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Stubb was considered to be an expert in the process of pitchpoling in the book Moby Dick.

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Stubb was considered to be an expert in the process of pitchpoling in the book Moby Dick.

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Captain Jack Aubrey from the Aubrey-Maturin book series was considered an expert in the process of pitchpoling.

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Pitchpoling in Moby Dick refers to a dangerous maneuver of turning a ship head-on into a violent storm or heavy sea in an attempt to prevent it from capsizing. Captain Ahab orders the crew to attempt this risky maneuver in pursuit of Moby Dick, ultimately resulting in disaster for the ship.

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With the wind and waves behind (following) a boat the waves tend to swing the stern of the boat from side to side as the waves lift the stern. This makes steering very difficult. If the boat turns unintentionally it can get sideways between the waves and risks a broach when the next wave tips the boat on its side. Alternately the boat can start surfing straight down the waves which can bury the bow in the trough of the waves and the following wave will lift the stern and flip the boat end-over-end, called pitchpoling. Also with high winds coming from behind the boat an unintentional jibe can occur which, if severe, can damage rigging or even dis-mast the boat.

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5-letter words

polio, polis

6-letter words

police, policy, poling, polios, polish, polite, polity

7-letter words

cipolin, policed, polices, politer, politic, tripoli

8-letter words

cipolins, depolish, impolicy, impolite, policies, policing, polished, polisher, polishes, politely, politest, politick, politico, politics, polities, propolis, repolish, spoliate, tripolis, unpolite

9-letter words

acropolis, duopolies, impolitic, necropoli, nonpolice, policeman, policemen, polishers, polishing, politburo, politesse, political, politicks, politicos, scapolite, spoliated, spoliates, spoliator, unpoliced

10-letter words

antipolice, apolitical, cosmopolis, depolished, depolishes, hypolimnia, impolicies, impolitely, metropolis, monopolies, monopolise, monopolist, monopolize, necropolis, poliovirus, politburos, politeness, politesses, politician, politicise, politicize, politicked, politicker, politicoes, propolises, repolished, repolishes, scapolites, spoliating, spoliation, spoliators, trampoline, unpolished

11-letter words

acropolises, cosmopolite, depolishing, duopolistic, geopolitics, hypolimnion, impolitical, impoliticly, megalopolis, monopolised, monopolises, monopolists, monopolized, monopolizer, monopolizes, oligopolies, outpolitick, pitchpoling, policewoman, policewomen, politically, politicians, politicised, politicises, politicized, politicizes, politickers, politicking, realpolitik, repolishing, spoliations, superpolite, trampoliner, trampolines, unpolitical

12-letter words

antipolitics, apolitically, bibliopolist, cosmopolises, cosmopolitan, cosmopolites, depoliticize, despoliation, geopolitical, impoliteness, metropolises, metropolitan, monopolising, monopolistic, monopolizers, monopolizing, necropolises, nonpolitical, outpoliticks, policyholder, polioviruses, politenesses, politicalize, politicising, politicizing, realpolitiks, trampoliners, trampolining, trampolinist, valpolicella

13-letter words

antipolitical, bibliopolists, cosmopolitans, cosmopolitism, depoliticized, depoliticizes, despoliations, geopolitician, impolitically, megalopolises, megalopolitan, metropolitans, nonpolitician, oligopolistic, outpoliticked, policyholders, poliomyelitis, politicalized, politicalizes, semipolitical, trampolinings, trampolinists, valpolicellas

14-letter words

antimonopolist, apolipoprotein, cosmopolitisms, depoliticizing, geopolitically, geopoliticians, impolitenesses, megalopolitans, monopolization, nonpolitically, nonpoliticians, outpoliticking, politicalizing, politicization, sociopolitical

15-letter words

antimonopolists, apolipoproteins, cosmopolitanism, monopolizations, nonmetropolitan, poliomyelitides, politicizations

16-letter words

cosmopolitanisms, depoliticization, monopolistically, nonmetropolitans, politicalization

17-letter words

depoliticizations, politicalizations

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