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    Variable pitcher propeller

    Variable pitcher propeller

    Vang

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    Vane gear

    Vane gear

    V – Victor

    V - Victor

    Up together, up port, up starboard

    Up together, up port, up starboard

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    Unwatched

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    Under way

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    Uncovered

    Una rig

    Una rig

    U – Uniform

    U - Uniform

    Twelfths rule

    Twelfths rule

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