Parasailor

A proprietary symmetric downwind sail with a horizontal aerofoil slot through the middle, giving lift and stability and making shorthanded downwind passages easier.

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Related P-terms

P.F.D.

Personal Flotation Device — a lifejacket, buoyancy aid, or similar wearable buoyancy.

Painter

The line permanently attached to the bow of a dinghy or tender.

Pinching

Sailing too close to the wind, resulting in a stalled luff and reduced boat speed.

Puff

A short-lived increase in wind strength.

Prevailing wind

The statistically dominant wind direction for a region or season.

PLB

Personal Locator Beacon — a small 406 MHz satellite distress beacon registered to an indiv…

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