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| Cleat | A fitting of wood or metal, secured to the deck, mast, or spar, with two horns around which ropes are made fast. The classic cleat to which lines are belayed is approximately anvil-shaped; verb - to belay. |
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| Clevis Pin | A large pin that secures one fitting to another. |
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| Clew | The lower aft corner of a fore and aft sail, both lower corners of a spinnaker, and the lower corners of a square sail |
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| Clew Outhaul | The tackle used to adjust the clew in and out on the boom. |
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| Clinometer | Instrument showing the angle of heel of a vessel, usually a weighted pointer resembling a pendulum, that swings along an arc that is marked in degrees. |
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| Clipper | A sharp-bowed sailing vessel of the mid-19th century, having tall masts and sharp lines; built for great speed; the generic name used to describe types of fast sailing ships. |
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| Clock Calm | Absolutely calm weather with a perfectly smooth sea. |
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| Close Aboard | Close alongside; very near; in close proximity to. |
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| Close Hauled | A point of sail where the boat is sailing as close to the wind (as directly into the wind) as possible; sails are pulled in tight, enabling the boat to point as high as possible to the direction the wind is coming from; Also, "beating" and "on-the-wind". |
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| Close Reach | Sailing with the wind coming from the direction forward of abeam. A close reach is the point of sail between a beam reach and close hauled. |
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| Closest Point of Approach (CPA) | The nearest another vessel will come to yours when both are under way, usually expressed in distance and relative bearing. |
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| Clothing | Various pieces of rigging which hold a bowsprit in position. |
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| Clove Hitch | Two half hitches around a spar or post. Easy way to make a line temporarily fast to a piling or post. The clove hitch can jam under heavy tension, making it difficult to untie. Worse, is its tendency to untie itself when subjected to repeated strain and release, such as a boat rocking in waves. You can add one or two half hitches on the standing line for a more secure attachment. |
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| Club | A boom on a jib or staysail. |
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| Co-ordinates | The definition of the exact position on the surface of the globe in relation to two lines, latitude and longitude, which intersect at right angles. |
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