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Aback
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Of a sail, when the wind is on the "wrong" side
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Abaft
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Toward the stern, as in "abaft the beam"
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Abeam
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Off the boat at right angles to its centerline
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Aft
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Toward the stern or behind the boat
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After
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Toward the stern
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Aground
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When the hull or keel is touching the bottom
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Aid to navigation
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A buoy or other device deployed to mark a channel, a navigational feature, or a hazard
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Aloft
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Above the deck, usually in the rig
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Amidships
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At or toward the middle of the boat
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Anchor
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A device lowered to the bottom while secured to the boat to hold the boat stationary
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Apparent wind
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The combination of true wind and the wind effect of motion as felt aboard a moving boat
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Astern
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Behind the stern
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Athwartships
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Across the boat from side to side
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Backing
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The act of setting a sail aback
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Backstay
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A wire support from the top of the mast to the stern
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Backwinding
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similar to backing
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Ballast
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Weight placed low in the boat to give it stability
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Batten
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A slat inserted in the leech of a sail to support the sailcloth
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Batten pocket
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A pocket sewn into the sail to hold a batten
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Beacon
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An aid to navigation that's fixed in place
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Beam (1)
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The width of a boat at its widest point
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Beam (2)
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The region of the boat's sides halfway between bow and stern
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Beam reach
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The point of sail where the wind is abeam of the boat
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Bear away
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To turn the boat away from the wind, fall off
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Beat, beating
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To sail to windward close-hauled
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Bend
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A knot used to tie a line to another line or to an object
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Bend on
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To attach, as a sail to a spar
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Blanketed
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Hidden from the wind, as when one sail is blanketed by another
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Block
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A pulley
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Boathook
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A pole with a hook on one end useful for snagging a line or a ring
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Bolt rope
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A rope sewn into the edge of a sail, often used to attach it to the mast or boom
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Bottom
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The seabed or bed under any body of water
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Boom
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The spar that supports the foot of the mainsail
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Boom vang
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An item of running rigging, often a block and tackle, used to hold down the boom
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Bow
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The forward part of a boat
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Bowline
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A knot that forms a loop in the end of a line
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Bow line
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A dock line tied between the bow of a boat and a dock
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Broad reach
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The point of sail between a beam reach and a run
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Buoy
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A floating object anchored to the bottom
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By the lee
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Sailing on a run with the wind on the same side as the mainsail
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Cabin
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The interior of a boat
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Cam cleat
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A fitting with spring-loaded jaws used to secure a line
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Can buoy
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A cylindrical buoy used as an aid to navigation
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Capsize
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To turn over
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Cast off
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To undo completely a line that has been secured
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Catamaran
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A boat with two hulls
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Centerboard
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A board that pivots down from the bottom of the boat to provide sideways resistance
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Chafe
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Damage caused to a sail or a line by rubbing
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Chafing gear
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Material used to prevent chafe
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Chain plate
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Metal fabrication attached to the hull and to which a stay or shroud is connected
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Channel
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A narrow passage; a deeperwater route often marked with aids to navigation
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Chart
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A nautical map
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Chock
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A fixed fairleadthrough which dock lines are led
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Cleat
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A fitting used to secure a line under load
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Clew
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The aft lower corner of a sail
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Close-hauled
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The point of sail where a boat sails as close to the wind as possible
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Close reach
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The point of sail between close-hauled and a beam reach
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Cockpit
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The are;i of the boat, usually recessed into the deck, from which the boat is steered and sailed
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Coil (1)
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To make up a line into tidy loops
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Coil (2)
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A line that has been coiled
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Come about
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to tack
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Companionway
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The entrance from the cockpit or deck to the cabin
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Course
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The direction in which a boat is being steered
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Cringle
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An eye formed by sewing a rope or metal ring into, e.g., a sail
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Cunningham
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A line used to tension the luff of a sail
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Daggerboard
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A board that lowers vertically down from the bottom of the boat to provide sideways resistance
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Deck
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The generally horizontal surface that encloses the top of the hull
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Dinghy
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A small boat
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Dock (1)
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A place where a vessel is berthed, but generally used to refer to the pier, quay, or pontoon to which it's tied when in that berth
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Dock (2)
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To bring a boat to its dock
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Dock line
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A line used to tie a boat in its dock
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Docking
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The process of bringing a boat into its dock
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Downhaul
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A line used to tension the luff of a sail by pulling down the boom at the gooseneck
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Downwind
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In the direction toward which the wind is blowing
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Draft (1)
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The depth of a boat below the water
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Draft (2)
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The curvature of a sail
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Ease
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To let out a line that has load on it
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Eye of the wind
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Directly to windward
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Fair
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Smooth, unobstructed
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Fairlead
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A fitting used to lead a line fair and at the correct angle to a winch, cleat, or other fitting.
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Fake, flake
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To lay out a line in parallel lengths so it can run freely
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Fall off
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To turn away from the wind, bear away
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Fender
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A cushion, usually an inflated cylinder of rubber or similar material, placed between a boat and a dock
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Fitting
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A piece of hardware that is fixed to the boat or its spars
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Flake
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To lay in even loose folds, as a sail
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Foot
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The bottom edge of a sail
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Fore-and-aft
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The direction parallel with the centerline of a boat
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Foredeck
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The forward part of the deck, usually forward of the forward most mast
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Foresail
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A sail set forward of the mainsail, often a jib or a headsail
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Forestay
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A stay that supports the mast from forward
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Forward
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Toward the bow
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Fouled
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Tangled, snagged
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Freeboard
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The height of the hull above the waterline
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Full
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About a sail, when it is not flapping or luffing
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Furl
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To stow a sail on a spar or a stay
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Gear
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General term for equipment aboard a sailboat
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Genoa
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A large jib that extends aft of the mast
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Give-way vessel
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Under the Navigation Rules, the vessel that is obliged to adjust its course or speed to avoid collision with another vessel
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Going astern
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To be moving backwards
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Gooseneck
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An articulated fitting that connects a boom to a mast
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Grommet
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A metal ring set into a sail
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Ground tackle
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Collective term for a boat's anchors and their rodes
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Gunwale
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The top edge of the deck where it joins the hull
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Gust
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An increase in wind speed that lasts just a short while
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Halyard
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A line used to raise and lower a sail
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Hank
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A metal clip or fabric tab used to attach a sail's luff to a stay
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"Hard a-lee!"
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The announcement by the helmsman that he is about to tack the boat
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Hatch
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A covered opening in the deck
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Head
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The top of a sail
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Head to wind
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A boat's position when its bow is pointing directly into the wind
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Headboard
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A reinforcement at the head of a sail
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Head down
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To steer away from the wind, bear away, fall off
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Headfoil
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A metal or plastic cover that fits over a forestay to accept the luff tape of a jib when it's hoisted
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Headsail
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Any sail set forward of the forward most mast; a jib
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Headstay
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The stay between the top of the mast and the bow
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Head up
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To steer more toward the wind
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Headway
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Motion forward
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Heave-to
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To hold a boat almost stationary by setting the sails and rudder in opposition
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Heel
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(Of a boat) to lean sideways under the pressure of the wind on the sails
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Helm
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The tiller or wheel with which the boat is steered
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Helmsman
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The person at the helm steering the boat
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Hiking stick
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An extension to the tiller that allows the helmsman more freedom of movement
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Hitch
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A type of knot, used to attach a line to an object or to another line
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Hoist
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To haul aloft
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Hull
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The watertight structural shell of a boat.
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Inboard
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Toward the centerline of the boat; inside the hull
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In irons
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Of a boat that's head to wind, having lost all headway
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Jammer
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A device that holds a line by an internal mechanism
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Jib
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A triangular sail set forward of the mainmast
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Jibe
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To turn the boat so that its stern passes through the wind
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"Jibe-ho!"
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Announcement by the helmsman that he is about to steer the boat into a jibe; also a warning that an accidental jibe is imminent
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Jibsheet
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A line attached to the clew of a jib used to adjust its angle to the wind
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Jump
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When hoisting a sail, to haul on the halyard at the mast
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Keel
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The main structural member along the bottom of a boat's hull; on a sailboat often an appended fin-shaped structure that contains ballast
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Keelboat
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A sailboat that has a keel and ballast, usually combined
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Knot (1)
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A fastening made by entwining a rope, line, or cord with itself or with other ropes, lines, or cords
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Knot (2)
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Unit of speed
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one nautical mile (6,076 feet) per hour
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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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Lazy
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Of, for example, ajibsheet, the windward one that's not under load
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Leech
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The after edge of a sail
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Lee
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Sheltered area to leeward of something (boat, building, island) that's protected from the wind
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Lee helm
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The tendency of a sailboat when sailing to turn away from the wind
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Lee side
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The side away from the wind, or downwind side
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Leeward
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The direction, or side of the boat, away from the wind
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Lifeline
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A wire supported on stanchions around the perimeter of the deck to prevent crew from falling overboard
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Line
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A length of rope that has been made up to serve a specific purpose on board
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Locker
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A storage compartment
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Loose footed
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Of a mainsail, for example, that is attached to its boom at its tack and clew but not along its foot
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Luff (1)
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The forward edge of a sail
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Luff (2)
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The fluttering of a sail when the boat is too close to the wind for the sail's trim
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Luff (3)
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To head up so that the sails luff
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Luff tape
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Tape with an integral bolt rope that is sewn to the luff of a sail
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Main boom
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The boom that supports the mainsail
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Mainmast
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The principal mast on a sailboat
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Mainsail
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The sail attached to the aft side of the mainmast
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Mainsheet
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The line used to control the main boom and thus also to trim the mainsail
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Make fast
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To secure, as when tying a line to a cleat
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Mark
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General term for an aid to navigation
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Mast
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A fixed vertical spar that holds up a sail or sails
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Moor
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To tie up (a boat)
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Mooring
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A permanently set anchor
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Mooring buoy
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A buoy attached to a mooring and to which a boat can be moored
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Multi hull
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A boat with more than one hull
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Navigate
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To conduct a vessel's passage on a body of water
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Navigation
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The act of navigating
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Navigational chart
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A map used for the purpose of navigation
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Navigation light
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A light required under the Navigation Rules when a vessel is operating at night or in poor visibility
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Navigation Rules
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Laws established to prevent collisions on the water
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No-sail zone
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The zone in relation to the wind where the sails cannot generate power
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Nun buoy
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A buoy with a cone-shaped top used as an aid to navigation
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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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On the wind
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Any point of sail where the wind is forward of the beam
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Outboard (1)
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Away from the centerline of a boat; outside the gunwale
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Outboard (2)
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A portable motor that attaches (usually) to the stern of a boat
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Outhaul
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A line used to tension the foot of the mainsail
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Pier
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A structure built over the water on pilings
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Pinch
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To sail too close to the wind, so that the sails luff
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Pontoon
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A moored floating structure to which a boat can be tied
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Point of sail
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The direction a boat is sailing relative to the wind
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Port (1)
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A harbor
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Port (2)
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The left-hand side of a boat when facing forward
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Port tack
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Any course where the wind is blowing on the port side of the boat
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Puff
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An increase of wind strength of short duration, usually with less strength than a gust
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Pulpit
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A guardrail at the bow or stern of a boat to which (usually) the lifelines are connected
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Quarter
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The sides of a boat between the beam and the stern
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Quay
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A solid structure to which vessels tie up to load and unload
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Reach
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Any point of sail between closehauled and a run
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"Ready about!"
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The command used to signal the crew to prepare to tack
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Reef (1)
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An area of rock or coral, usually submerged, that presents a hazard to navigation
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Reef (2)
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To reduce the area of a sail that is exposed to the wind
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Rig (1)
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To attach, as a sail
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Ri (2)
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The total assembly of sails, spars, and rigging_ aboard a sailboat
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Rigging
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Wires and lines used to support spars and to control sails
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Rode
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The line and/or chain that connects an anchor to the boat
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Roller furling
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A mechanism for furling a sail by rolling it around its stay
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Rope
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To a sailor, raw material for making up lines
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Round up
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Of a boat, to spontaneously turn head to wind
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Rudder
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The movable appendage attached to a boat under the water and with which it can be steered
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Run
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The point of sail on which the wind is aft
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Running rigging
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The adjustable rigging used to raise and lower or trim the sails
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Sail tie
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Length of webbing used to secure sails
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Sailboard
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A sailboat that is essentially a surfboard with a sail
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Sailcloth
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Material from which sails are made
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Sailing by the lee
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Sailing on a run with the wind on the same side of the boat as the mainsail
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Scope
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The ratio of the length of anchor rode deployed to the vertical distance from the boat's bow to the bottom
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Secure (1)
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To make fast (as a line)
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Secure (2)
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To make safe
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Self-tailer
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A device on a winch that enables it to grasp and gather the tail of a line as it is wound in on the winch
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Shackle
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A closable metal connector used in rigging
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Shackle key
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A tool for tightening and loosening a shackle
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Sheet
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A line used to control the alignment of a sail relative to the boat and the wind
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Shroud
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A wire that provides athwartships support to the mast
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Sidelight
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A navigation lightthat shines on one side of the boat in an arc from the bow to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam
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Slip
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A berth where a boat docks between piers, pontoons, or pilings
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Sloop
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A sailboat with one mast, a mainsail, and one headsail
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Snub
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To hold a line under tension by wrapping it around a cleat or a winch
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Spar
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A pole used to support a sail, e.g. mast, boom
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Spinnaker
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A large, lightweight, rounded sail used when sailing downwind
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Spreader
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An athwartships strut on a mast that holds a shroud away from the mast
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Stanchion
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A metal post that supports lifelines
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Standing rigging
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Rigging, e.g. shrouds and stays, that supports spars and that remains in place when a boat is not sailing
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Stand-on vessel
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In a situation when two vessels converge, the vessel that must maintain its course and speed
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Starboard
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The right-hand side of a boat when looking forward
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Starboard tack
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Any course where the wind is blowing on the starboard side of the boat
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Stay
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A piece of standing rigging that supports a mast in the fore-and-aft direction
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Steaming light
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A navigation light that shines on both sides of the boat in an arc from the bow to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam; used on a sailing vessel that is under power
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Stern
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The aft part of a boat
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Stern light
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A navigation light that shines on both sides of the boat in an arc from the stern to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam
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Stow
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To put away in a sea manlike manner
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Stripping arm
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Part of a self-tailer
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Surge
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To ease a loaded line while snubbing it to keep it under control
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Tack (1)
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The forward lower corner of a sail
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Tack (2)
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To change course by turning the bow of the boat through the wind
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Tack (3)
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A course designation according to which side of the boat (port or starboard) the wind is blowing onto
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Tackle
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A line reeved through a series of blocks to gain mechanical advantage
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Tail (1)
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The end of a working line (e.g. halyard, sheet) after the winch or snubber that is taking the load
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Tail (2)
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To pull on the tail of a line
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Tail bag
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A bag in which line tails are stowed to keep them tidy
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Telltale
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A short length of light yarn or similar material attached to a sail to indicate the flow of air across it and thus the state of the sail's trim
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Tide
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The movement of a body of water caused by the gravitational effects of the moon and sun
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Tiller
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A lever used to control the angle of the rudder and thereby steer the boat
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Topping lift
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A line or wire that supports a boom when it is not being supported by its sail
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Transom
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The more or less flat surface that closes the hull at the stern
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Traveler
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A car-and-track system that allows the mainsheet's attachment point to the deck to be moved athwartships
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Trim (1)
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To adjust a sail by hauling in on the sheet
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Trim (2)
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The position a sail is set relative to the wind
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Trimaran
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A vessel with three hulls
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True wind
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The wind as observed at a stationary point
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Upwind
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In the direction from which the wind is blowing
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Vang
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A piece of running rigging used to restrain a spar, e.g. boom vang
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Vessel
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Used as an all-inclusive term in the Navigation Rules to describe any ship or boat or craft capable of being navigated
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Waterline
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The line around the interface between the hull and the surface of the water
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Weather side
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The side of a boat from which the wind is blowing; windward side
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Weather helm
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The tendency of a boat when sailing to head up into the wind
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Winch
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A device consisting of a gear driven drum that is operated with a handle to provide mechanical advantage when hauling on a line; also used to snub a line
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Windage
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The resistance a boat's hull, rig, and superstructure present to the wind
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Windward
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Toward the wind
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Windward side
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The side upon which the wind is blowing
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Wing on wing
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Sailing on a run with the jib and mainsail set on opposite sides of the boat
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Winging the jib
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Sailing wing on wing
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Working
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Of a sheet, the one that is currently being used to trim the sail
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Zephyr
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A gentle breeze, perfect for a quiet evening sail
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