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Abeam The location of anything beyond either side of the boat at right angles to the centerline.Accidental jibe An unexpected jibe when sailing downwind and the wind catches the back side of the mainsail, possibly causing the helmsman to lose control of the boat Aft The direction toward the stern.Ahead The location of anything forward of the bow.Astern The location of anything aft of the stern.Battens Stiffening pieces placed horizontally along the leech of a sail.Beam reach The point of sailing across the wind, with the sails approximately halfway out.Boom A spar attached to the mast at right angles to hold the bottom of the mainsail.Boom grove A slot on the top side of the boom into which the foot of the mainsail slides Boom vang or vang A piece of running rigging that pulls down on the boom to keep it from rising under the pressure of the mainsail.Bottom The outside surface of the hull below the water.Bow The front of any hull.Bowline The most useful knot in sailing, the bowline produces an eye that is very secure but very easy to untie.Broad reach The downwind point of sailing about 100° to 140° from the wind, with the sails approximately 3/4 of the way out.Catamaran A type of multihull with two hulls. 1 / 3
Centerboard A form of fin to prevent side-slip that is adjusted by swinging up and down in a trunk.Centerline The fore-and-aft line running from bow to stern halfway between the sides of the boat.Cleat A fitting to which a piece of running rigging is secured.Cleat hitch The method for securing a line to a horn cleat by taking a turn around the horns of the cleat.Close-hauled The upwind point of sailing closest to the wind, about 45 degrees from the wind direction, with the sails trimmed in close.Close reach The upwind point of sailing about 60° to 75° from the wind direction, with the sails let out 1/4 of the way, on the verge of luffing.Cockpit The interior part of a boat where people usually sit.Coming about/ Tacking To change directions by turning the boat's bow through the wind.Controlled jibe allowing the boat to jibe while steering carefully and trimming the main sheet in and out smoothly.Cow hitch a very simple loop knot often used to secure jib sheets to the clew of the jib.Crew The person or persons in a boat who trim the jib, balance the boat, and keep a lookout for things the helmsman may not see.Cunningham A line or mechanism that tensions the forward edge of a sail.Current horizontal flow of water Daggerboard a daggerboard slides up and down through the hull and acts like a centerboard to keep a sailboat from side-slipping.Downwind The direction of movement with the wind coming over the stern.Downwind sailing 2 / 3
sailing in the direction to which the wind is blowing, which includes board reaching and running.Drain plugs caps for the holes used to drain water from the cockpit, which must be inserted before sailing a boat stored on land.Ease To let out a sheet slowly and smoothly to find the optimum setting for a sail."Ease out" a command for letting out a sheet to trim a sail.Fairlead A small circular fitting through which a sheet may be led to keep if free for trimming.Figure-eight-knot a simple stopper knot tied in the end of a sheet to prevent it from slipping through a fairlead.Figure-eight PIW (Person in water) recovery. A procedure for retrieving someone in the water by sailing a figure-eight pattern to return alongside and pick them up.Fins Appendages to a hull for steering or to prevent sideslipping.Foot The bottom of the sail.Forestay The piece of standing rigging that runs from the bow to the head of the mast to support it.Forward The direction of the bow.Give-way vessel Under navigation rules, the vessel that must alter course and/or speed to pass at a safe distance.Give-way vessel Under navigation rules, the vessel that must alter course and/or speed to pass at a safe distance.Halyard A piece of running rigging used to raise a sail.Hank A fitting on the luff of the jib that clips it to the forestay."Hard-to lee" The top corner of a sail.Head
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