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Windmill (sailing dinghy)

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The Windmill is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Clark Mills as a one-design racer and first built in 1953. [1]

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  1. 39 relations: Aluminium, Beaching (nautical), Bermuda rig, Boat trailer, Boom vang, Catboat, Clark Mills (boatbuilder), Cunningham (sailing), Daggerboard, Dinghy sailing, Draft (hull), Fiberglass, Fractional rig, Homebuilt machines, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Jib, List of sailing boat types, Lockley Newport Boats, Mainsail, Masthead rig, Mechanical advantage, Monohull, One-design racing, Outhaul, Plywood, Portsmouth Yardstick, Rudder, Sailboat, Sailing (sport), Sailor, Sloop, Spinnaker, Stem (ship), Tiller, Transom (nautical), Trapeze (sailing), Traveller (nautical fitting), United States, US1.

Aluminium

Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.

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Beaching (nautical)

Beaching (or landing) is the process in which a ship or boat is laid ashore, or grounded deliberately in shallow water.

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Bermuda rig

A Bermuda rig, Bermudian rig, or Marconi rig is a configuration of mast and rigging for a type of sailboat and is the typical configuration for most modern sailboats.

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Boat trailer

A boat trailer is designed to launch, retrieve, carry and sometimes store boats.

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Boom vang

A boom vang (US) or kicking strap (UK) (often shortened to "vang" or "kicker") is a line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape of the sail.

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Catboat

A catboat (alternate spelling: cat boat) is a sailboat with a single sail on a single mast set well forward in the bow of a very beamy and (usually) shallow draft hull.

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Clark Mills (boatbuilder)

Clark Wilbur Mills (1915, Michigan - December 11, 2001, Clearwater Florida) was an American designer and builder of boats.

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Cunningham (sailing)

In sailing, a cunningham or cunningham's eye is a type of downhaul used on a Bermuda rigged sailboat to change the shape of a sail.

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Daggerboard

A daggerboard is a retractable centreboard used by various sailing craft.

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Dinghy sailing

Dinghy sailing is the activity of sailing small boats by using five essential controls.

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Draft (hull)

The draft or draught of a ship is a determined depth of the vessel below the waterline, measured vertically to its hull's lowest—its propellers, or keel, or other reference point.

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Fiberglass

Fiberglass (American English) or fibreglass (Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber.

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Fractional rig

A fractional rig on a sailing vessel consists of a foresail, such as a jib or genoa sail, that does not reach all the way to the top of the mast.

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Homebuilt machines

Homebuilt machines are machines built outside of specialised workshops or factories.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is an American publisher of textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, and reference works.

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Jib

A jib is a triangular sail that sets ahead of the foremast of a sailing vessel.

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List of sailing boat types

The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies, and multihull (catamarans and trimarans).

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Lockley Newport Boats

Lockley Newport Boats was an American boat builder based in Newport Beach, California.

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Mainsail

A mainsail is a sail rigged on the main mast of a sailing vessel.

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Masthead rig

A masthead rig on a sailing vessel consists of a forestay and backstay both attached at the top of the mast.

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Mechanical advantage

Mechanical advantage is a measure of the force amplification achieved by using a tool, mechanical device or machine system.

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Monohull

right A monohull is a type of boat having only one hull, unlike multihulled boats which can have two or more individual hulls connected to one another.

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One-design racing

One-design racing is a racing method which may be adopted in sports using complex equipment, whereby all vehicles have identical or very similar designs or models, avoiding the need for a handicap system.

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Outhaul

An outhaul is a control line found on a sailboat.

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Plywood

Plywood is a composite material manufactured from thin layers, or "plies", of wood veneer that are glued together with adjacent layers, having both glued with each other at right angle.

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Portsmouth Yardstick

The Portsmouth Yardstick (PY) or Portsmouth handicap scheme is a term used for a number of related systems of empirical handicapping used primarily in small sailboat racing.

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Rudder

A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, airship, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (usually air or water).

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Sailboat

A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship.

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Sailing (sport)

The sport of sailing involves a variety of competitive sailing formats that are sanctioned through various sailing federations and yacht clubs.

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Sailor

A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship.

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Sloop

A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast.

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Spinnaker

A spinnaker is a sail designed specifically for sailing off the wind on courses between a reach (wind at 90° to the course) to downwind (course in the same direction as the wind).

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Stem (ship)

The stem is the most forward part of a boat or ship's bow and is an extension of the keel itself.

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Tiller

A tiller or till is a lever used to steer a vehicle.

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Transom (nautical)

In some boats and ships, a transom is the aft transverse surface of the hull that forms the stern of a vessel.

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Trapeze (sailing)

In sailing, the trapeze is a wire that comes from a point high on the mast, usually where the shrouds are fixed, to a hook on the crew member's harness at approximately waist level.

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Traveller (nautical fitting)

A traveller is a part of the rigging of a boat or ship that provides a moving attachment point for a rope, sail or yard to a fixed part of the vessel.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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US1

The US1, sometimes written US 1, is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Ralph Kuppersmith and Clark Mills as a one-design racer and first built in 1973.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windmill_(sailing_dinghy)

Also known as Windmill (dinghy).