These are twin-hulled boats with a centreboard and a rudder on each hull, a two-sail rig and a mainsail. |
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The pivoting centreboard, inserted in an ample cockpit, allows two crew members to sail in comfort and ease. |
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This curious pair of America's Cup defence candidates were also fitted with a small forward centreboard just set back from the bow. |
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On a yacht with variable draft, the recessing of the centreboard or the keel in its keelbox requires a great deal of stiffness. |
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From 3.15 m when the centreboard is down, the draught drops to 95 cm when lifted using the hydraulic cylinder with electric control. |
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There are aluminium monohulls with centreboard or keel, graceful and seaworthy, easy to handle and maintain. |
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Most were equipped with a large centreboard that reduced drift, added stability and, when raised, allowed entry into shallow harbours. |
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For nearly 40 years, the Garcias have been a reference in the world of integral centreboard aluminium cruising yachts. |
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The forward beams and new centreboard were stepped back and the floats changed with an impressive 1.80 metre freeboard. |
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We had raised the centreboard so that the boat could swing freely close to the riverbank with the ebb and the flood of the tide. |
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The windward performance of the ship was poor by modern standards as there was no centreboard, deep keel or leeboard. |
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Some of the more notable of these are the Hampton boat of New England, first a lapstrake sail and rowing boat like the Labrador whaler but later a square-sterned, two-masted, half-decked boat equipped with a centreboard. |
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You keep an eye on the sea while you raise the centreboard. |
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We have all seen spectacular photos where the keel almost comes out of the water and it's obvious that in a situation like this, the boat needs a centreboard so that it doesn't 'skid' sideways. |
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At the start of 2009, Sam lined up on the starting line of the Artemis Transat with a newly fitted out Roxy, equipped with a double centreboard and numerous features designed by Sam and her team. |
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Raising the dinghy centreboard can reduce heeling by allowing more leeway. |
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