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Windsurfing (1) Flashcards

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APPARENT WIND?

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  • wind that the sailor FEELS which is the COMBINATION of the TRUE WIND and the wind caused by the sailor’s motion
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BATTENS?

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  • FLEXIBLE STRIPS/tubes placed in pockets in the sail to help maintain the SAIL’S RIGID SHAPE.
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BEAM?

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  • WIDEST PART of a boat. The point half way between the bow(front) and stern(rear) of a sailboard.
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BEAM REACH?

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  • sailing with the wind coming DIRECTLY over the BEAM. Sailing b/w 80-100 DEGREES from the direction of the wind.
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BEAR OFF?

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  • same as FALL OFF
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BEAT?

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  • to sail to WINDWARD
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BOW?

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  • the FRONT of the board; NOSE.
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BROAD REACH?

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  • sailing with the wind just AFT of the BEAM. Sailing between 100-135 DEGREES from the direction of the wind
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CAMBER?

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  • the CURVED PART/POCKET of a properly rigged sail. In general, sails rigged with MORE CAMBER will have MORE POWER/LESS SPEED than those with less camber
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CAMBER INDUCED SAIL?

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  • a sail with ONE/+ CAMBER INDUCERS
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CAMBER INDUCERS?

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  • PLASTIC DEVICES that hold the SAIL AWAY from the MAST so that there is a SMOOTH AIR FLOW across the MAST to the SAIL on both the windward and leeward sides of the sail
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CENTERBOARD?

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  • RETRACTABLE DEVICE at the center of the board that, when down, changes the center of resistance in order to make it easier to SAIL UPWIND.
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CENTER OF EFFORT (CE)

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  • POINT at which all the FORCE OF THE WIND can be thought to be CONCENTRATED.
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CENTER OF LATERAL RESISTANCE (CLR)

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  • POINT at which all the FORCE of the WATER on the BOARD may be thought to be CONCENTRATED. On the novice boards, the CR is approx at centerboard.
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CLOSE-HAULED?

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  • sailing as CLOSE to the DIRECTION of the wind as possible (approx 45 DEGREES from the winds direction)
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CLOSE REACH?

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  • sailing with the wind just FORWARD OF THE BEAM. (sailing b/w 45-80 degrees from the direction of the wind)
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COME ABOUT?

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  • same as TACK
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DOWNHAUL?

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  • line that is used to put TENSION on the sail in the direction PARALLEL to the MAST.
  • to tighten the downhaul
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DRAFT?

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  • the DEEPEST part of the SAIL
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EYE OF THE WIND?

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  • DIRECTION from which the WIND is BLOWING
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FALL OFF?

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  • to CHANGE DIRECTION so as to POINT FURTHER AWAY from where the WIND is coming from. To turn DOWNWIND. (do not jump off your board! haha)
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FIN?

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  • a small fluke/APPENDAGE in the water at the STERN of the BOARD that provides the LATERAL FORCE required to keep the board going straight.
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GYBE?

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  • same as JIBE
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HEAD UP?

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  • to CHANGE DIRECTION so as to point CLOSER to where the WIND is COMING FROM.
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JIBE?

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  • to CHANGE TACK (so that the sail is flown on the opposite side of the board) by TURNING AWAY FROM THE WIND. LEEWARD. DIRECTION OPPOSITE from which the wind is COMING.
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OUTHAUL?

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  • LINE that is used to attach the sail to the END of the BOOM
  • used to put TENSION on the SAIL in the DIRECTION PERPENDICULAR to the mast during the rigging process.
  • to TIGHTEN THE OUTHAUL
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PORT?

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  • THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BOARD, as you are FACING FORWARD
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PORT TACK?

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  • sailing a course such that the wind is coming from the PORT SIDE OF THE BOARD. In the normal sailing stance, the LEFT HAND will be in front on a port tack.
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RIG?

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  • the process of MOUNTING THE SAIL on the MAST AND BOOM and preparing it to sail.
  • a FULLY-RIGGED SAIL, MAST, AND BOOM COMBINATION.
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ROTATING ASSYMETRICAL FOIL (RAF) SAILS?

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  • SAILS W/OUT CAMBER INDUCERS. On these sails, the batten tucks part way behind the mast so that there is a smooth airflow on the LEEWARD side of the sail.
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RUNNING?

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  • SAILING DIRECTLY DOWNWIND
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SHEET IN?

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  • ROTATE THE BACK OF THE SAIL TOWARDS the WIND by pulling in with the BACK HAND.
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SHEET OUT?

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  • ROTATE the BACK OF THE SAIL AWAY from the WIND. The opposite of sheet in.
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SINKER?

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  • a SAILBOAT that doesn’t have the BUOYANCY to support a sailor of AVERAGE WEIGHT. (senior boards)
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SKEG?

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  • same as FIN
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STARBOARD?

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  • THE RIGHT SIDE of the BOARD as your are facing forward.
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STARBOARD TACK?

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  • Sailing a course such that the WIND is coming from the STARBOARD side of the board. RIGHT HAND will be in FRONT.
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STERN?

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  • the BACK of the board; TAIL.
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TACK?

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  • DIRECTION in which you are sailing RELATIVE to the WIND.

- to change tack by TURNING TOWARD THE WIND.

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UNIVERSAL?

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  • the JOINT that connects the MAST to the BOARD.
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UPHAUL?

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  • pull the SAIL out of the water using the UPHAUL

- the line that is used to pull the sail out of the water

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WATER-START?

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  • an ADVANCED method of getting THE SAIL and yourself out of the water by using the wind to pull the sail up.
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WINDWARD?

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  • DIRECTION from which the wind is coming.

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