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Old 18-06-2013, 06:29   #31
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Re: What are the cloths called laced inside the stanchions

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Old 18-06-2013, 06:42   #32
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Re: What are the cloths called laced inside the stanchions

In the UK, as others have said, they are called "dodgers".

I personally call them "windage-generators", "vision-obstructors", and "wave-catchers"
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It always surprises me how a particular item can have so many different names according to the different locales. At the beginning of this post I thought I would see the name that all my local sailors use for this item, but no it's not among any of these posts! We've always called these "Splash Guards".
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