Ensign Classic
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ENSIGN: The national flag, or ‘colours’ displayed from aft by all yachts.
EVEN KEEL: When a boat is floating on its designed waterline, it is said to be floating on an even keel.
ensign, hoisting of - Ensigns and burgees are hoisted every morning at eight o'clock (9 AM from September 30 to March 31), and hauled down at sunset. At sea it is only usual to hoist colours when passing another vessel.
Ensign
Boats should fly the National Flag. Most pleasure boats in US waters have a choice of 2.
Ensign- A flag identifying the nationality of a boat.
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Fall off- To head a boat away from the derection of the wind.
Ensign The flag, usually carried at the stern, that denotes a vessel's nationality.
Eye of the wind That point from which the wind is blowing towards the observer.
Ensign:
(1) A nautical version of the national flag of the country usually flown at the stern.
(2) Adopted by the United States Navy in 1862, the rank of a young officer equivalent to that of midshipman ...
ensign, yacht ensign, colors
The U.S. flag flown from a boat. The U.S. yacht ensign, which may be flown only on boats in U.S. waters, displays the fouled anchor (an anchor tangled in a rope) in place of the stars.
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ENSIGN-A national flag flow on a boat.
FEND-To push off.
FOOT WELL-Central area of cockpit designed to accommodate helmsman's feet.
Downstream current; Compare to tide and flood eddy A current of water, especially one moving in a circular pattern, running against the main current edge away To sail off the wind from the course steered ensign A national flag flown on a ...
Civil Red Ensign - The British Naval Ensign or Flag of the British Merchant Navy, a red flag with the Union Flag in the upper left corner.
Other features of the stern included lanterns and the ensign.
In the early part of the 19th century, the stern of larger ships became gradually more rounded, and with the advent of screw-powered vessels, the stern became the location of the equipment, ...
Flag
An indication of the country in which a means of transport is registered through a reference to the ensign of this country.
Flammable
Capable to be set on fire under given circumstances.
(Amendment 25 IMO DGS).
FLAGSTAFF Flag pole, usually at the stern of a ship; carries the ensign.
 See also: Boat, Anchor, Hull, Feet, Deck
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