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Cardinal points

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Cardinal Points: The four principal compass points; North, East, South, West.
Carlins: Fore and aft members of the deck frame; they support the coamings of the cockpit, the cabin trunk sides and the hatch coamings.

 


cardinal points - The points of North, South, East and West as marked on a compass rose.
carlins - Structural pieces running fore and aft between the beams.
carrick bend - A knot used to tie two lines together.

cardinal points - The primary compass points - North, South, East and West.
card - See "Compas Card.".
careen - To heel, to list, to haul over for cleaning the bottom.

Cardinal Points:
The compass points of North, East, South and West. Intercardinal or half:cardinal points are Southeast, Southwest, Northwest and Northeast ...

Cardinal Points - Four principal compass points, N - S - E - W
Cast Iron Genoa- A sail boat's engine
Cast Off - Let go of the lines when leaving the dock or mooring ...

Tip: Think of the cardinal points (N, E, S, W) superimposed on a clock face.

is blowing companionway A staircase to a cabin or area below deck compass A magnetic needle, attached to a compass card, that tends to point toward magnetic north compass card A disk, labeled with directions marked as cardinal points (N, ...

The cardinal points are north, east, south and west; the intercardinal points are northeast, southeast, southwest and northwest.

See also: North, Cardinal, Point, South, Horizon