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2
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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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9
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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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19
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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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22
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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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25
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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

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centerboard that does not pivot

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27
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eye of the wind

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direction from which the true wind is blowing

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falling off

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turn away from the direction of the wind

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29
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foot

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a sail’s lower edge

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fore

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at or toward the boat’s bow

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fore-and-aft

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lengthwise, in the direction of the keel

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foremast

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mast nearest to the bow

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forestay

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the foremost stay, running from the masthead to the bow

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furl

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tightly roll up a sail

35
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halyard

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line used for hoisting sails

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hard-a-lee

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to put the tiller all the way down toward the leeward side of the boat

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head

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a sail’s top corner; also a boat’s toilet

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headsail

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sail forward of the foremast

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headstay

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a forward stay

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headway

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moving forward

41
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heel

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a boat’s angle to horizontal, to lean over to one side

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hull

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the body of boat

43
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in irons

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to head into the wind and refuse to fall off

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jibing

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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

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line that controls the jib

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keel

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centerline backbone at the bottom of a boat

47
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lee

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the side opposite that from which the wind blows; the opposite of weather

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lee helm

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the tendency of a boat to swing leeward unless held on course

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leeward

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away from the wind; the direction to which the wind blows, down wind

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line

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any length of rope that has a specified use

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luff

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to get so close to the wind that the sail flaps; also the forward edge of a sail

52
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luff up

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to turn the boat’s head right into the wind

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mainmast

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principal mast on a boat

54
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mainsail

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boomed sail projecting aft from the mainmast

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mainsheet

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line that controls the main boom

56
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make fast

A

secure a line

57
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mast

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vertical spar to which the sails and rigging are attached

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masthead

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top of the mast

59
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on the wind

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close-hauled

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point

A

to head close to the wind

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point of sail

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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

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the left-hand side of a boat, looking forward towards the bow (opposite of starboard)

63
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port tack

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when a boat sails with the main boom to starboard and wind hits the port side first

64
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privileged vessel

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a boat that has the right-of-way (ROW)

65
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reach

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sailing on a tack with the wind roughly abeam, all sailing points between running and close-hauled

66
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ready about

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order to prepare for coming about

67
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rudder

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vertical metal or wooden plate attached to the stern, whose movements steer the boat

68
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run

A

to sail with the wind aft and with the sheets eased out

69
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sheet

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line that controls a sail or the movement of a boom

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starboard

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right-hand side of a boat looking forward towards the bow (opposite of port)

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starboard tack

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tack on which the wind strikes the starboard side first and the boom is out to port

72
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stern

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after end of a boat

73
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tack

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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)

74
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tacking

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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

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short piece of wood by which the rudder is turned

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topsides

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the part of a boat’s hull which is above the waterline

77
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wake

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a boat’s track, behind

78
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weather

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windward, opposite of leeward

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weather side

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the side of a boat on which the wind is blowing

80
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windward

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the direction from which the wind blows, towards the wind (opposite of leeward)

81
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jib

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a triangular headsail set on a stay forward of the foremast

CPM (15 decks)

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