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- Chart TableUsed for preparing passage plans and noting position during your voyage. Around the chart table you will find electronic navigation equipment,(...) Read more
- Charted DepthThe depths shown on the chart are the depths of the seabed below Chart Datum and are therefore the least depth expected at that point in normal(...) Read more
- Chart plotterA device used in marine navigation that integrates GPS data with an electronic navigational chart (ENC) Read more
- ChineA line formed where the sides of a boat meet the bottom. Soft chine is when the two sides join at a shallow angle, and hard chine is when they(...) Read more
- ChopShort choppy seas Read more
- ChronometerA timekeeper accurate enough to be used to determine longitude by means of celestial navigation. Read more
- ClearTo disentangle a line; To avoid a danger or obstruction; Improved weather Read more
- ClearanceThe distance between top of mast and bridge or bottom of keel and seabed. Read more
- CleatCleats are primarily used for attaching mooring lines to your vessel. The mooring lines are then secured to another yacht, pontoon or harbour wall. Read more
- Clew The aft lower corner of a sail to which sheets are fitted Read more
- The line which tensions the foot of the sail Read more
- Close HauledCleats are primarily used for attaching mooring lines to your vessel. The mooring lines are then secured to another yacht, pontoon or harbour wall. Read more
- Closest Point of Approach Closest Point of Approach (CPA) is a term used primarily in maritime and aviation contexts to describe the shortest distance that will be(...) Read more
- Closest Point of Approach (CPA) is a term used primarily in maritime and aviation contexts to describe the shortest distance that will be(...) Read more
- Clove hitch A type of knot used to attach a line that will not slip. Often used to attach fenders to the guard wires of a vessel. Read more
- CoachroofThe part of the cabin that is raised above the deck to provide height in the cabin Read more
- CoamingThe raised edge of a hatch, cockpit or skylight to help keep out water. Read more
- Coastguard The organisation responsible for search and rescue operations in UK waters. .kt-sc5684_8d1e09-89 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc5684_8d1e09-89(...) Read more
- HMCG The organisation responsible for search and rescue operations in UK waters. .kt-sc5684_8d1e09-89 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc5684_8d1e09-89(...) Read more
- Cocked HatIn navigation the triangle formed when three position fixes fail to meet at a single point Read more