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Sailing

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show The forward part of the boat  
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show The back of the boat (aft part of the boat)  
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show When looking from the stern to the bow, the RIGHT side is called starboard  
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Port   show
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Forward   show
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show Towards the stern of the boat  
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show Ahead Abeam Astern  
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show Width of the boat at its widest point  
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Quarter   show
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Mast   show
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Boom   show
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show 1. Deck 2. Bottom 3. Topsides (Free board) 4. Buoyancy tanks  
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show The area of the boat between the waterline and the deck  
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Buoyancy tanks   show
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4 main parts of the boat   show
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show The area in the deck where the steering controls (Tiller or wheel) are located  
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Transom   show
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show Steering rod that controls the rudder  
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show Move the tiller to the left (port) and the boat moves to the right (starboard)  
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Three Ts   show
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show A device used to tighten a line  
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show weighted fin shaped appendage at the bottom of the boat  
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show Special hinge that connects the boom to the mast  
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show A line that connects the top of the mast to the end of the boom (to prevent the boom from falling when the mainsail is down)  
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show 1. Standing Rigging 2. Running Rigging  
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show 1. Backstay 2. Forestay 3. Shrouds 4. Spreaders  
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show A wire between the top of the mast to the stern  
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Backstay Bridle   show
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show A wire that runs between the bow to the top of the mast  
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show When the forward stay (head stay) doesn't reach the top of the mast, it is called the forestay  
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show Wires from the mast to the sides of the boat (both port and starboard sides) to provide lateral stability  
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show Horizontal spars on the mast that spread the shrouds (present on both port and starboard sides)  
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show A metal plate bolted to the side of the boat to which shrouds are attached. (each side has one)  
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Running rigging   show
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Types of Running rigging   show
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show The line used to raise the sail  
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show The line used to adjust the sail against the force of the wind  
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No of sheets   show
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show A line which places downward tension on the boom  
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show A line that places backward tension on the clew of the main sail  
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show A line used to shorten the sail  
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Mainsheet   show
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Block   show
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show 1. Cam Cleat 2. Deck Cleat 3. Rope clutch  
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show 1. Main sail 2. jib sail (Foresail) 3. Genoa (Foresail)  
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show These are clips that fasten the sail to the stay  
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Jib sheet   show
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Types of foresails   show
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show Triangular sail attached to the forestay that overlaps the mainsail  
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show 1. Luff 2. Leach 3. Foot  
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show The edge of the sail that is closer to the bow of the boat (forward edge)  
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show It is the back edge of the sail  
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Roach   show
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Battens   show
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show 1. Head 2. Clew 3. Tack  
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WHere is the clew   show
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6 terms that universally describe the direction of wind during sailing   show
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Terms that describe heading up into the wind   show
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Term that describes wind coming at right angle or over the beam of the boat   show
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show 1. Broad reaching 2. Running  
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show Sailing into the wind  
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Close haul   show
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Reaching   show
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show Of the 3 reachings, close reach is the only one sailing up wind.  
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Beam reaching   show
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show Sailing downwind  
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Running   show
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