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171 Cards in this Set
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Abeam
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Any location either side of the boat, located on a line at right angles to one run from the bow to stern.
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Ahead
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In front of.
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Amidships
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The portion of a vessel midway between bow and stern; also midway between starboard sides.
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Anchorage
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A sheltered place where a boat can anchor.
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Apparent wind
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Wind felt on a moving vessel.
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Astern
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Behind or backwards.
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Backing wind shift
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A counter-clockwise wind shift.
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Backwind
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To hold the mainsail or jib off to the side to cause the wind to blow onto the backside of the sail.
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Bail
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To remove the water from a boat by hand.
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Battens
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Long, thin, narrow strips of wood that are placed in pockets sewn (perpendicular?) to the leech of a sail and are used to hold the leech out.
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Beam
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The greatest breadth of the boat.
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Beam reach
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Sailing perpendicular to the wind.
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Bearing away
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Altering course away from the wind; falling off; heading down.
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Bearing off/away
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Altering course away from the wind on any course from head to wind until the boat begins to jibe.
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Beat
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To sail towards the direction from which the wind blows by making a series of tacks while sailing close-hauled.
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Beating
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Sailing upwind; close hauled.
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Before the wind
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Sailing with the wind from astern, in the same direction toward which the wind is blowing.
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Bight
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Any part of a rope with the exception of the end; usually refers to a loop in a rope.
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Block
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A pulley through which a line passes.
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Blowing Stink
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A term made famous by Hoofer instructors. High winds! It is advised that at the first sign of the Big Stink one should Rig and Go!
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Bolt rope
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Rope sewn into the luff and foot of the sail for attaching to the mast and boom.
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Boom vang
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A wire or rope running from the boom to or near the bottom of the mast which holds the boom down.
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Boom
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Pole or spar attached to the mast to which the foot of the sail is fastened.
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Bow plate
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A plate that fits on the bow of the boat to which the lower end of the forestay is attached.
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Bow
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Forward part of the hull.
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Broaching
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A sudden swooping around broadside to the wind and waves while running.
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Broad reach
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Sailing with the wind coming from any direction from abeam to on the quarter.
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By the lee
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Sailing before the wind with the wind coming from the same side that the boom is on.
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Capsize
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To tip the boat over so that the mast is parallel with the water.
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Cast off
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To let go.
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Bolt rope
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Rope sewn into the luff and foot of the sail for attaching to the mast and boom.
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Boom vang
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A wire or rope running from the boom to or near the bottom of the mast which holds the boom down.
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Boom
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Pole or spar attached to the mast to which the foot of the sail is fastened.
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Bow plate
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A plate that fits on the bow of the boat to which the lower end of the forestay is attached.
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Bow
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Forward part of the hull.
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Broaching
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A sudden swooping around broadside to the wind and waves while running.
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Broad reach
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Sailing with the wind coming from any direction from abeam to on the quarter.
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By the lee
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Sailing before the wind with the wind coming from the same side that the boom is on.
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Capsize
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To tip the boat over so that the mast is parallel with the water.
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Cast off
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To let go.
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Center of Effort
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Center point of sail area where all the force of the wind can said to be centered.
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Center of lateral resistance
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Center point of all underwater areas of the hull where the hull's lateral resistance can be said to be centered
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Centerboard line
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A rope or wire attached to the top of the centerboard with which it is raised or lowered
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Centerboard truck
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watertight housing for the centerboard
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Centerboard
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A fiberglass or metal blade projecting through the bottom of the hull in center which prevents the boat from sliding sideways. It pivots up and back into the centerboard trunk.
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Chain Plate
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A plate that fits on the side of the boat to which the lower end of a shroud is attached.
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Clear ahead
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A boat now overlapped w/ a following boat
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Clear astern
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A boat not overlapped w/ a leader boat
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Cleat
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A formed fittin in wood or metal to which lines are made fast.
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Clew
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The lower after corner of a sail
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Close Hauled
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Sailing close to the wind (Sails all the way in)
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Close Reach
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Sailing with sheets eased and the wind forward of the beam (Sails out 1/4)
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Coming About
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Changing tacks by heading up, bow into the wind and past head to wind up on the other tack (tacking)
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Cunningham
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Line passed through a grommet in the luff of the sail used to flatten the sail by tightening the luff
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Caggerboard
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A centerboard that slides up and down in a vertical slot.
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Deck
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The horizontal top on the hull
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Dinghy
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a small handy rowing boat sometimes rigged with a sail
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Displacement
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The weight of the water displaced by the vessel
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Down haul
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line attached on the bottom of the boom used to flatten the sail by pulling the boom down, and thus tightening the luff of the sail.
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Downwind
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In the direction the wind is going. A boat sailing downwind is running with the wind.
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Draft
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The depth of water to a vessel's keel
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Ease sheet
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To let the sheet out
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Eye of the wind
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An unsailable sector between close hauled headings
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Fathom
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measurement of six feet
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Foot
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The bottom edge of a sail from tack to clew
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Fore and aft
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in the direction of the keel
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Forestay
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A mast support wire running from the upper part of the mast to the bow of the boat
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Gooseneck
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Hinged fitting on the mast which connects the boom to the mast
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Grommet
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A ring sewn into the sail through which a line can be passed
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Gungeon
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The rings which, with pintels, make up the hinge assembly for the rudder
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Gunwales
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The upper edge of a boat's side
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Halyard
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A line used to raise a sail
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Haul
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To pull
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Head to wind
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Having the bow pointing directly into the wind
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Head
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The uppermost corner of a sail, or the toilet
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Heading up
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Turning closer to the wind, up wind
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Headway
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Moving ahead
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Heave in
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To haul in
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Heel
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To tip to one side, due to wind pressure on the sail or crew on the side
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Helm
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The tiller
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Helmsman
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The one who steers the boat
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Hiking Stick
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Tiller Extension
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Hiking straps
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Straps to hook toes under in the cockpit
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Hull
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The actual body or shell of the boat
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In irons
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When a tack is not completed and the boat stalls out with the bow pointed directly into the wind
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In phase
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Sailing optimal angles to the next mark; tacking on knocks and sailing on lifts.
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Inshore
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Toward the shore
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ISAF
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International Sailing Federation
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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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Jibing
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Turning the stern through the eye of the wind
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Knock
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A wind shift that forces a boat to sail below its mean wind course
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Leech
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After edge of a sail
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Leeward side
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The side of the boat away from the wind
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Lift
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A wind shift that allows a boat to sail above its mean wind course
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line
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a rope
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Luff up
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To steer the boat more into the wind, thereby causing the sails to flap or luff
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Luffing
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Altering course towards the wind; heading up. luffing or bearing away is presumably the boat's proper course.
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Luffing
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When the forward part of the sail is fluttering
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Lug
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The foreward edge of a sail
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Mainsail
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The sail set on the main mast
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Mainsheet
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The line that controls the angle of the mainsail in relation to the wind
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Mark
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Any floating object w/in the water specified as so.
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Mast slot/groove
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The opening in the back (aft) edge of the mast in which the mainsail luff rope slides when it is (sail slot) hoisted. Some masts have an external sail track.
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Mast step
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The fitting in the bottom of the boat in which the bottom or heel of the mast sits
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Mast tangs
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fittings on the mast to which the forestay and shrouds attach
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Mast
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Vertical pole or spar that supports the boom and sails
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Masthead
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The top of the mast
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On a tack
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A boat is always on one tack or the other; that is the sail is always on one side or the other
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Outhaul
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A line used to haul out the clew or after corner of a sail on the boom
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Overlap
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The condition where a line drawn accross the transom of the leading boat is overlapped by a middle boat
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Overtaking
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Passing another vessel
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Painter
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A rope secured in the bow of a small boat used for tying up or towing
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Pinch
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To sail so close to the wind that the sail starts to luff
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Pintels
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Pins which, with gudgeons, make up the hinge assembly for the rudder
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Plane
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When a sailboat rises up on its own bow wave and reaches speeds far in excess of those normally associated with its waterline length
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Port tack
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The tack a boat is sailing on when the wind is coming over the port side
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Port
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The left hand side of the boat as you face the bow
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Privileged vessel
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One that has the right of way
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Puff
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A sudden burst of wind stronger than the wind that is blowing at the time
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Pulpit
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Metal guardrail at the bow
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Rake
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The angle of a vessel's masts from the vertical
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Reaching
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Sailing across the wind or any course between close hauled and running
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Ready about
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An expression used to indicate that the boat is about to tack
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Rigging
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A general term applying to all lines, stays, and shrouds necessary for spars and sails
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Rudder
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A movable flat blade hinged vertically at the transom of a boat as a means of steering. It is controlled by a tiller or a wheel
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Running rigging
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The part of a ship's rigging which is movable and reeves through blocks such as halyards, sheets, etc.
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Running
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Sailing with the wind coming from behind the boat with the sail out at right angles to the wind
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Sailing
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Using only the wind and water to increase, maintain, or decrease speed
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Sailing by the lee
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Sailing on a run with the wind coming over the stern from the same side as the boom (danger of accidental jibe)
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Secure
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To make fast; to make safe
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Shackle
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A U-shaped piece of iron or steel with eyes in the ends, closed by a shackle in
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Sheet
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A line that controls the angle of the sail in relation to the wind
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Shove off
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To leave; to push a boat away from a pier or vessel's side
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Shrouds
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Wire side stays running from the upper part of the mast to both sides of the boat. The forestay and the shrouds form a triangle which supports the mast in an upright position
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Side slipping
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When the boat is moving sideways (to leeward)
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Sidestay
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Shroud or wire on the side of the tech attached from the mast to the gunwale
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Slack
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Not fastened; loose
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Slot
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The gap between the jib and the mainsail through which teh wind is funneled
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Spreaders
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Poles used to push the shrouds outward
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Squall
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A sudden and violent gust of wind often accompanied by rain
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Stalling
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The turbulent effect of air on the lee side of a sail when trimmed in too far
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Standing part
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The fixed part of a rope; the long end when tying knots
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Standing rigging
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The part of a ship's rigging which is permanently secured and immovable (stays, shrouds, etc)
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Starboard tack
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The tack a boat is sailing on when the wind is coming over the starboard side
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Starboard
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The right side, facing the bow from the aft
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Staying clear
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Avoiding collision by altering course when not the right-of-way boat
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Staus
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Rigging that supports the mast, shrouds
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Stern
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The after (back) part of a boat
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Stow
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To put in place
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Swamp
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To sink by filling with water
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Tack
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Lower forward corner of a sail
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Tacking
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Coming about; turning the bow through the eye of the wind
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Taut
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With no slack; strict as to discipline
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telltales
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Ribbon or yarn strips attached to rigging or sails to indicate wind action or direction
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Thwart
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Support for centerboard trunk and hull across the beam at midship
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Tiller extension
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Hinged extension of the tiller which allows the skipper to control the tiller while hiking or sitting forward
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Tiller
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A bar used to control the rudder
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Topside
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Above the deck
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Transom
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The portion of the stern to which the rudder is attached
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Traveler
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Line which runs across the transom, and which the mainsheet travels on
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Trim
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To sheet in
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Turnbuckle
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A metal appliance consisting of a thread and screw capable of being set up or slacked back and used for setting up standing rigging
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Turtle
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To tip the boat over so that the mast is pointing to the bottom of the lake
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Underway
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Said of a boat moving and under control of the helmsman. Technically a boat is underway when not aground, at anchor, or made flat to shore
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Upwind
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In the direction from which the wind is coming. A boat sailing upwind is sailing towards the wind
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Veer
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A clockwise windshift
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Weather helm
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when the tiller has to be held of the center line and toward the weather side or wind to keep a boat on its course
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Weather side
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The windward side
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Wind shadow
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The area affected by the turbulent air from a sailboat's sails
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Windward side
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The side of a boat which the wind crosses first
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Windward
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The direction from which the wind is coming
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