Pinching

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

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The classification of a boat's course relative to the wind — close-hauled, close reach, be…

Pintle

The pin of a rudder fitting that drops into a gudgeon on the transom, allowing the rudder …

Port

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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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