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  • 41Blackbeard — Infobox Pirate name=Edward Teach lived=c. 1680 November 22, 1718 caption=Blackbeard (1734 engraving) nickname=Blackbeard type=Pirate placeofbirth=Bristol, England placeofdeath=Ocracoke, Province of Carolina allegiance=None serviceyears=1712 –… …

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  • 42Mechanical traveller — A mechanical traveller is a moving part of a machine, typically a ring that slides between different positions on a supporting rod when the machine goes through its operating cycle. The term may also be used refer to the supporting rod. Traveller …

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  • 43Parts of a sail — In sailing the parts of a sail have common terminology for each corner and edge of the sail. Contents 1 Triangular Sails 1.1 The corners 1.2 The edges 1.3 The roach …

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  • 44Sheet (sailing) — This article is about the sailing term. For other uses, see Sheet. The piece of chain running diagonally up and right from the bottom left of this picture to the upper of the two yards is the fore lower topsail sheet. Some of the lines on Prince… …

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  • 45Outhaul — An outhaul is a line which is part of the running rigging of a sailboat, used to extend a sail and control the shape of the curve of the foot of the sail. It runs from the clew (the back corner of the sail) to the end of the boom. The line is… …

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  • 46Trailer sailer — A trailer sailer is a small yacht or large dinghy style of sailboat that is moved to sailing locations and stored on a road trailer. It is neither a Day sailer or a Pocket cruiser but may be used for either purpose depending upon design… …

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  • 47Christopher Columbus — This article is about the explorer. For other uses, see Christopher Columbus (disambiguation). Christopher Columbus …

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  • 48Sail — 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… …

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  • 49America's Cup — Infobox sports league logo=America s Cup.jpg caption=The America’s Cup Trophy sport=Sailing founded=1851 teams=13 (2009?) country= International ESP (2009 Host) champion=flagicon|Switzerland Alinghi website=http://www.americascup.comThe America’s …

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  • 50Brig — Infobox Weapon is vehicle=yes type=Naval vessel origin=Mediterranean name = Brig caption = The Brig Lady Washington length = 75–165 ft (23–50 m) weight = Tonnages up to 480 speed = Varies per conditions, up to convert|11|kn|km/h|0 reported crew …

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