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Sailing Glossary - Letter S

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Sat-phone:A satellite telephon ... ...

Scend:The depth below mean ... ...

Schooner:A fore and aft rigge ... ...

Screaming Sixties:The area between 60 ... ...

Sextant:A navigator's instru ... ...

Sheet:A line that controls ... ...

Shroud:A cable or rod that ... ...

Sked:A position report is ... ...

Skipper:The person in charge ... ...

Southern Ocean:The ocean surroundin ... ...

Spar:Any mast, spinnaker ... ...

Spinnaker:A racing sail, which ... ...

Spinnaker Pole:A pole that is attac ... ...

Squall:The sudden, short-te ... ...

Stanchions:Vertical poles that ... ...

Standing Rigging:The non-moving rods ... ...

Starboard:Nautical term for th ... ...

Starboard Tack:Sailing with the win ... ...

Stay:A rod or wire that s ... ...

Stays:The wires which supo ... ...

Staysail:A small sail flown b ... ...

Stern:The after part of a ... ...

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