Cleat

A deck fitting — most commonly a horned or jam cleat — designed to hold a line under load.

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Wear on a rope, sail, or sheet caused by repeated rubbing against another surface.

Capsize

To tip a vessel so far that it rolls over onto its side or beyond.

Companionway

The stairway or ladder leading from the cockpit or deck down into the cabin.

Cabin

The enclosed interior accommodation of the vessel.

COLREGs

The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (1972, amended) — the body …

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