (sail) — Illustration of the foremast of the Stavros S Niarchos. The course sail is the lowermost sail. In sailing, a course is the lowermost sail on a mast. This term is used predominantly in the plural to describe the lowest sails on a square rigged… … Wikipedia
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USRC Massachusetts (1791) — USRC Massachusetts was one of the first ten cutters operated by the United States Revenue Cutter Service (later to become the US Coast Guard). She was built in Newburyport and served out of Boston. Massachusetts by tradition is held to be the… … Wikipedia
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