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dagger board

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dagger board [′dag·ər ‚bȯrd]
(naval architecture)
A device used in a sailing vessel to increase the area of lateral resistance; it is a narrow metal flat or wooden board that slides up and down in the trunk, which extends from inside the hull to the bottom.
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We had an idea to use the dagger board as a rudder and we spent all night attaching it in eight-metre waves.
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We tried to create a rudder from the dagger board and we managed to steer for 150 miles.
ROWERS HIT BY A WHALE AND LEFT STRANDED AT SEA; Atlantic record ... by The Mirror (London, England)
Emily immediately climbed up onto the dagger board and attempted to right the boat.
WALES: Yachtsman died in freak rig accident; Safety harness trapped ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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