centreboard

/ ˈsɛntəˌbɔːd /

noun

a supplementary keel for a sailing vessel, which may be adjusted by raising and lowering Compare daggerboard

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Harvey seized the iron rod, which was fastened to the centreboard, and gave a strong pull.

It is obvious, therefore, that the shallow centreboard boat is the only type fit for Hickling.

His vessels are mostly centreboard and of light draught, the latter, by the way, being of more vital necessity than ever.

He afterwards removed the keel and returned to the centreboard, with which he thought the boat was faster and handier.

For ordinary occasions the racing centreboard was unshipped, and a smaller one substituted in its place.

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