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  • Thumbnail for Steve Sailer
    Earlier writing by Sailer appeared in some mainstream outlets, and his writings have been described as prefiguring Trumpism. Sailer popularized the term...
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    settee sail), but the date is uncertain, with no firm evidence for their use in the Western Indian Ocean before 1500 CE. There is, however, good iconographic...
    56 KB (6,006 words) - 11:21, 20 September 2024
  • played professionally in the Arena Football League (AFL). Sailer was born to Elisabeth and Hans Sailer, who had emigrated in 1969 from West Germany to Burbank...
    18 KB (1,392 words) - 00:23, 15 August 2024
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    third, the lattice sailer, might represent about the best possible performance level. The dimensions for square and lattice sails are edges. The dimension...
    98 KB (11,565 words) - 11:49, 2 November 2024
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    HMS Neptune (1797) (category Good articles)
    commented that 'The old Neptune, which never was a good sailer, took it into her head that morning to sail better than I ever remember to have seen her do...
    24 KB (2,778 words) - 22:32, 10 August 2024
  • The New Glénans Sailing Manual, David & Charles. "Ocean Sail Articles: Velocity Made Good Trading off course against speed". Oceansail.co.uk. Retrieved...
    5 KB (762 words) - 00:37, 3 October 2024
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    Reefing (redirect from Reef (sail))
    mainsails are not conducive to good sail shape. Square-rigged sails hang from a spar, called a yard. When reefed, the sail is pulled upwards and affixed...
    5 KB (631 words) - 08:35, 6 August 2024
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    The Cape of Good Hope (Afrikaans: Kaap die Goeie Hoop [ˌkɑːp di ˌχujə ˈɦuəp]) is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South...
    38 KB (4,177 words) - 01:07, 20 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Trailer sailer
    A trailer sailer is a type of sailboat that has been designed to be easily transported using a boat trailer towed by an automobile. They are generally...
    18 KB (2,428 words) - 17:42, 3 January 2023
  • Black Sails is an American television drama series created by Jon Steinberg and Robert Levine for Starz that debuted on January 25, 2014. It was produced...
    55 KB (1,225 words) - 12:08, 28 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Age of Sail
    The Age of Sail is a period in European history that lasted at the latest from the mid-16th (or mid-15th) to the mid-19th centuries, in which the dominance...
    10 KB (1,089 words) - 08:24, 4 November 2024
  • 1744 was commissioned to design and build a galley – which proved a good sailer but responded poorly when rowing. With the departure of Count Samsøe...
    6 KB (511 words) - 11:56, 14 July 2024
  • 2 October 2023. "The Good Ship Murder cast: Meet the characters in Channel 5 drama". "C5 sets sail for S2 and S3 of the Good Ship Murder". 24 April...
    11 KB (561 words) - 07:53, 13 November 2024
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    Lightning (clipper) (category Age of Sail merchant ships of the United States)
    had a moderate deadrise and a good full midsection with tumblehome, allowing her to be fast yet stable, with good sail-carrying ability. When Lightning...
    9 KB (727 words) - 00:47, 24 August 2024
  • "Good Vibrations" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys that was composed by Brian Wilson with lyrics by Mike Love. It was released as a single...
    110 KB (12,100 words) - 14:58, 22 October 2024
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    construction techniques- RIBs are typical examples. Planing sailing boats need a good sail area and powerboats need a high-power engine. Steps and chine ridges may...
    8 KB (1,034 words) - 14:53, 22 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Shade sail
    A shade sail − or somewhat more precise a textile sunshade sail or a textile sun protection sail − is a device to create outdoor shade based on the textile...
    5 KB (680 words) - 22:00, 4 April 2024
  • Parks: Sail On, Sailor. Parks later said, "That was a tough moment for both Brian and me. I just went over to see how he was, and he wasn't good. Of course...
    22 KB (2,593 words) - 02:24, 8 November 2024
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    lift and drag, Garrett explains that for a maximum speed made good to windward, the sail must be trimmed to an angle of attack that is greater than the...
    71 KB (8,303 words) - 07:17, 22 May 2024
  • quarter. About two in the afternoon, the admiral of seventy guns, being a good sailer, got close under our lee-bow, and two of his seconds on our weather-bow...
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