Terminology / Glossary Flashcards
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Beam 2
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halfway between stern and bow
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Helmsman
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Person at the helm
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Locker
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storage compartment
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Luff 1
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forward edge of sail
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Working
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of a sheet, the one that is currently being used to trim a sail (versus lazy)
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Batten pocket
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batten holder
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Stand-on vessel
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when two vessels converge, the vessel that must maintain its course and speed
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Hull
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Watertight structural shell of a boat
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Sailboard
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Essentially a surfboard with a sail
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Bow
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forward part of boat
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Beacon
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aid to naviation fixed in place
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Lay
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of a rope’s strands, the direction they are twisted, as in right hand or left-hand
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Boathook
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pole useful for many things
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Puff
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like gust, only less strength
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Backing
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act of setting a sail aback
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Helm
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tiller or wheel
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Off the wind
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Any point of sail where the wind is abaft the beam
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Sailcloth
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Material of sails
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Standing rigging
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Shrouds and stays that remain in place when a boat is not sailing (versus running rigging)
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Knot 1
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fastening made by entwining a rope
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Spinnaker
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A large, lightweight, rounded sail used when sailing downwind
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Aback
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of a sail, when wind is on the wrong side
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Lee
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Sheltered are to leeward of something (boat, building, land) providing protection from the wind
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Mast
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fixed vertical spar
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Bottom
seabed or bed under water
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Block
pulley
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Windward side
toward the wind
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Run
Point of sail on which the wind is aft
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Point of sail
direction sailing relative to the wind
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Beam 1
width of a boat
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Reef 2
To reduce the area of a sail exposed to wind
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Vang
a piece of running rigging user to restrain a spar e.g., boom vang
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Steaming light
bow to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam, used by sailboat while under power
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Hiking stick
An extension to the tiller that allows the helmsman more freedom of movement
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Inboard
toward centerline of boat; inside the hull
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Leeward
away from the wind
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Winging the jib
sailing wing on wing
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Starboard tack
Any course where wind is blowing from the starboard side of the boat
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Backwinding
similar to backing
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Pontoon
moored floating structure to which a boat can be tied.
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Rudder
moveable appendage which can be steered
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"Jibe-ho"
announcement that helmsman about to steer the boat through a jibe
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Boom
spar that supports foot of mainsail
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Shroud
Wire that provides athwartships support to the mast
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Tail 1
the end of a working line after the winch or snubber that is taking the load
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Jibe
to turn the boat so that its stern passes through the wind
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Rigging
Wires and lines used to support spars and to control sails
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Vessel
any ship, boat or craft capable of being navigate
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Lifeline
wire supported by stanchions around perimeter of deck to prevent crew from going overboard
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Hoist
to haul aloft
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Headway
motion forward
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Masthead fly
wind vane fitted at the mast head
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Trimaran
three hulls
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Outboard 2
Portable motor attached to stern of boat / dinghy
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Keel
main structure along bottom of a boat's hull; fin shaped structure containing ballast
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Mooring buoy
buoy attached to a mooring
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Stay
A piece of standing rigging that supports a mast in the fore- and aft- directions
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Bend
a knot used to tie a line to another line or object
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Zephyr
Gentle breeze, perfect for quiet even sail
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Weather helm
Tendency of a boat to head up into the wind
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Roller furling
furling around a stay
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Tack 2
To change course by turning bow of boat through the wind
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Slip
a berth
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Apparent Wind
combination of true wind and wind effect of motion of the boat
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Knot 2
unit of speed; one nautical mile (6,076 feet) per hour
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Heave-to
To hold a boat almost stationary by setting the sails and rudder in opposition
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Windage
the resistance of a boat's hull, rig and superstructure presented to the wind
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Nautical mile
6,076 feet; 1.15x a land mile; equal to one minute of arc on the earth. Earth = 360 degrees, each degree having 60 minutes.
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Stern
the aft part of a boat
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Bear away
come off the wind, fall off
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Hitch
a type of knot used to attach a line to an object or another line
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Traveler
a car and track system allowing the mainsheet's attachment point to the deck to be moved athwardship
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Luff 3
to head up to that the sail luffs
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Reef 1
rock or coral submerged, hazard to navigation
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Broad reach
point of sail between beam reach and a run
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Nun buoy
cone-shaped top
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Lee side
side away from the wind
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Spreader
An athwartships strut on a mast that holds the shrouds away from the mast
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Head up
Steer more toward the wind
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Tide
movement of water caused by gravitational affects of moon and sun
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Headstay
Stay between the top of the mast and the bow
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Abaft
toward the stern
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Wing on wing
sailing on a run with the jib and mailsail on opposite sides of the boat
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Bowline
knot
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Mark
general name for aid to navigation
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Bow line
dock line between bow and dock
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Headsail
Any sail forward of the forwardmost mast; also, a jib
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Batten
slat inserted to support sailcloth
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Anchor
device to lower and secure
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Topping lift
line supporting the boom when not being supported by the sail
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Mooring
a permanently set anchor
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Blanketed
Hidden from the wind, blocked
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Rig 2
The total assembly of sails, spars, booms and rigging
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Beam Reach
wind is abeam
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Trim 1
to adjust a sail
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Stripping arm
part of a self-tailor
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Port 1
Left-side
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Secure 2
to make safe
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Shackle
closeable metal connector
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Abeam
off the boat at right angles to its centerline
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Trim 2
the position of a sail when set relative to the wind
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Bend on
to attach, as a sail to a spar
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Jib
sail set forward of the mainmast
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Sheet
line used to control alignment of sail relative to the boat or wind
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Loose footed
of a mainsail, attached to boom at tack and clew but not along its foot
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Rigging
Wires and lines used to support spars and to control sails
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Tackle
Line reeved through a series of blocks to gain mechanical advantage
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Aground
hull or keel is touching bottom
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Snub
To hold a line under tension by wrapping it around a cleat or winch
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Pulpit
guardrail at the bow or stern to which lifelines are connected
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Port 2
Harbor
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Sail tie
Length of webbing used to secure sails
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Secure 1
to make fast
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Masthead fly
wind vane fitted at the mast head
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In irons
boat that's head to wind; lost all headway
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"Ready about"
command used to signal crew to prepare for a tack
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Tail 2
To pull on the tail of a line
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Moor
to tie up (a boat)
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Quay
pronounced "key"; solid structure to which vessels tie up to load / unload
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Scope
ratio of the length of rode deployed to the vertical distance from the boat's bow to the bottom
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Lee helm
Tendency of a sailboat when sailing to turn away from the wind
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Bolt rope
rope sewn into edge of sail, often used to attach to mast or boom
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Rope
raw material for lines
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Keelboat
sailboat with keel and ballast
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On the wind
Any point of sail where the wind is forward of the beam
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Stow
to put away
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Waterline
line around the hull meeting the surface of the water
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Weather side
side of boat from which the wind is blowing; windward side
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Navigational chart
a map
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Astern
Behind the stern
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Round up
Of a boat, to spontaneously turn head to wind
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True Wind
as observed by a stationary point
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Line
rope
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Spar
A pole used to support a sail e.g., mast, boom
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Outhaul
Line used to tension the foot of the mainsail
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Stern light
navigation light shines on both sides of the boat in an arch from the stern to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam
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Winch
gear-driven drum providing mechanical advantage to a line
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Self-tailer
device on a winch that enables it to grasp and gather the tail of a line as it winds around the winch
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Lazy
Of, for example, a jibsheet, the windward one that's not under load
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Transom
flat portion of surface that closes the hull at the stern
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Jammer
A device that holds a line by an internal mechanism
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Windward
toward the wind
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Shackle key
tool for tightening and loosening a shackle
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Heel
lean sideways
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Rig 1
To attach, as in a sail
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Navigation Rules
laws established to prevent collisions on the water
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Quarter
the sides of the boat between the beam and the stern
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Navigation
act of navigating
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Tack 1
The forward lower corner of a sail
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Surge
To ease a loaded line while snubbing it to keep it under control
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Navigational light
a light required under Navigation Rules when a vessel is operating at night or in poor visibility
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Amidships
at or toward the middle of the boat
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Leech
The after edge of a sail
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Athwartships
across the boat from side to side
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Make fast
to secure
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Navigate
conduct a vessel over body of water
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Luff 2
fluttering of a sail
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Running rigging
Adjustable rigging (lines) used to raise, lower or trim the sails
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Aloft
above the deck
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Sidelight
Navigation light on side of boat shines from bow to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam
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Port tack
Any course where the wind is blowing on the port side of the boat
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Reach
point of sale between close-hauled and a run
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Backstay
top of mast to stern
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No-sail zone
zone in relations to the wind where sails cannot generate power
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Tack 3
A course designation according to which side of the boat the wind is blowing onto
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After
toward the stern
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Sloop
Sailboat with one mast, a mainsail and a headsail
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Rode
The line or chain that connects an anchor to a boat
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Outboard 1
away from centerline of boat; outside the gunwale
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Aft
toward the stern
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Jibsheet
line attached to the clew of a jib to adjust angle to the wind
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Aid to Navigation
buoy or other device to mark a channel, navigation feature or hazard
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Jump
when hoisting a sail, to haul on the halyard at the mast
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Ballast
weight low stability
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Starboard
right-hand side
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Upwind
direction from which the wind is blowing
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Pinch
to sail too close to the wind so that the sail luffs
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Luff tape
tape with an integral bolt rope that is sewn into the luff of a sail
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Pier
structure built over water on pilings
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Beat, beating
to sail to windward close-hauled
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Stanchion
A metal post that supports the lifelines
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Boom vang
running rigging, often a block and tackle, used to hold down the boom
