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| Downwind | In the direction the wind is blowing. A boat sailing downwind, away from the wind source with the sails let out all the way, is running with the wind. |
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| DR | see Dead Reckoning |
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| Draft | (1) The depth of the boat below the waterline; the amount of vertical distance from a boats water line to the bottom of it's keel. (2) The depth of water necessary to float a vessel (3) The belly or chord depth of the sail, its fullness |
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| Draft Marks | On ships, the stern and stem are marked in feet to show the draft or depth of the vessel. |
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| Drag | (1) The resistance to movement. (2) An anchor drags when its flukes do not hold. |
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| Draw | (1) A sail is said to be drawing when it is full of wind. (2) Said of a vessel to indicate her draft. e.g., she draws 10 feet. |
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| Drawbridge | A bridge that can be raised vertically to allow boats to pass underneath. |
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| Dress Ship | To decorate a ship with flags in celebration of certain occasions. |
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| Drift | (1) Speed or velocity of current (2) The leeway, or movement of the boat, when not under power, or when being pushed sideways while under power. |
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| Drift Ice | Ice in an area containing several small pieces of floating ice, but with total water area exceeding total area of ice. |
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| Drift or Drift Pin | A round bar driven through heavy wooden parts to hold the parts together. The ends of the bar may be hammered round over a washer. |
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| Drive | A ship drives when her anchor fails to hold and she is at the mercy of wind and tide, or when she can make no progress against the wind. |
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| Driza | Halyard
Cabo o cable que sirve para izar la vela. Generalmente está formado por una parte de cabo, que se denomina llamador, y otra de cable. |
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| Drogue | Any object used to increase the drag of a boat and slow her down. Typically shaped like a parachute or cone opened underwater, drogues decrease a boat's speed in heavy weather. Also see sea anchor. |
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| Dry Cargo | Merchandise other than liquid carried in bulk. |
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