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Centreboard

A centreboard or centerboard (US) is a retractable hull appendage which pivots out of a slot in the hull of a sailboat, known as a centreboard trunk (UK) or centerboard case (US). The retractability allows the centreboard to be raised to operate in shallow waters, to move the centre of lateral resistance (offsetting changes to the sailplan that move the…

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Centreboard

Nodes23
Edges22
Triples24
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
Components1

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Centreboard

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related to history · 12
Centreboard → British Brigadier General Earl, British Royal Navy, Cape May County, February, Henry Swain, John Schank, Joshua, Lt, New Jersey, Percy, Schank, The Burlington County Times
related to How it works · 9
Centreboard → Ballast, Ballasted, Centreboards, For, In, Other, Randmeer, The, This
related to Purpose · 3
Centreboard → Since, The, This

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Centreboardrelated to historyLt0.60section
Centreboardrelated to historyJohn Schank0.60section
Centreboardrelated to historyFebruary0.60section
Centreboardrelated to historyBritish Royal Navy0.60section
Centreboardrelated to historySchank0.60section
Centreboardrelated to historyBritish Brigadier General Earl0.60section
Centreboardrelated to historyPercy0.60section
Centreboardrelated to historyThe Burlington County Times0.60section
Centreboardrelated to historyJoshua0.60section
Centreboardrelated to historyHenry Swain0.60section
Centreboardrelated to historyCape May County0.60section
Centreboardrelated to historyNew Jersey0.60section

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