Wind generator

A mast- or pole-mounted propeller-driven turbine that converts apparent-wind energy into battery charging current — complementary to solar on extended cruising yachts.

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Related W-terms

Windward side

The side of the boat facing the wind.

Weather side

See windward side — the side of the boat the wind strikes first.

Waypoint

A position — latitude and longitude — stored in a GPS or chartplotter and used as a step i…

Waterline

The line on the hull where it meets the water surface at the design load.

Wing-and-wing

A downwind configuration in which the mainsail is set on one side and the headsail (often …

Watermaker

A reverse-osmosis desalinator that forces seawater through a semi-permeable membrane at hi…

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