GRAB RAILS: Hand-hold fittings mounted on cabin tops and sides for personal safety when moving around the boat.
GROUND TACKLE: A collective term for the anchor and its associated gear.
G.R.P.: Glass Re-Enforced Plastic (fibreglass) ...
grab rail - See hand rail.
great circle route - A course that is the shortest distance between two points, following a great circle.
Grab Rails
"Grab Rails" are placed both on deck and below deck on the overhead for personal safety when moving around.
grab rail - A convenient grip; may be on a ladder or cabin top. Hand-hold fittings mounted on cabin tops and sides for personal safety when moving around the boat.
GRAB RAIL-Railing, usually on cabin top, used as handhold.
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GREENWICH MEAN TIME-Time as measured at the meridian of Greenwich, England.
grab rail: a securely mounted handhold on or below deck. great circle: a course plotted on the surface of the globe that is the shortest distance between two points. gooseneck: the fitting that connects the boom to the mast.
Stout stainless steel grab rails are mounted on the cabintrunk for security. The stanchions are well supported but they are a bit short. There is a large external chain locker forward and a standard electric winch.
lamp, etc.) to remain level when the boat heels going to weather To sail against the prevailing wind and seas goosewing See wing and wing gores The angles at one or both ends of cloths that increase the breadth of a sail grab rail A ...
 See also: Spar, Point, Boat, Course, Ground tackle
  
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