Possible Clues:

• Part of a ship
• Vulgar Republican adopts daughter, one manipulated by sailor?
• Guide, increasingly red in the face, I abandoned
• Regret consuming Double Diamonds with Romeo -- one's usually in stern control
• Boat's steering blade
• Steering part on a ship
• More robust handling dinghy's original steering device
• Steering device on a ship
• One who regrets accepting Doctor of Divinity as guide
• Right milk-giving animal has one steer using this?