globe
A map of the earth drawn on a sphere so that both its distances and angles are accurate.
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Celestial Sphere - An imaginary sphere surrounding the globe that contains the sun, moon, stars and planets.
Center of Buoyancy - A point through which all buoyant forces on an immersed hull are assumed to act.
Chichester -- Sir Francis Chichester, the great English sailor who authored the terrific books Alone Across the Atlantic and Gypsy Moth Circles the Globe ...
Longitude Imaginary lines drawn through the north and south poles on the globe used to measure distance east and west. Greenwich England is designated as 0° with other distances being measured in degrees east and west of Greenwich.
Vesseis intended to sail to all quarters of the globe aic usually rigged as barques or ships; but as indicated above, these rigs are very far from embracing all those in use; many pthers are very common.
"It consists of a hollow metal globe ten inches in diameter, with a capacity of about one and a half gallons of oil. It has an air chamber separated by a partition to keep it afloat in a certain position, and there are two valves.
A type of projection of the globe used when making charts. Since the world is a sphere, it is impossible to draw accurate charts on flat paper.
The shortest route between two distant points on the globe. This rhumb line is shown as a straight line on a globe or on a gnomic projection chart, but on a Mercator projection chart it is a curve.
Mercator Chart - Takes a globe and flattens it out so that Lat - Long lines intersect at 90°
Meridian - Line running from North to South Poles that cross the equator at right angles
Mid-Channel Marker - Red and White stripes, may have a white light ...
The yacht that Ellen McArthur crossed the globe in for example was a trimaran. (pictured above).
Apart from the monohulls, multihulls and catamarans described above, sailing yachts are also described by the configuration of their masts.
Imaginary lines drawn through the north and south poles on the globe used to measure distance in degrees east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England. Greenwich is designated as 0 degrees.
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More than 1,200 Princess 32s were sold over the following ten years, firmly establishing the Princess name in important markets across the globe and creating a lasting association between the Princess brand and timeless, elegant design, ...
Great Circle -- a course plotted on the surface of the globe that is the shortest distance between two points
ground tackle -- anchor and anchor gear
gunnels -- also gunwhale; the boat railing ...
This delay ranges from 2 hours in the southern hemisphere where waves can travel around the globe unimpeded, to as much as 2 days in the North Sea.
great circle - The circumference of the earth; the circle formed by the intersection of a sphere and a plane; such as the lines of latitude or longitude. It is the shortest route on the globe, and not necessarily a straight line on a map.
The 1910 German liner SS Imperator originally sported a large bronze figurehead of an eagle (the Imperial German symbol) standing on a globe.
As there are 360 degrees in a circle, longitude may range up to 180 degrees East or West. 180 degrees East and West, in fact, meet on the other side of the globe from Greenwich, at the International Date Line.
victory in the 1995 America's Cup and was subsequently knighted for services to yachting and New Zealand. Sir Peter has also won the Whitbread Round The World Race and the Trophee Jules Verne, for the fastest non-stop circumnavigation of the globe.
It should be noted that a flat chart will distort distances found on a round globe. Thus, always determine the distance of a nautical mile on the latitude scale which is closest to where you are charting.
grappling irons Odd-shaped irons used to hold vessels fast [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] great-circle course A great circle is formed on the surface of the globe by a plane which passes through the center of the earth.
true north: the geographic North Pole; the chart direction to the North Pole, where on a globe, the lines of longitude converge. true wind: the actual speed and direction of the wind felt when standing still.
 See also: Point, Boat, Light, Line, Navigation
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