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VVV VICTOR VVV
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| VANG |
A combination of short lines, a locking cam and a pulley attached to the lower part
of the mast at one end and the cabin top or nearby area at the other end. The purpose is to
keep the boom tensioned so that it doesn't lift. Also tensions the leach of the main
sail. Stu MacDonald
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| VARIATION |
The difference between true
and magnetic north found in the compass rose and expressed in degrees and
minutes. The
difference in degrees from magnetic north and true north.
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| VEER |
When the wind changes direction
to the right, it is said to veer |
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