Pulpit

A stainless-steel safety rail around the bow (or stern, where it is usually called a pushpit).

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Points of sail

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

Port

(1) The left side of the boat when facing forward. (2) A harbour. (3) A small window or op…

Prevailing wind

The statistically dominant wind direction for a region or season.

Port tack

Sailing with the wind coming over the port side; under the COLREGs, a port-tack vessel nor…

PLB

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

Point

(1) To sail close to the wind. (2) A legacy unit of compass direction equal to 11¼° (32 po…

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