gunkholing
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Gunkholing — is a boating term referring to a type of cruising in shallow or shoal water, meandering from place to place, spending the nights in coves. The term refers to the gunk, or mud, typical of the creeks, coves, marshes, sloughs, and rivers that are… … Wikipedia
Cruising (maritime) — A cruising sailboat anchored in the San Blas Islands, in Panama. The islands are a destination enjoyed by many cruisers. This article is about yacht cruising. For cruising on cruise liners see the article Cruise ship. Cruising by boat is a… … Wikipedia
Winged keel — A winged keel is a sailboat keel, usually of high aspect ratio, that uses a nearly horizontal foil, the wing , at the bottom to provide additional performance. The horizontal foil serves two purposes: it acts as an winglet on the foil,… … Wikipedia
gunkhole — [guŋk′hōl΄] n. 〚< ?〛 a small, sheltered cove for anchoring small watercraft vi. gunkholed, gunkholing to make a series of short pleasure trips by boat, as from island to island * * * … Universalium
gunkhole — noun A small cove, especially a small fishing community. See Also: gunkholing … Wiktionary
boating — Synonyms and related words: canoeing, circumnavigation, coasting, cruising, gunkholing, motorboating, navigability, navigating, navigation, passage making, periplus, rowing, sailing, sculling, sea travel, seafaring, steaming, travel by water,… … Moby Thesaurus
canoeing — Synonyms and related words: boating, circumnavigation, coasting, cruising, gunkholing, motorboating, navigability, navigating, navigation, passage making, periplus, rowing, sailing, sculling, sea travel, seafaring, steaming, travel by water,… … Moby Thesaurus
cruising — Synonyms and related words: aeronautics, air service, airline, astronautics, aviation, ballooning, blind flying, boating, canoeing, circumnavigation, cloud seeding, coasting, commercial aviation, contact flying, flight, flying, general aviation,… … Moby Thesaurus
navigation — Synonyms and related words: VAR, aim, astronavigation, automatic electronic navigation, azimuth, bearing, bent, boating, canoeing, cartography, celestial navigation, chorography, circumnavigation, coasting, consolan, course, cruising, current,… … Moby Thesaurus
rowing — Synonyms and related words: boating, canoeing, circumnavigation, coasting, cruising, gunkholing, motorboating, navigability, navigating, navigation, passage making, periplus, sailing, sculling, sea travel, seafaring, steaming, travel by water,… … Moby Thesaurus
