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| Run Aground | To take a boat into water that is too shallow for it to float in, i.e: the bottom of the boat is resting on the ground. |
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| Run Out | To put out a mooring, hawser or line from a ship to a point of attachment outside her. |
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| Running | Sailing in the same direction as the wind with the wind coming from the stern. |
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| Running Backstay, Runners | Adjustable stays used to support and control tension on the mast when the wind is from abaft the beam; temporary backstays used to stabilize the mast and prevent undue flexing due to the pumping action of the sea. |
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| Running Bowline | A type of knot that tightens under load. It is formed by running the standing line through the loop formed in a regular bowline, or by tying around a bight in the line. |
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| Running Fix | A fix taken by taking bearings of a single object over a period of time. By using the vessel's known course and speed, the location of the vessel can be found. |
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| Running Lights | Lights required to be shown on boats underway between sunset and sunrise; they tell other vessels not only where you are, but what you are doing |
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| Running Rigging | All control lines such as sheets and halyards used to control the sails |
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