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39 Cards in this Set
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AFT
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Toward the stern or rear of the ship
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Anchor
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An object designed to grip the ground, under a body of water
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Astern
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Behind the boat
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Bail
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To remove water from the boat
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Bilge
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The lower part of the boat, designed to collect water that enters the boat.
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Birth
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Beds
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Boom
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The horizontal spar, which the foot of the sail is attached to.
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Bow
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The fron of the boat
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Bowsprit
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A spar extending forward from the bow.
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Bulkheads
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Another word for the walls of the boat.
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Cabin
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The bedroom
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Cockpit
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The area, below deck level, that is somewhat more protected than the open deck, from which the tiller or wheel is handled.
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Chart
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A map displaying various graphic representations
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Compass
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An instrument whose magnetized metal needle aligns itself with the magnetic fields of the earth.
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Deck
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Floors on a ship
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Dock
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The area a boat rests in when attached to a pier
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Fore
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The front part of the ship
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Forward
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Toward the bow of the boat
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Foremast
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The forward mast of a boat with more that one mast.
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Foresail
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The job
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Galley
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The kitchen
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Gunwale
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The railing of the boat at the deck
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Halyard
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The line used to raise or lower the sail
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Head
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The top of the sail; also known as the bathroom
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Helm
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The tiller or wheel, and surrounding area
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Hull
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The outer body or shell of a vessel
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Jib
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A foresail, a triangle shaped sail forward of the mast.
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Keel
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A fin down the centerline of the bottom of the boat
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Mainmast
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On ships with two of masts, it is the second mast
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Mainsheet
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The line that controls the boom
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Mast
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The vertical pole usually made of wood or metal that supports the sails
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Outhaul
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The line that adjust tension along the foot of the sail along the boom
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Port
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The left side of the boat
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Rigging
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The standing rigging is the mast and support line, running rigging is the lines which you adjust the sails
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Rudder
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A fin under the stern of the boat used on steering.
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Starboard
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The right side of the boat
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Stern
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The back of the boat
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Swabbing the deck
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Mopping the floors
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Winch
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A metal drum shaped device used to assist in trimming sails
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