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| At right angles to , or beside, the boat |
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| When the hull or keel is against the ground |
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| An object designed to grip the ground, under a body of water, to hold the boat in a selected area |
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| the direction of the wind as is relative to the speed and direction of the boat |
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| a support wire that runs from the top of the mast to the stern |
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| to remove water from the boat |
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| weight in the lower portion of a boat, used to add stability |
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| thin, stiff strips of plastic or wood, placed in pockets in the leech of a sail, to assist in keeping its form |
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| the width of the boat at its widest |
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a point of sail where the boat is sailing at a right angle to the wind
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| a compass direction from one point to another |
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| to make secure, but can also mean to halt or cease, as in "Belay that, sailor!" |
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| the lowest part of a boat, designed to collect water that enters the boat |
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| a device designed to catch a line when coming alongside a pier or mooring |
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| a rope sewn into the luff of a sail for use in attaching to the standing rigging |
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| the horizontal spar which the foot of a sail is attached to |
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| a line that adjusts downward tension on the boom |
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| a spar extending forward from the bow |
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| a docking line going at approximately a right angle from the boat to the dock |
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| to spin out of control, either causing or nearly causing a capsize. |
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| a point of sail where the boat is sailing away from the wind, but not directly downwind |
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| an anchored float marking a position or for use as a mooring |
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| sailing with the wind coming from behind, and slightly to the side, that the sails are on |
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| a kind of navigation buoy |
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| to release lines holding boat to shore or mooring, to release sheets |
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| a fin shaped, often removable, board that extends from the bottom of the boat as a keel |
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| damage to a line caused by rubbing against another object |
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| metal plates bolted to the boat which standing rigging is attached to |
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| a guide for an anchor, mooring or docking line, attached to the deck |
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| a fitting used to secure a line to |
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the lower aft corner of a sail
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| a point of sail where the boat is sailing as close to the wind as possible |
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| a point of sail where the boat is sailing towards the wind but is not close hauled |
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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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| the weight of the water displaced by the boat |
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| the area a boat rests in when attached to a pier, also the act of taking the boat to the pier to secure it |
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| a line, attached to the tack, that adjusts tension in the sail |
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| the depth of the boat at its lowest point, also the depth or fullness of the sail |
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| the leeway, or movement of the boat, when not under power, or when being pushed sideways while under power |
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| a fitting used to change the direction of a line without chafing |
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| a measurement relating to the depth of water, one fathom is 6 feet |
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the bottom part of a sail
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| toward the bow to the boat |
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| the forward mast of a boat with more that one mast |
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| the distance from the highest point of the hull to the water |
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| to fold or roll a sail and secure it to its main support |
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| a large foresail that overlaps the mainsail |
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| a device that suspends a compass so that it remains level |
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| a device that connects the boom to the mast |
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| the anchor, chain and rode |
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| the railing of the boat at deck level |
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| the line used to raise and lower the sail |
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| the command given to inform the crew that the helm is being turned quickly to leeward, turning the boat windward |
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| the bow turned into the wind, sails luffing |
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| a sail forward of the mast, a foresail |
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| a wire support line from the mast to the bow |
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| to stop a boat and maintain position (with some leeway) by balancing rudder and sail to prevent forward movement, a boat stopped this way is "hove to" |
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| the tiller or wheel, and surrounding area |
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| the member of the crew responsible for steering |
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| the leeward lean of the boat caused by the winds action on the sails |
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| leaning out over the side of the boat to balance it |
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| having turned onto the wind or lost the wind, stuck and unable to make headway |
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| a foresail, a triangle shaped sail forward of the mast |
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| a change of tack while going downwind |
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| a fin down the centerline of the bottom of the hull |
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| a two-masted ship with a small mast mounted forward of the rudder post |
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| a unit of speed, one knot=6,076 feet per hour |
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| a line attached to any small object for the purpose of securing the object |
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| spaces below the deck that are designed for storage |
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| a cable fence that surrounds the deck to assist in the prevention of crew falling overboard |
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| the leaning of a boat to the side because of excess weight on that side |
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| the front edge of a sail, and the flapping in the wind of the front of the sail (luffing) |
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| the line that controls the boom |
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| the shorter mast behind the main mast on a ketch or yawl |
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| an anchor or weight, permanently attached to the sea floor, with a buoy going to the surface, used to hold the boat in a certain area |
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| a kind of navigational buoy |
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| the line that adjust tension along the foot of the sail along the boom |
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| a line tied to the bow of a small boat for the purpose of securing it to a dock or to the shore |
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| to sail as close as possible towards the wind |
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| to turn closer towards the wind (point up) |
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| the left side of the boat |
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| sailing with the wind coming from the port side, with the boom on the starboard side |
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| the ship with the right of way |
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| to reduce the size of a sail |
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| a straight line compass course between two points |
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| the standing rigging is the mast and support lines, running rigging is the lines with which you adjust the sails |
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| the line and chain that connect the anchor to the boat |
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| a fin under the stern of the boat used in steering |
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| a point of sail, going directly downwind |
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| moving the rudder back and forth in an attempt to move the boat forward |
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| to release a reefed sail and hoist the sail aloft |
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| the wheel of a block pulley |
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| a line used to control the sail |
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| support wires for the mast |
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| a large, light sail used in downwind sailing |
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| struts used to hold the shrouds away from the mast |
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| docking lines that keep the boat from drifting forward and back |
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| the right side of the boat |
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| a course with the wind coming from starboard and the boom on the port side |
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| the frame that the bottom of the mast ends into |
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| the front, lower corner of the sail, also course with the wind coming from the side of the boat, also to change course by turning into the wind so that the wind comes from the other side of the boat |
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| a small boat used to transport crew and equipment from shore to a larger boat |
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| controls the rudder and is used for steering |
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a line that holds up the boom when it is not being used, also the line that controls the height of a spinnaker pole
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| the back, outer part of the stern |
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| a device that the mainsheet may be attached to which allows its position to be adjusted |
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| to adjust the sails, also the position of the sails |
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| the adjustment of the standing rigging, the sails and the hull to balance the boat for optimum performance |
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| the swell caused by a boat passing through water |
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| a light spar which holds the jib out when sailing downwind |
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| a metal drum shaped device used to assist in trimming sails |
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