Crew

Everyone aboard besides the skipper who helps sail and run the boat.

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COLREGs

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

Catboat

A simple rig with a single mainsail stepped on an unstayed mast set well forward, with no …

Chartplotter

An electronic display that overlays the vessel's GPS position on digital charts, and often…

Chainplates

Heavy metal fittings, through-bolted to the hull structure, that anchor the lower ends of …

Carbon fibre

A stiff, light composite material widely used for modern masts, booms, rudders, and hulls …

Compass

A magnetic instrument indicating the vessel's heading relative to the Earth's magnetic fie…

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