(sports) a catamaran sailing racing yacht, with a wingsail mainsail, developed for the 2013 America's Cup world tour, the 2013 America's Cup pre-regatta tune-up league, called the America's Cup World Series.
An outdoor recreational activity in which a participant sitting on the end of a partially inflated air bag is launched into the water when another participant jumps onto the air bag from a platform on the opposite side.
A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.
A form of rowing race in which a number of boats chase each other in single file; each boat attempts to catch the boat in front without being caught by the boat behind.
(kayaking) The act of turning one's kayak from an upright position, laterally 360 degrees (going underwater and coming back up) while still moving forward.
(watersports, sailing, yachting) A race in sport sail yachting where a squadron of sailboats race as a fleet, against one another, on the same course, at the same time.
A modified dragon boat mounted on two bogies, one at the front and at the back, each with side-by-side pairs of ice skate blades as runners, and a tiller able to rotate the rear bogie. It runs on top of ice and is propelled by rowers with spiked sticks in place of oars.
(canoeing) A paddling technique used by the sternman of a canoe that starts with a stroke perpendicular to the boat and ends with a hook behind the back of the boat. This forms a letter "J" when paddling on the right side of the boat. The technique is used to overcome the tendency of the boat to turn when paddling on one side and keep the boat going straight in the water.
Waterborne demonstration using kayaks, rafts, and other small boats, both as a demonstration and to interrupt the docking of vessels that are being protested.
A waterborne demonstrator who uses kayaks, rafts, or other small boats, both as a demonstration and to interrupt the docking of vessels they are protesting.
(watersports, sailing, yachting) A type of sport sail yachting event where two sailboats race against one-another, head-to-head, on the same course, at the same time. (The America's Cup, the most famous sport yachting event, is of this type.)
Alternative form of Nantucket sleigh ride [(idiomatic) An obsolete and dangerous method of whale hunting in which a small boat manned by rowers and a harpooner, or a series of small boats tied together, would be attached to a whale by means of a harpoon and would then be towed by the creature at high speed across the water's surface, until the whale eventually became exhausted.]
A recreational activity where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a specially designed parachute, known as a parasail.
A large keelless flat-bottomed boat for shoal-water navigation, decked at the ends only, propelled by rowing, or by sails on two masts capable of being struck.
Alternative form of kayak [A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck]
(nautical) Acronym of super slender twin hull. A catamaran with very slender hulls which are designed to reduce wake wash and increase passenger comfort, generally intended for use as fast-moving ferries, both ocean-going and operating close to shore.
(watersports, sailing, yachting) A type of sport sail yachting close to the shore in an in-shore environment with tight courses, with shore-based fan stands comprising the "stadium". (Olympic sailing events typically are stadium sailing events. All Extreme Sailing Series races are stadium sailing events. Many of the America's Cup World Series fleet racing regattas are stadium sailing events.)
A type of boat used in surf lifesaving to go from shore out through the breaking waves, and back again. Current designs are rowed by a crew of four, with a sweep at the back steering. Originally used for mass rescues, but now superseded by powered craft and used only for competition.
Alternative spelling of surf boat [A type of boat used in surf lifesaving to go from shore out through the breaking waves, and back again. Current designs are rowed by a crew of four, with a sweep at the back steering. Originally used for mass rescues, but now superseded by powered craft and used only for competition.]
(US, neologism, derogatory, transitive) to put forth sensational negative stories about a political figure as part of a smear campaign against them, especially regarding their military record
A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.
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