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  • 21Tack (square sail) — The tack of a square rigged sail is a line attached to its lower corner. This is in contrast to the more common fore and aft sail, whose tack is a part of the sail itself, the corner which is (possibly semi permanently) secured to the vessel.Most …

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  • 22Naval tactics in the Age of Sail — A 17th century Spanish galleon Naval tactics in the Age of Sail were used from the early 17th century onward when sailing ships replaced oared galleys. These were used until the 1860s when steam powered ironclad warships rendered sailing line of… …

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  • 23Idle-along — (IA) is a class of sailing dinghy (or small centreboard yacht) designed by Alf (Unc) Harvey at Worser Bay (Wellington, NZ) in the 1920s. It grew to considerable popularity in the 1950s but then faded out. A redesigned hull for plywood… …

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  • 24Drag sail — Drag Drag, n. [See {Drag}, v. t., and cf. {Dray} a cart, and 1st {Dredge}.] 1. The act of dragging; anything which is dragged. [1913 Webster] 2. A net, or an apparatus, to be drawn along the bottom under water, as in fishing, searching for… …

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  • 25drift sail — Drag Drag, n. [See {Drag}, v. t., and cf. {Dray} a cart, and 1st {Dredge}.] 1. The act of dragging; anything which is dragged. [1913 Webster] 2. A net, or an apparatus, to be drawn along the bottom under water, as in fishing, searching for… …

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  • 26To Sail Beyond the Sunset — infobox Book | name = To Sail Beyond the Sunset title orig = translator = image caption = author = Robert A. Heinlein illustrator = cover artist = Boris Vallejo country = United States language = English series = genre = Science fiction novel… …

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  • 27Drums Along the Mohawk — DVD release cover Directed by John Ford Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck (executive producer) …

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  • 28List of French sail frigates — This is a list of French sail frigates from the start of the 1740s.(Number of guns is as rated; most carried some carronades or swivels also.)This table commences with mention of a few early French naval frigates of the 17th/early 18th century.… …

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  • 29To take along — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …

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  • 30Stephen Decatur — For other people named Stephen Decatur, see Stephen Decatur (disambiguation). Stephen Decatur, Jr …

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