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| Canvas | Tightly woven cloth used for sails, awnings, covers, dodgers and biminis; slang for sails. |
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| Cap | A piece of trim, usually wood, used to cover and often decorate a portion of the boat, i.e., caprail. |
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| Capsize | To turn a boat over |
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| Capstan | A revolving cylindrical device used for heaving in lines or anchors - A vertical, spool-shaped rotating drum around which cable, hawser or chain is wound for hoisting anchors, sails and other heavy weights. A capstan rotates around a vertical axis, as opposed to a windlass, which revolves around a horizontal axis. |
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| Captain | The person who is in charge of a vessel and legally responsible for it and its occupants. |
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| Car | A sliding fitting that attaches to a track allowing for the adjustment of blocks or other devices attached to the car. |
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| Caravel | Small trading vessel also used for exploration. Three-masted, being square-rigged on the two forward masts, and having a lateen rigged mizzen mast. Christopher Colmbus' small squadron, the Santa Maria, Pinta, and Nina, were all Caravels, as were Magellan's ships in his famous circumnavigation. |
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| Cardinal Points | The compass points of North, East, South and West. Intercardinal or half-cardinal points are Southeast, Southwest, Northwest and Northeast |
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| Careen | To list a vessel so that a large part of her bottom is above water. This is done to remove weed and marine growth, to examine the bottom, to repair it and to put on preservative or anti-fouling. |
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| Careenage | A suitable beach, being steep and sandy, where ships could be careened for cleaning or repair. |
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| Cargo | Ship supplies. |
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| Cargo Handling | The act of loading and discharging a cargo ship. |
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| Cargo Hatch | An opening in a ship's deck for the loading and discharging of any kind of cargo. |
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| Carline or Carling | Timbers used to support the deck planking of a wooden ship; also for supporting hatches. |
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| Carlins | Structural pieces running fore and aft between the beams. |
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