Back - ANSWER to stop or to propel boat backward by holding the clew of a sail out to windward.
apparent wind - ANSWER The wind aboard a moving boat
aground - ANSWER a boat whose keel is touching the bottom
balance - ANSWER the capability of the boat to sail straight without changing tille...
Back - ANSWER to stop or to propel boat backward by holding the clew of a sail out to windward.
apparent wind - ANSWER The wind aboard a moving boat
aground - ANSWER a boat whose keel is touching the bottom
balance - ANSWER the capability of the boat to sail straight without changing tiller positions
bail - ANSWER to empty a boat of water
Athwartships - ANSWER across the boat from side to side
batten - ANSWER a thin slat that slides into a pocket in the leech of a sail, helping it hold its shape.
beam - ANSWER the width of a boat at its widest point
beam reach - ANSWER (point of sail) sailing approximately 90 degrees to the wind
bearing - ANSWER the direction from one object to another expressed in compass degrees
beating - ANSWER a course sailed upwind
, below - ANSWER the area of a boat beneath the deck
bear away - ANSWER to fall off, head away from the wind
bend - ANSWER to attach a sail to a spar or a hearsay, or attach a line to a sail.
bight - ANSWER a loop in a line
Bulkhead - ANSWER a wall that runs athwartships on a boat, usually providing structural support to the
hull.
By the lee - ANSWER Sailing on a run with the wind coming over the same side of the boat as the boom
cabin - ANSWER the interior of the boat
can - ANSWER an odd numbered, green, flat-topped bouy marking the left side of the channel as you
return to port.
Catboat - ANSWER a boat with only a main sail and the mast located at the bow
capsize - ANSWER to tip or turn a boat over
centerboard - ANSWER a pivoting board that can be lowered and used like a keel to keep a boat from
slipping to leward
centerline - ANSWER the middle of a boat running from bow to stern
chafe - ANSWER to wear on a line caused by rubbing
chainplates - ANSWER strong metal plates which connect the shrouds to the boat
, channel - ANSWER a (usually narrow) path in the water, marked by bouys, in which the water is deep
enough to sail.
Chart - ANSWER a nautical map
adrift - ANSWER a boat drifting without control
charter - ANSWER to rent a boat
chock - ANSWER a guide mounted on the deck through which docklines and anchor rode are run
chop - ANSWER rough, short, steep waves
cleat - ANSWER a nautical fitting that is used to secure a line.
clew - ANSWER the lower, aft corner of the sail.
close-hauled - ANSWER the point of sail that is closest to the wind.
Close reach - ANSWER (point of sail) sailing in a direction with the wind forward of the beam (about 70
degrees from the bow).
Coaming - ANSWER the short protective wall surrounding the cockpit
Cockpit - ANSWER the lower area in which the steering controls and sail controls are located.
coil - ANSWER to loop a line neatly so it can be stored
come about - ANSWER to change direction by turning the bow through the wind; to tack
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