The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word SEAMANSHIP
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result SEAMANSHIP
- Is he working with sampan, requiring this?
- Wrong emphasis about an ability in the main
- Misplaced emphasis about an ability needed by people on board
- Article has wrong emphasis about ocean-going craft
- Quality shown by good ratings?
- Skill displayed in the main by 26?
- Sampan she and I manoeuvred with such skill?
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What does SEAMANSHIP mean?
SEAMANSHIP noun- Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel.