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    Sonar

    Sonar

    Solid laminate

    Solid laminate

    Solent stay

    Solent stay

    SOLAS V

    SOLAS V

    SOG

    SOG

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    Slowly (in shipping forecast)

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    Shore power

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    Severe gale (in shipping forecast)

    Severe gale (in shipping forecast)

    Self-tailing winch

    Self-tailing winch

    Self-tacking jib

    Self-tacking jib

    Selective Availability (SA)

    Selective Availability (SA)

    SCRIMP

    SCRIMP

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    SBAS

    SBAS

    Running rigging

    Running rigging

    Rough (in shipping forecast)

    Rough (in shipping forecast)

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