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Cunningham (sailing) — Cunningham downhaul In sailing, a cunningham or cunningham s eye is a type of downhaul used on a Bermuda rigged sailboat to change the shape of a sail. Sailors also often refer to the cunningham as the smart pig . It is named after its inventor,… … Wikipedia
New Year Honours 2008 — The New Year Honours 2008 for the Commonwealth Realms were announced on 29 December 2007, [cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7163660.stm| title= Parkinson and Minogue top honours] to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of… … Wikipedia
2008 New Year Honours — The New Year Honours 2008 for the Commonwealth Realms were announced on 29 December 2007,[1] to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 2008. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour,… … Wikipedia
balance reef — noun 1. : the last reef used in a fore and aft sail and taken diagonally from the throat to the close reef cringle of the leech 2. : the ordinary last reef or close reef used to steady a ship * * * balance reef, Nautical. a reef in a gaff rigged… … Useful english dictionary

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