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1
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Rhumb line

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A straight course between two points

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Fairway

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A channel

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Knockdown

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A boat heeled so far that one of its spreaders touches the water

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Mainsheet

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The controlling line for the mainsail

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Lazy sheet

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The windward side jib sheet that is not under strain

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Mast

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The large aluminum or wooden pole in the middle of a boat from which the mainsail is set

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Bearing

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The direction from one object to another expressed in compass degrees

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Bolt rope

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The rope sewn into the foot and luff of some mainsails and the luff of some jibs by which the sails are attached to the boat

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Masthead

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The top of the mast

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Coaming

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The short protective wall surrounding the cockpit

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Compass rose

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The twin circles on a chart which indicate the direction of true north and magnetic north

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Offshore

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Away from or out of sight of land

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“Ready to jibe”

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The command given to the crew to prepare to jibe

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By the lee

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Sailing on a run with the wind coming over the same side of the boat as the boom

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15
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Below

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The area of a boat beneath the deck

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Shroud

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Standing rigging at the side of the mast

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Waterline

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The horizontal line on the hull of a boat where the water surface should be

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Hull speed

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The theoretical maximum speed of a sailboat determined by the length of is waterline

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Forepeak

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A storage area in the bow (below the deck)

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20
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Give-way vessel

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The vessel required to give way to another boat when they may be on a collision course

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21
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Magnetic

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In reference to magnetic north rather than true north

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22
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Downhaul

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A line used to pull down the movable gooseneck on some boats to tighten the luff of the mainsail. the Cunningham has the same function on other boats.

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23
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Charter

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To rent a boat

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24
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Working sheet

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Leeward jib sheet that is being used to trim the jib

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Mizzen

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The small aftermost sail on ketch or yawl hoisted on the mizzen mast

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Rudder

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The underwater fin that is controlled by the tiller to deflect water and steer the boat

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27
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Freeboard

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The height of the hull above the water’s surface

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28
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Schooner

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A two-masted boat whose foremast is usually shorter than its mainmast

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29
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Chop

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Rough, short, steep waves

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30
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Companionway

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The steps leading from the cockpit or deck to the cabin below

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31
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Luff groove

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The slot into which the luff of a sail is inserted

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32
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Head

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1) The top corner of a sail
2) The bathroom on a boat
3) The toilet on a boat

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Sheave

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The rotating wheel inside a block or fitting

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34
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Following sea

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Waves hitting the boat from astern

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35
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Telltales

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1) Pieces of yarn or sailcloth material attached to sails which indicate when the sail is properly trimmed
2) Wind direction indicators attached to the standing rigging

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36
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Course

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The direction in which the boat is steered

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37
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Tune

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To adjust a boat’s standing rigging

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38
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Furl

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To fold or roll up a sail

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39
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“Hard a-lee”

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The command given to the crew just prior to tacking

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40
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Secure

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Make safe or cleat

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41
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Compass

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The magnetic instrument which indicates the direction in which the boat is headed

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42
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Outhaul

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The controlling line attached to the clew of a mainsail used to tension the foot of the sail

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43
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Hove-to

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A boat that has completed the process of heaving-to, with its jib aback, its main loosely trimmed, and its rudder securely positioned to steer it close to the wind

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44
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Topping lift

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A line used to hold the boom up when the mainsail is lowered or stowed

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45
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Centerline

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The midline of a boat running from bow to stern

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46
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Point

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To steer close to the wind

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47
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Splice

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The joining of two lines together by interweaving their strands

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48
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Cast off

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To release a line when leaving a dock of mooring

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49
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Roach

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The sail area aft of a straight line running from the head to the clew of a sail

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50
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Full

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Not luffing

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51
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Displacement

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The weight of a boat; therefore the amount of water it displaces

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52
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Keel

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The heavy vertical fin beneath a boat that helps keep it upright and prevents it from slipping sideways in the water

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53
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Broad Reach

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Point of Sail: Sailing in a direction with the wind at the rear corner of the boat (~135 degrees from the bow)

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54
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Lead

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(LEED): To pass a line through a fitting or a block

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55
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Fathom

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A measurement of the depth of water. One fathom = 6’

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56
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Fast

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Secured

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57
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Tide

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The rise and fall of water level due to the gravitational pull of the sun and moon

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58
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Dead downwind

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Sailing in a direction straight downwind

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59
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Rail

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The outer edges of the deck

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60
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Lubber’s line

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A small post in a compass used to help determine a course or a bearing

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61
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Toe rail

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A short aluminum or wooden rail around the outer edges of the deck

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62
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Come about

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Another phrase for “tack”

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63
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Overpowered

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A boat that is heeling too far because it has too much sail up to the amount of wind

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64
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Lash

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To tie down

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65
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Seacock

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A valve which opens and closes a hole through the hull or saltwater needed on board or discharge

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Leeward

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(LEW-erd): The direction away from the wind (where the wind (where the wind is blowing to)

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67
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Pushpit

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A stainless steel guardrail at the stern of some boats

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68
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Low side

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The leeward side of the boat

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69
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Gudgeon

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A fitting attached to the stern of a boat into which the pintles of a rudder are inserted

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70
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Beam

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The width of a boat at its widest point

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71
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“Ready about”

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The command given to the crew to prepare to tack

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72
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Nun

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A red, even-numbered, cone-shaped buoy marking the right side of a channel as you return to port. Nuns are usually paired with cans.

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73
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Can

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An odd-numbered, green, flat-topped buoy marking the left side of a channel as you return to port

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74
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Boat speed

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The speed of a boat through the water

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75
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Grommet

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A reinforcing metal ring set in a sail

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76
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Working sails

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The mainsail and standard jib

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77
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Helm

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The tiller

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78
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Snub

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To hold a line under tension by wrapping it on a winch or cleat

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79
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Windward

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Toward the wind

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80
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Spring line

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A dockline running forward or aft from the boat to the dock to keep the boat from moving forward or aft

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Mainsail

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(MAIN-sil): The sail hoisted on the mast of a sloop or cutter of the sail hoisted on the mainmast of a ketch or yawl

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82
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Kedge off

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To use an anchor to pull a boat into deeper water it has run aground

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83
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Holding ground

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The bottom ground in an anchorage used to hold the anchor

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84
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Boom vang

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A block and tackle system which pulls the boom down to assist sail control

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85
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Foot

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The bottom edge of a sail

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86
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Cabin

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The interior of a boat

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87
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Daysailer

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A small sailboat

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88
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Vang

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Short for “boom vang”

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89
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Bilge

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The lowest part of the boat’s interior, where water on board will collect

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90
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Fend off

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Push off

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91
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Stanchions

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Stainless steel supports at the edge of the deck which hold the lifelines

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Sole

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The floor in a cockpit or cabin

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93
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Blanket

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To use a sail or object to block the wind from filling a sail

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94
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Rake

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The angle of the mast

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95
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Slow

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To store properly

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96
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Bight

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A loop in a line

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97
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Stay

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A wire support for a mast, part of the standing rigging

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98
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Fender

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A rubber bumper used to protect a boat by keeping it from hitting a dock.

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99
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Sail ties

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Pieces of line or webbing used to tie the mainsail to the boom when reefing or storing the sail

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100
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Luff

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1) The forward edge of a sail

2) The fluttering of a sail caused by aiming too close to the wind

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101
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Dockline

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A line used to secure the boat to the dock

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102
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Whip

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To bind together the strands at the end of a line

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103
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Push-pull principle

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The explanation of how sails generate power

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104
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Outboard

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1) Outside the rail of boat

2) A portable engine

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105
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Lee shore

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Land which is on the leeward side of the boat. Because the wind is blowing in that direction, a lee shore could pose a danger.

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106
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Pulpit

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A stainless steel guardrail at the bow and stern of some boats

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107
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Fairlead

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A fitting that guides a jib sheet or other lines back to the cockpit or along the deck

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108
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Figure-8 knot

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A knot designed to act as a stopper in the end of a line that takes the form of an 8

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109
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Stern

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The aft part of the boat

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110
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Trimaran

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A three-hulled sailing vessel

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111
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Knot

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One nautical mile per hour

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112
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Windward side

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The side of a boat or a sail closest to the wind

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113
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Roller furling

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A mechanical system to roll up a headsail (jib) around the headstay

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114
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Jibe

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To change direction of a boat by steering the stern through the wind

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115
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Standing rigging

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The permanent rigging (usually wire) of a boat, including the forestay, backstay, and shrouds

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116
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Sea breeze

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A wind that blows over the sea and onto the land

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117
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Cockpit

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The lower area in which the steering controls and sails controls are located

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118
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Buckhead

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A wall the runs athwartships on a boat, usually providing structural support to the hull

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119
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Rode

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Line and chain attached from the boat to the anchor

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120
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Coil

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To loop a line neatly so it can be stored

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121
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Sail cover

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The protective cover used to preserve sails when they are not in use

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122
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Head down

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To fall off or bear away, changing course away from the wind

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123
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“Jibe-ho”

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The command given to the crew when starting a jibe

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124
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True wind

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The actual speed and direction of the wind when standing still

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125
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No-Go Zone

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An area into the wind in which a boat cannot produce power to sail

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126
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Tiller extension

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A handle attached to the tiller which allows the helmsman to sit further out to the side

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127
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Staysail

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(STAY-sil): On a cutter, a second small “inner jib”, attached between the bow and the mast

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128
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Reef

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To reduce the size of a sail

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129
Q

Swamped

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Filled with water

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130
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Tiller

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A long handle, extending into the cockpit, which directly controls the rudder

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131
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Gunwale

A

(GUN-el): The edge of the deck where it meets the topsides

132
Q

Line

A

A nautical rope

133
Q

Capsize

A

To tip of turn a boat over

134
Q

S-Jibe

A

The controlled method of joining with the mainsail crossing the boat under control and the boat’s path making an “S” shaped course

135
Q

Centerboard

A

A pivoting board that can be lowered and used like a keel to keep a boat from slipping to leeward

136
Q

Lay

A

To sail a course that will clear an obstacle without tacking

137
Q

Header

A

A wind shift which makes your boat head down or sails to be sheeted in

138
Q

Hank

A

A snap hook that is used to connect the luff of a jib onto the forestay

139
Q

Broach

A

An uncontrolled rounding up in to the wind, usually from a downwind point of sail

140
Q

Reach

A

One of several points of sail across the wind

141
Q

Helmsman

A

The person responsible for steering the boat

142
Q

Siegel

A

A vertical fin in front of the rudder

143
Q

Mooring

A

A permanently anchored ball or buoy to which a boat can be tied

144
Q

Luff tape

A

An attachment to the luff of a sail consisting of a small, internal boltrope inserted in the luff groove on a roller furling system.

145
Q

Lull

A

A decrease in wind speed for a short duration

146
Q

Stem

A

The forward tip of the bow

147
Q

Hike

A

To position crew members out over the windward rail to help balance the boat

148
Q

Rig

A

1) The design of a boat’s mast(s), standing rigging, and sail plan
2) To prepare a boat to go sailing

149
Q

Shoal

A

Shallow water that may be dangerous

150
Q

Skipper

A

The person in charge of the boat

151
Q

Lazarette

A

A storage compartment built into the cockpit or deck

152
Q

Tail

A

To hold and pull a line from behind a winch

153
Q

Heel

A

The lean of a boat caused by the wind

154
Q

Scupper

A

Cockpit or deck drain

155
Q

Mainmast

A

The taller of two masts on a boat

156
Q

Whisker pole

A

A pole, temporarily mounted between the mast and the clew of a jib, used to hold the jib out and keep it full when sailing downwind.

157
Q

Amidships

A

Toward the center of the boat

158
Q

Lee helm

A

The boat’s tendency to turn away from the wind

159
Q

Batten

A

A thin slat that slides into a pocket in the leech of a sail, helping it hold its shape

160
Q

Headstay

A

The standing rigging running from the bow to the mast

161
Q

Heave

A

To throw

162
Q

Dodger

A

A canvas protection in front of the cockpit of some boats that is designed to keep spray off the skipper and crew

163
Q

Aft

A

At or toward the stern or behind the boat

164
Q

Flood

A

An incoming current

165
Q

Beating

A

A course sailed upwind

166
Q

Cunningham

A

A line running through a grommet about 8” up from the tack of a mainsail that is used to tighten the luff of the sail

167
Q

Backstay

A

The standing rigging running from the stern to the top of the mast, keeping the mast from falling forward

168
Q

Leech

A

The after edge of a sail

169
Q

Overtaking

A

A boat that is catching up to another boat and about to pass it

170
Q

Head up

A

To come up, changing course toward the wind

171
Q

Dock

A

1) The wooden structure where a boat may be tied up.

2) The act of bringing the boat to rest alongside the structure.

172
Q

Traveler

A

A track or bridle that controls sideways (athwartships) movement of the mainsail

173
Q

Channel

A

A (usually narrow) path in the water, marked by bouys, in which the water is deep enough to sail

174
Q

Chafe

A

Wear on a line caused by rubbing

175
Q

Cutter

A

A single-masted boat with the mast near the middle that is capable of flying both a jib and a staysail

176
Q

Hard over

A

To turn the tiller as far as possible in one direction

177
Q

Tack

A

1) A course on which the wind comes over one side of the boat, i.e., port tack, starboard tack
2) To change direction by turning the bow through the wind
3) The lower forward corner of a sail

178
Q

Stability

A

A boat’s ability to resist tipping (heeling)

179
Q

Back

A

To stop or to propel a boat backward by holding the clew of a sail out to windward

180
Q

Scull

A

To propel a boat by swinging the rudder back and forth

181
Q

Trim

A

1) To pull in on a sheet

2) How a sail is set relative to the wind

182
Q

Bouy

A

A floating marker

183
Q

Transom

A

The vertical surface of the stern

184
Q

Headsail

A

A jib, genoa, or staysail

185
Q

Reeve

A

To pass a line thorough a cringe or block

186
Q

Underway

A

To be under the power of sail or engine

187
Q

Ballast

A

Weight in the keel of a boat that provides stability

188
Q

Heave-to

A

To hold one’s position in the water by using the force of the sails and rudder to counter one another

189
Q

Astern

A

Behind the stern of the boat

190
Q

Step

A

The area in which the base of the mast fits

191
Q

Hatch

A

A large covered opening in the deck

192
Q

Offshore wind

A

Wind blowing off (away from) the land

193
Q

Chart

A

A nautical map

194
Q

Deck

A

The mostly flat surface area on top of the boat

195
Q

Pintle

A

Small metal extensions on a rudder that slides into grudges on the transform. The gudgeon/pintle fitting allows the rudder to swing back and forth.

196
Q

Scope

A

The ratio of the amount of anchor rode deployed to the distance from the bow to the bottom

197
Q

Off the wind

A

Sailing downwind

198
Q

Adrift

A

A boat drifting without control

199
Q

Unrig

A

To stow sails and rigging when the boat is not in use

200
Q

Crew

A

Besides the skipper, anyone on board who helps sail the boat

201
Q

Gear

A

Generic term for sailing equipment

202
Q

Wind-and-wing

A

Sailing downwind with the jib set on the opposite side of the mainsail

203
Q

Bowline

A

(BOE-lin): A knot designed to make a loop that will not slip and can be easily untied

204
Q

Spreader

A

A support strut extending athwartships from the mast used to support the mast and guide the shrouds from the top of the mast to the chainplates

205
Q

Fitting

A

A piece of nautical hardware

206
Q

Right-of-way

A

The right of the stand-on vessel to hold its course

207
Q

Clew

A

The lower, aft corner of a sail. The clew of the mainsail is held taught by the outhaul. The jib sheets are attached to the clew of the jib.

208
Q

Masthead fly

A

A wind direction indicator on top of the mast

209
Q

Leeway

A

Sideways slippage of the boat in a direction away from the wind

210
Q

Fake

A

To lay out a line on deck using large loops to keep it from becoming tangled

211
Q

Quarter

A

The sides of the boat near the stern

212
Q

Hiking strap

A

A strap used by people hiking out that holds their feet

213
Q

Fall off

A

Another phrase for “head down”

214
Q

High side

A

The windward side of the boat

215
Q

Navigation Rules

A

Laws established to prevent collisions on the water

216
Q

Port tack

A

Sailing on any point of sail with the wind coming over the port side of the boat

217
Q

Catboat

A

A boat with only a mainsail and the mast located at the bow

218
Q

Pay out

A

To ease a line

219
Q

Current

A

The horizontal movement of water caused by tides, wind, and other forces

220
Q

Spar

A

A pole used to attach a sail on a boat, for example, the mast, the boom, a gaff

221
Q

Bottom

A

1) The underside of the boat

2) The land under the water

222
Q

Hull

A

The body of the boat, excluding rig and sails

223
Q

Turnbuckle

A

A mechanical fitting attached to the lower ends of stays, allowing for the standing rigging to be adjusted

224
Q

Range

A

The alignment of two objects that indicate the middle of a channel

225
Q

Jury rig

A

An improvised, temporary repair

226
Q

Gooseneck

A

The strong fitting that connects the boom to the mast

227
Q

Weather side

A

Another phrase for “windward side”

228
Q

Sheave

A

The rotating wheel inside a block or fitting

229
Q

Jib

A

The small forward sail of a boat attached to the forestry

230
Q

Shake out

A

To remove a reef and restore the full sail

231
Q

Hiking stick

A

Another phrase for “tiller extension”

232
Q

Foresail

A

A jib or a genoa

233
Q

Aboard

A

On the boat

234
Q

Head-to-wind

A

The course of the boat when the bow is dead into the wind

235
Q

Weather helm

A

The boat’s tendency to head up toward the ins, which occurs when a sailboat is overpowered

236
Q

Headboard

A

The reinforcing small board affixed to the head of a sail

237
Q

Gust

A

Another word for “puff”

238
Q

Beam reach

A

Point of Sail: Sailing in a direction at ~90 degrees to the wind

239
Q

Block

A

A pulley on a boat

240
Q

Draft

A

The depth of a boat’s keel from the water’s surface

241
Q

Forestay

A

The standing rigging running from the bow to the mast to which, the jib is handed on

242
Q

Athwartships

A

Across the boat from side to side

243
Q

Boat hook

A

A pole with a hook on the end used for grabbing hold of a mooring of retrieving something that has fallen overboard

244
Q

Set

A

1) The direction of a current

2) To trim they sails

245
Q

Jiffy reef

A

A quick reefing system allowing a section of the mainsail to be tied to the boom

246
Q

Bend

A

To attach a sail to a spar or a headstay, or to attach a line to a sail

247
Q

Life Jacket

A

Piece of equipment designed to assist a wearer, who may be either conscious or unconscious, to keep afloat.

248
Q

Sheet

A

1) [noun] The line which is used to control the sail by easing it out or trimming it in
2) [verb] To trim a sail

249
Q

Inboard

A

Inside of the rail of a boat

250
Q

Depower

A

To release the power from the sails by allowing them to luff or making them flatter. This is done to reduce heel.

251
Q

Foul-weather gear

A

Water resistant clothing

252
Q

Chainplates

A

Strong metal plates which connect the shrouds to the boat

253
Q

Winch

A

A deck-mounted drum with a handle offering mechanical advantage used to trim sheets. Winches may also be mounted on the mast to assist in raising sails

254
Q

Haul in

A

To tighten a line

255
Q

In irons

A

A boat that is head-to-wind, making no forward headway

256
Q

Spinnaker

A

A large billowing headsail used when sailing downwind

257
Q

Lifeline

A

Wire supported by stanchions, around the outside of the deck to help prevent crew members from falling overboard

258
Q

Bear away

A

To fall off, head away from the wind

259
Q

USCG

A

Abbreviation for United States Coast Guard

260
Q

Mast step

A

The structure that the bottom of the mast sits on

261
Q

Heading

A

The direction of the boat expressed in compass degrees

262
Q

Apparent wind

A

The wind aboard a moving boat

263
Q

Sloop

A

A single-masted sailboat with mainsail and headsail

264
Q

On the wind

A

Sailing upwind, close-hauled

265
Q

Bow

A

The forward part of the boat

266
Q

Prevailing wind

A

Typical of consistent wind conditions

267
Q

Run

A

(Point of Sail): Sailing with the wind coming directly behind the boat

268
Q

Wake

A

Waves caused by a boat moving through the water

269
Q

Land breeze

A

A wind that blows over land and out to sea

270
Q

Fore

A

Forward

271
Q

Lift

A

1) The force that results from air passing by a sail, or water past a keel, that moves the boat forward and sideways.
2) A change in wind direction which lets the boat head up.

272
Q

Ebb

A

An outgoing current

273
Q

Dinghy

A

A small sailboat or rowboat

274
Q

Fetch

A

A course on which a boat can make its destination without having to tack.

275
Q

Yawl

A

A two-masted boat with its mizzen (after) mast shorter than its mainmast and located aft of the rudder post

276
Q

Painter

A

The line attached to the bow of a dinghy

277
Q

Head off

A

Another phrase for “head down”

278
Q

Points of sail

A

Boat directions in relation to wind direction, i.e., close-hauled, beam reaching broad reaching, and running.

279
Q

Breast line

A

A short dockline leading off the beam of the boat directly to the dock

280
Q

Squall

A

A short intense storm with little warning

281
Q

Bitter end

A

The end of a line

282
Q

Close-hauled

A

Point of Sail: Sailing in a direction with the wind forward of the beam (~70 degrees from the bow)

283
Q

Aground

A

A boat whose keel is touching the bottom

284
Q

Cleat

A

A nautical fitting that is used to secure a line

285
Q

Chock

A

A guide mounted on the deck through which docklines and anchor rode are run

286
Q

Starboard

A

When looking from the stern toward the bow, the right side of the boat

287
Q

Abeam

A

Off the side of (at right angle to) the boat

288
Q

Ease

A

To let out a line or sail

289
Q

Figure-8 rescue

A

A maneuver used to return to a person or object in the water

290
Q

Bail

A

To empty a boat of water

291
Q

Catamaran

A

A twin-hulled sailing vessel with a deck or trampoline between the hulls

292
Q

Genoa

A

A large jib whose clew extends aft of the mast

293
Q

Vessel

A

Any sailboat, power boat or ship

294
Q

Stand-on vessel

A

The vessel or boat with the right-of-way

295
Q

Fouled

A

Tangled

296
Q

Barometer

A

A weather forecasting instrument that measures air pressure

297
Q

Pinching

A

Sailing too close to the wind

298
Q

Starboard tack

A

Sailing on any point of sail with the wind coming over the starboard side of the boat

299
Q

Rigging

A

The wires and lines used to support and control sails

300
Q

Gaff

A

On some boats, a spar along the top edge of a four-sided sail

301
Q

Port

A

1) The left side of a boat when facing forward
2) A harbor
3) A window in a cabin on a boat

302
Q

Slip

A

A parking area for a boat between 2 docks in a marina

303
Q

Nautical mile

A

A distance of 6,076 feet, equaling one minute of the earth’s latitude

304
Q

Forward

A

Toward the bow

305
Q

Flooding

A

A vessel taking on water

306
Q

Bow line

A

(BOW - line): A line running from the bow of the boat to the dock or mooring

307
Q

Singlehanded

A

Sailing alone

308
Q

Halyard

A

A line used to hoist or lower a sail

309
Q

Bouyancy

A

The ability of an object to float

310
Q

Boom

A

The spar extending directly aft from the mast to which the foot of the mainsail is attached

311
Q

Glide zone

A

The distance a sailboat takes to coast to a stop

312
Q

Downwind

A

Away from the direction of the wind

313
Q

Running rigging

A

Lines and hardware used to control the sails

314
Q

Ground tackle

A

The anchor and rode (chain and line)

315
Q

Marlinspike

A

A pointed tool used to loosen knots

316
Q

Upwind

A

Toward the direction of the wind

317
Q

Puff

A

An increase in wind speed for a short duration

318
Q

Heavy weather

A

Strong winds and large waves

319
Q

Topsides

A

The sides of the boat between the waterline and the desk

320
Q

Balance

A

The capability of a boat to sail straight without changing tiller position

321
Q

Leeward side

A

The side of the boat of sail that is away from the wind

322
Q

Headway

A

Progress made forward

323
Q

Shackle

A

A metal fitting at the end of a line used to attach the line to a sail or another fitting

324
Q

Steer

A

To control the direction of a boat, using the tiller or wheel, in order to maintain the desired course

325
Q

Tackle

A

A sequence of blocks and line that provides a mechanical advantage

326
Q

Quick stop rescue

A

A maneuver used to return to a person or object in the water

Keel Boat Sailing 101 (1 decks)

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