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91Rigging — For other uses, see Rigging (disambiguation). The rigging of a square rigger in London. Rigging (from Anglo Saxon wrigan or wringing, to clothe ) is the apparatus through which the force of the wind is used to propel sailboats and sailing ships… …
92Sail — A sail is any type of surface intended to generate thrust by being placed in a wind mdash;in essence a vertically oriented wing. Sails are used in sailing.History of sailsThe ships built at around 10,000 BC were just crude log rafts or dug out… …
93William Desmond Taylor — Infobox actor bgcolour = silver name = William Desmond Taylor imagesize = 200px caption = William Desmond Taylor birthname = William Cunningham Deane Tanner birthdate = birth date|1872|04|26|mf=y location = Carlow, Ireland deathdate = death date… …
94Mabel Normand — Infobox actor bgcolour = silver name = Mabel Normand imagesize = caption = Mabel Normand, 1918 birthname = Mabel Ethelreid Normand birthdate = birth date|1892|11|09|mf=y location = New Brighton, Staten Island, United States deathdate = death date …
95Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
96Bermuda rig — Diagram of a Bermuda or Marconi rig, on a typical monohull sloop. The term Bermuda rig refers to a configuration of mast and rigging for a type of sailboat and is also known as a Marconi rig; this is the typical configuration for most modern… …
97Louisburgh, County Mayo — Infobox Irish Place name = Louisburgh gaeilge = Cluain Cearbán crest motto = map pin coords = left: 42px; top: 84px north coord = 53.7667 | west coord = 9.8167 | irish grid = L803812 area = | elevation = 1 m province = Connacht county = County… …
98Somerset Coal Canal — The Somerset Coal Canal (originally known as the Somersetshire Coal Canal) was a narrow canal in England, built around 1800 from basins at Paulton and Timsbury via Camerton, an aqueduct at Dunkerton, Combe Hay, Midford and Monkton Combe to… …
99Guy (sailing) — A guy is a term for a line (rope) attached to and intended to control the end of a spar on a sailboat. On a modern sloop rigged sailboat with a symmetric spinnaker, the spinnaker pole is the spar most commonly controlled by one or more guys.There …
100Reefing — is a sailing manoeuvre intended to reduce the area of a sail on a sailboat or sailing ship, which can improve the ship s stability and reduce the risk of capsizing, broaching, or damaging sails or boat hardware in a strong wind. Modern sailboats… …
