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25 Cards in this Set
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Mainsail |
The sail attached to the aft side of thr mainmast |
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Jib |
A triangular sail set forward of the mainmast |
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Genoa |
A large sail that extends aft of the mast |
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Tack (1) |
The forward lower corner of the sail |
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Head |
The top of a sail |
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Clew |
The aft lower corner of a sail |
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Foot |
The bottom egde of a sail |
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Leech |
The after edge of a sail |
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Batten |
A slat inserted in the leech of a sail to support the sailcloth |
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Batten pocket |
A pocket sewn into the sail to hold a batten |
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Bolt Rope |
A rope sewn into the edge of a sail, often used to attach it to the mast or boom |
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Running Rigging |
The adjustable rigging used to raise and lower or trim the sails |
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Halyard |
A line used to raise and lower a sail |
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Mainsheet |
The line used to control the main boom and thus also to trim the mainsail |
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Jibsheet |
A line attached to the clew of a jib used to adjust its angle to the wind |
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Boom vang |
An item of running Rigging, often a block and tackle, used to hold down the boom |
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Outhaul |
A line used to tension the foot of the mainsail |
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Downhaul |
A line used to tighten the luff of a sail by pulling down to boom and gooseneck |
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Cunningham |
A line used to tension thr luff of a sail |
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Traveler |
A car-and-tack system that allows the mainsheet's attachment point to the deck to be moved athwartships |
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Hank |
A metal clip or fabric tab used to attach a sail's luff to a stay |
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Boom topping lift |
A line or wire that supports a boom when it is not being supported by its sail |
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Telltale |
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 sails trim |
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Roller fuling |
A mechanism for furling a sail by rolling it around its stay |
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Shackle |
A closable metal connector used in rigging |
