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abeam

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directly to the side of the boat

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about

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on the opposite tack

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aft

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at or near the stern

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alee

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to the leeward side

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aloft

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above the deck

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apparent wind

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the direction and speed of the wind felt by the crew; combination of the true wind and that created by the motion of the boat

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astern

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behind the boat

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backstay

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any single wire supporting the mast from the stern

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beam

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measurement of the width of a boat

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beam reach

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sailing with the wind coming across the boat’s beam

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beam wind

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a wind at right angles to a boat’s course

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bear away

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to steer the boat away from the wind

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beat

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sailing against the wind by tacking (sailing a zigzag course towards the wind)

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beating to windward

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to sail to windward close-hauled, tacking as you go, to reach an objective to windward

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bow

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the forward part of a boat

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broach

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turn sideways to wind and the surf

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broad reach

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the point of sailing between a beam reach and a run, when the wind blows over the quarter

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center of effort (COE)

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the point at which all the forces acting on the sails are concentrated

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center of lateral resistance (CLR)

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the underwater center of pressure about which a boat pivots when changing course

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centerboard

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retractable keel to stop a boat’s leeward drift

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close-hauled

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sailing close to the wind with sails pulled in

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close reach

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the point of sailing between close-hauled and a beam reach, when the wind blows forward of the beam

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come about

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to change course so as to be sailing at the same angle but with the wind on the other side

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course

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the direction in which a vessel is steered, usually given in degrees

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daggerboard
centerboard that does not pivot
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eye of the wind
direction from which the true wind is blowing
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falling off
turn away from the direction of the wind
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foot
a sail's lower edge
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fore
at or toward the boat's bow
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fore-and-aft
lengthwise, in the direction of the keel
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foremast
mast nearest to the bow
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forestay
the foremost stay, running from the masthead to the bow
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furl
tightly roll up a sail
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halyard
line used for hoisting sails
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hard-a-lee
to put the tiller all the way down toward the leeward side of the boat
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head
a sail's top corner; also a boat's toilet
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headsail
sail forward of the foremast
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headstay
a forward stay
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headway
moving forward
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heel
a boat's angle to horizontal, to lean over to one side
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hull
the body of boat
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in irons
to head into the wind and refuse to fall off
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jibing
changing direction with the wind aft; to change from one tack to another by turning the stern through the wind; also spelled gybing
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jibsheet
line that controls the jib
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keel
centerline backbone at the bottom of a boat
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lee
the side opposite that from which the wind blows; the opposite of weather
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lee helm
the tendency of a boat to swing leeward unless held on course
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leeward
away from the wind; the direction to which the wind blows, down wind
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line
any length of rope that has a specified use
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luff
to get so close to the wind that the sail flaps; also the forward edge of a sail
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luff up
to turn the boat's head right into the wind
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mainmast
principal mast on a boat
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mainsail
boomed sail projecting aft from the mainmast
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mainsheet
line that controls the main boom
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make fast
secure a line
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mast
vertical spar to which the sails and rigging are attached
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masthead
top of the mast
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on the wind
close-hauled
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point
to head close to the wind
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point of sail
the different angles from the wind on which a boat may sail; the boat's course relative to the direction of the wind
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port
the left-hand side of a boat, looking forward towards the bow (opposite of starboard)
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port tack
when a boat sails with the main boom to starboard and wind hits the port side first
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privileged vessel
a boat that has the right-of-way (ROW)
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reach
sailing on a tack with the wind roughly abeam, all sailing points between running and close-hauled
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ready about
order to prepare for coming about
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rudder
vertical metal or wooden plate attached to the stern, whose movements steer the boat
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run
to sail with the wind aft and with the sheets eased out
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sheet
line that controls a sail or the movement of a boom
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starboard
right-hand side of a boat looking forward towards the bow (opposite of port)
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starboard tack
tack on which the wind strikes the starboard side first and the boom is out to port
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stern
after end of a boat
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tack
the lower forward corner of the sail, where the luff and the foot meet; also the diagonal made with the wind by a sailboat when close-hauled, (to change from one tack to another by coming about)
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tacking
working to windward by sailing close-hauled on alternate courses so that the wind is first on one side of the boat, then on the other
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tiller
short piece of wood by which the rudder is turned
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topsides
the part of a boat's hull which is above the waterline
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wake
a boat's track, behind
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weather
windward, opposite of leeward
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weather side
the side of a boat on which the wind is blowing
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windward
the direction from which the wind blows, towards the wind (opposite of leeward)
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jib
a triangular headsail set on a stay forward of the foremast

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