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    Glossary of nautical terms

    Roller reefing

    Roller reefing

    Rising (or falling) very rapidly (in shipping forecast)

    Rising (or falling) very rapidly (in shipping forecast)

    Rising (or falling) slowly (in shipping forecast)

    Rising (or falling) slowly (in shipping forecast)

    Rising (or falling) quickly (in shipping forecast)

    Rising (or falling) quickly (in shipping forecast)

    Rising (or falling) (in shipping forecast)

    Rising (or falling) (in shipping forecast)

    Righting moment

    Righting moment

    Resin infusion

    Resin infusion

    Reaching sheet

    Reaching sheet

    RCD

    RCD

    Rather quickly (in shipping forecast)

    Rather quickly (in shipping forecast)

    Rapidly (in shipping forecast)

    Rapidly (in shipping forecast)

    Prismatic coefficient

    Prismatic coefficient

    Pre-bend

    Pre-bend

    Powerboat Level 2

    Powerboat Level 2

    Portland Plotter

    Portland Plotter

    Poor (in shipping forecast)

    Poor (in shipping forecast)

    POI

    POI

    PLB

    PLB

    Pitting

    Pitting

    Pilot house

    Pilot house

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