Here's where we stow our gear for this three-year voyage. Federal Communications Commission rules governing radio equipment and operation in the United States and its coastal waters. A cushion hung from the sides of a boat to protect it from rubbing against a dock or another boat. The distance wind and waves can travel toward land without being blocked. In areas without obstructions, the wind and seas can build to great strength, but in sheltered areas, such as coves and harbors , the wind and seas can be quite calm.
Fetch also is used to describe the act of sailing to a location accurately without having to tack .
A construction method using layers of woven glass mats that are bonded together with glue. A keel that is narrower and deeper than a full keel . A device that burns to produce a bright light, sometimes colored, usually used to indicate an emergency. The broad flat parts of an anchor that are designed to grab and hold in the bottom. A fin on a whale.