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Boats Backgrounder
Sea Cadets compete in the National Regatta using training boats
known as Pirates. The Pirate is a 13-foot double handed boat inspired
by the venerable Flying Junior's hull, featuring a modern deck that is
ergonomically-shaped for comfortable hiking and a cockpit designed to
come up dry after a capsize. The Pirate may be used as a basic club training
boat, or it can be equipped with optional spinnaker and trapeze for more
advanced sailing.
| A spinnaker is a parachute-like sail, often brightly coloured, which is supported by a pole to windward. It may only be utilized when sailing downwind or on a reach. |
A trapeze enables the crew to extend their weight as far outboard as possible by suspending themselves from a wire attached to the top of the mast |
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