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20 Cards in this Set
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Mast
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The big upright pole that holds the sail.
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Halyard
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The rope that pulls the sail up the mast.
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Forestay
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The wire that holds the mast up from the bow.
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Shroud
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(Sidestay) The wire that holds the mast up from either side.
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Telltale
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A piece of cloth attached to the shroud that shows which direction the wind is blowing.
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Gooseneck
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The gooseneck is the swivel connection by which the boom attaches to the mast. The boom moves from side to side and up and down by swiveling on the gooseneck.
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Downhaul
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A line which holds the tack of the sail down along the mast.
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Boom
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In sailing, a boom is a spar (pole), along the foot (bottom) of a fore and aft rigged sail, that greatly improves control of the angle and shape of the sail. The primary action of the boom is to keep the foot of the sail flatter when the sail angle is away from the centerline of the boat. The boom also serves an attachment point for more sophisticated control lines.
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Boomvang
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A boom vang is a line on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape of the sail.
The vang typically runs from the base of the mast to a point about a third of the way out the boom. Due to the great force necessary to change the height of the boom while a boat is under sail, a line based boom vang usually includes some sort of a pulley system. |
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Outhaul
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An outhaul is a line which is part of the running rigging of a sailboat, which is used to extend a sail, and control the shape of the curve of the foot of the sail. It runs from the clew (the back corner of the sail) to the end of the boom. The line is pulled taut to the appropriate tension (to provide the desired shape to the foot), and then secured to a cleat on the boom.
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Sheet
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The sheet is a rope that is attached to the boom to control how far out the boom swings.
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Traveler
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The traveler is a rope attached to both sides of the stern of the boat. The tiller runs underneath it, and the sheet is attached to it. I think it works in conjunction to the sheet to control the position of the boom.
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Hiking stick
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The hiking stick is the handle with which you steer the boat that swivels about the end of the tiller.
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Tiller
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The tiller is the horizontal stick which is attached to and controls the rudder.
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Rudder
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The rudder utilizes the resistance of the water to provide the turning force of the boat.
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Gudgeon
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The gudgeon are the collars attached to the rudder to which the pintels attach.
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Pintel
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The pintels are the pins attached to the transom of the boat to which the gudgeon attach.
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Transom
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The transom of the boat is the flat part of the stern where the pintels are located and where a motor would be attached.
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Thwart
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The thwart is a crossmember in the interior of the boat used to give the sides of the boat structural integrity. On the Badger Tech, the thwart may also be used as a seat.
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Hiking Strap
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The hiking straps on a boat are straps that you can stick your feet under to hold you in the boat when hiking out over the gunwales.
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