Rigging's soft side

Article Abstract:

High-tech cordage has a variety of uses on modern sailboats and they have replaced stainless-steel shackles, soft shackles or attachments which are used on raceboats and are making their way onto bigger boats. High-tech fibers are used in these cords and the number of braids in the coil depends on the required strength of the line.

Evaluation, Masts and rigging

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What's all the noise about?

Article Abstract:

The efforts taken up by various organizations in the US to reduce the noise levels on the water are discussed. The Vermont-based Noise Pollution Clearinghouse is collecting data on the acoustical footprint of various boat types by using sound level meters to record noise levels generated by boats at a distance of 50 feet.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), General services, Government regulation, Management dynamics, Waste Management and Remediation Services, Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs, SOCIAL SERVICES, Social Assistance, Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations, Legal/Government Regulation, Nonprofit Institutions, Noise Abatement, Social Services & Nonprofit Institutns, Noise Pollution Control, Management, Laws, regulations and rules, Maintenance and repair, Nonprofit organizations, Company business management, Noise control, Boats and boating, Boats, Cigarette boats

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