Terminology Flashcards
What is the bilge?
The bilge is the enclosed area between the hull and the floorboards, where seepage collects.
Bow?
The bow is the front or forward end of the boat.
Chain plate?
The chain plate is a metal plate on the hull of the sailing vessel to which the ropes or cables supporting the mast are attached.
Cleat?
A cleat is a device fitted to the hull with two projections pointing in opposite directions to which a rope can be tied to secure the boat.
Coach roof?
The portion of the deck raised to give increased headroom in the cabin.
Cockpit?
The part of the boat that is not decked over.
Fairlead?
This is a device fitted to the deck to guide a line or rope around an object, out of the way or to stop it from moving laterally.
Guardrail and stanchions
These life lines are rails along the perimeter of the boat to help prevent people from falling overboard, these are supported by stainless steel rods called stanchions.
Gudgeon and pintle
A metal eye and matching pin used to mount a rudder on the sternpost or the transom of a boat.
Jackstay
A line/webbing running from bow to stern on each side of the yacht to attach a harness tether to so a crew member can move around the boat whilst being harnessed on.
Which side is the luff of the sail?
The forward (leading) edge of the sail is called the luff. This is related to the term luffing, which is a condition where the sail ripples because wind is crossing over the front and back side simultaneously, caused when the angle of the wind fails to allow the sail to maintain a good aerodynamic shape; this condition usually starts near the luff as the boat passes through the wind and then spreads to the rest of the sail as you come closer to head to wind.
What does the halyard do?
Lifts the main sail.
Bolt rope?
A rope sewn into the outer edge of a sail to prevent it from tearing. It is also used in the luff of the sail to prevent it from pulling out of the track on the mast or foil on a fore stay
What is a clew?
The clew is the aft lower corner of a foresail or a mainsail. There will be two clews (both lower corners) on a square sail and on a spinnaker.
What is a Cringle?
A cringle is a loop or eye in the leech of a sail for attaching the bowline bridle. These are used in the clews for attaching the sheets, and on the mainsail for attaching the reefing lines.
