Tack - ANSWER Turning with bow going through the wind
Jibe - ANSWER to turn the boat so that its stern passes through the wind
Bow - ANSWER front of a boat
Tack - ANSWER Turning with bow going through the wind
Jibe - ANSWER to turn the boat so that its stern passes through the wind
Bow - ANSWER front of a boat
Stern - ANSWER back of the boat
Port - ANSWER Left
Starboard - ANSWER Right
aft - ANSWER rear (behind/back)
helm - ANSWER The place from where you steer on a boat
tiller - ANSWER Lever used to turn a rudder to steer a boat
rudder - ANSWER Also known as nautical manual/what the tiller is attached to
keel - ANSWER Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull that increases stability in
the water
hull - ANSWER the frame or body of ship
heeling - ANSWER To lean sideways under the pressure of the wind on the sails
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