Sailing Tours: The Yachtsman's Guide to the Cruising Waters of the English Coast, Part 4L.U. Gill, 1895 - Great Britain |
Common terms and phrases
Aberdovey anchor anchorage Ann's Head Bank Barmouth beacon bearing berth black and white black buoy Bristol Channel buoy buoy marks cables Cape Cornwall Carreg Castle church cliffs coast conical buoy cove cruise dangers distant dries dry at low-water entrance fathoms fixed red light fixed white light flood four fathoms full and change gales Godrevy half a mile harbour Hartland Point headland high-water springs Hill Holyhead Island islet land Lavernock Point leads least water ledge lies light is shown Light-ship lighthouse Longships Lough low-water springs lying Menai Menai Straits mile off shore Milford Morte Point neaps nearly Padstow pass patch pier pier-head Point port Porth Quay Ramsey Ramsey Island River Rock rocky round runs sailing sand shelter shoal side Spit Springs rise steep-to Stepper Point stone stream Strumble Head three fathoms three miles tide tower Trevose Head vessel visible Welsh yacht
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