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24 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Port
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left side of the ship when facing forward
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Starboard
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right side of the ship when facing forward
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Bow
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The forward part of the vessel
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Stern
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after end of a vessel
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Fore
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the forward part of the vessel
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Aft
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At,near or towards the stern
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Mast
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a large wooden pole used to hold up the sails
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Rudder
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a fin or blade attached under the hull’s stern used for steering.
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Tiller
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A bar or handle which fits into the head of the rudder used for turning a boat
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Daggerboard
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A blade shaped centerboard that is lifted out of a case when raised. Usually only suitable for small boats.
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Keel
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centerline of a boat running fore and aft; the timber at the very bottom of the hull to which frames are attached.
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Windward
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upwind
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Leeward
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The direction away from the wind. -downwind
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Tack
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The lower forward corner of the sail
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Jibe
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To go from one tack to the other when running with the wind coming over the stern
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Starboard tack
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If the boom is on the port-side, the boat is considered to be on a starboard track.
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Port tack
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The boom is on the Starboard-side.
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Point of Sail
In irons |
Into the wind.
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Point of Sail
Close-Hauled (beating) |
30-40 degrees
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Point of Sail
Close Reach |
70 degrees
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Point of Sail
Beam reach |
90 degrees
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Point of Sail
Broad reach |
135 degrees
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Point of Sail
Running |
180 degrees
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Point of Sail
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A direction of sail in relationship to the wind.
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