cockpit sole - Sole floor - of the cockpit.
cockpit - The location from which the boat is steered, usually in the middle or the rear of the boat.
cockpit sole - The cockpit's floor.
code - In signaling, any one of several methods to transmit messages; messages may be sent visually (flags), electronically (Morse Code) or by sound (radio).
Cockpit Sole:
Floor of the cockpit.
Cockswain:
The steersman of a boat, in direct charge of the crew if any. Pronounced "Cock:sun."* ...
Cockpit sole - The floor of the cockpit.
Companionway - A hatch or entrance from the deck to the cabin.
Current - The horizontal movement of water.
DUCKBOARD: The wooden floorboards found on many yachts’ cockpit soles
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EASE: To slacken or relieve tension on a line.
EBB TIDE: A receding tide or current.
ENSIGN: The national flag, or ‘colours’ displayed from aft by all yachts.
The 'cockpit sole' appears to be about 20 inches below the side deck. The side deck looks to be about eight inches wide aft and broadens out to about 12 inches amidships, then tapers down to a constant six inches forward of the mast.
To do twice. To double a peninsula is to sail around it. To double up a line is to rig a backup line. In a double-bottomed boat, there is a watertight compartment between the bottom and the cockpit sole.
double-ender, double-ended ...
 See also: Cockpit, Boat, Sole, Hull, Forward
  
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