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| Tow | To pull a boat with another boat, such as a tugboat towing a barge. When used as a noun, it refers to the vessel being towed. |
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| Track | (1) Prospective course over the ground for boat to follow. (2) A strip of metal attached to a mast to take the slides affixed to the luff of a sail. |
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| Trade Winds | Steady regular winds in a belt approximately 30° North and 30° South of the equator. |
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| Traffic Separation Zone | The area between opposing shipping lanes, restricted to most navigation except for crossing with caution |
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| Trailing Edge | The aft edge of a sail, more commonly called the leech. |
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| Tramp Service | Vessels operating without a fixed itinerary or schedule or charter contract. |
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| Transit | Two navigational aids separated in distance so that they can be aligned to determine that a boat lies on a certain line. Transits can be used to determine a boat's position or guide it through a channel. Also called a range. |
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| Transom | The athwartship portion of a hull at the stern. The flat, vertical aft end of a ship. |
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| Transverse | Placed at right angles to the keel, such as a transverse frame, transverse bulkhead, etc. |
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| Transverse Bulkhead | A bulkhead placed athwartships. |
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| Trapeze | A belt and line or wire used to help a crew hike out beyond the edge of a boat to counteract the boat's heel. Usually used on small vessels for racing. |
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| Traveler | A slide which travels on a track to which the mainsheet may be attached. The sail shape can be subtly altered by changing the mainsheet position on the traveler. |
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| Trawl | A large net with its mouth held open, towed by a trawler along the bottom to catch bottom fish. |
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| Trawler | A fishing vessel designed to tow a trawl for catching bottom fish. |
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| Trawlwire | Heavy-duty wire used to lower heavy instruments overboard from the trawl winch. |
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