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GGG GOLF
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| GAFF |
A boom or spar that supports
the head of a fore-and-aft sail |
| GALLEY |
A vessel's cooking area,
kitchen |
| GANGWAY |
Boarding ramp |
| GASKET |
A sail stop |
| GATE
VALVE |
A valve with a faucet handle
used to restrict the flow of water in a line |
| GEL COAT |
The outer resin surface of
a fiberglass boat, usually colored |
| GENOA |
A jib that overlaps
the mainsail |
| GHOSTING |
To make headway when there
is no apparent wind |
| GIVEWAY VESSEL |
The boat which must give way
to the right of way vessel |
| GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
(GPS) |
A navigation
system using satellite signals to fix a position |
| GO ADRIFT |
To break loose from a mooring,
anchor or docking |
| GOOSENECK |
The fitting which secures
the boom to the mast |
| GROUND |
To touch bottom |
| GROUND
SWELL |
Long wave formations during
calm or light air formed by waves running into shoaling water |
| GROUND
TACKLE |
The anchor and associated
gear |
| GUNWALE |
The rail or upper edge of
a boat |
| GYBE |
To change direction
before the wind onto another tack with the boom coming over by the
force of the wind |
