Nautical Passion http://www.nauticalpassion.com Boating and Waterfront Lifestyle Blog Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:58:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hans, Kristen with Kit Kat and their nautical voyage experience onboard Albin Vega sailboat Whisper Great  story! http://under30undersail.blogspot.com/ http://www.nauticalpassion.com/2009/10/08/hans-and-kristen-kit-kat-nautical-voyage-experience-onboard-whisper/ Nautical Term – Righting couple Righting couple – Force which normally restores a ship to equilibrium once a heel has changed the relationship between her center of buoyancy and her center of gravity. http://www.nauticalpassion.com/2009/03/10/nautical-term-righting-couple/ Nautical Term – Binnacle Binnacle – Stand on which a ship's compass is mounted. http://www.nauticalpassion.com/2009/03/09/nautical-term-binnacle/