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Aft, in naval terminology, is an adverb meaning 'towards the stern of the ship', when the frame of reference is within the ship. Example: "Able Seaman Smith; lay aft!". Or; "What's happening aft?" Its antonym is forward, pronounced "forrard".
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A yacht is a recreational boat. It designates two rather different classes of watercraft, sailing and power yachts. Yachts are differentiated from working ships mainly by their leisure purpose. It was not until the ascendancy of the steamboat and oth...
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The FAIRLINE marque was born of one mans vision and passion for excellence. Jack Newington, the companys founder, was a man committed to the highest ideals of quality and integrity; more than that, he had the rare ability to take his own high standar...
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Depth of water needed to float a boat or ship; the distance from the waterline to the deepest / lowest point of the keel.
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The stern is the rear or aft part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter to the taffrail. The stern lies opposite of the bow, the foremost part of a ship.
The stern area h...
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Sealine have been designing and building boats for over 30 years. Founded in 1972 by an individual boating enthusiast, Tom Murrant started with the belief that he could make a craft better than those available on the market, and built the company on ...
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The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada-United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron (or Michigan-Huron), Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of fres...
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Vessels at sea do not actually have any 'right of way' - they are, correctly, in the position of being 'stand on vessel' or 'give way' vessel. This means that at no time should any vessel actually navigate its way into a collision situation, and the ...
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A marina is a port within a sheltered harbor where boats and yachts are kept in the water and where services geared to the needs of recreational boating are found.
The marina may have re-fueling, washing and repair facilities, ship chandlers, stor...
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Starboard is the nautical term that refers to the right side of a vessel as perceived by a person on board the ship and facing the bow (front).
The origin of the term comes from old boating practices. Before ships had rudders on their centerline, ...
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