1. Abeam: The location of anything beyond either side of the boat at
right angles to the centerline.
2. Accidental Jibe: An unexpected jibe when sailing downwind and the
wind catch- es the back side of the mainsasil, possible causing the
helmsman to lose control of the boat.
3. Aft: The direction toward the stern
4. Ahead: The location of anything forward of the bow.
5. Astern: The location of anything aft of the stern
6. Battens: Stiffening pieces placed horizontally along the leech of the
sail.
7. Beam Reach: The point of sailing across the wind about 90 degrees
from the wind, with the sails approximately half way out.
8. Boom: A spar attached to the mast at right angles to hold the
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,bottom of the mailsail.
9. Boom groove: A slot on the top side of the boom into which the foot of
the mailsail slides.
10.Boom vang: A piece of running rigging that pulls down on the boom
to keep it from rising under the pressure of the wind on the mainsail.
11.Bottom: The outside surface of the hull below the water.
12.Bow: The front of any hull.
13.Bowline: The most useful knot in sailing, the bowline produces an
eye that is very secure but very easy to untie
14.Broad reach: The downwind point of sailing about 100 degrees to 140
degrees from the wind, with the sails approximately three-quarters of
the way out.
15.Catamaran: A type of multihull with two hull.
16.Centerboard: A form of fin to prevent sideslip that is adjusted by
swinging up and down in a trunk.
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, 17.Centerline: The fore-and-aft line running from the bow and stern
halfway be- tween the sides of the boat.
18.Cleat: A fitting to which a piece of running rigging is secured.
19.Cleat hitch: The method of securing a line to a horn cleat by taking a
turn around the cleat and then passing the line in a figure-eight pattern
around the horns of the cleat.
20.Clew: The corner of a sail between the leech and the foot.
21.Close-hauled: The upwind point of sailing closest to the wind, about
45 degrees from the wind direction.
22.Close-reach: The upwind point of wailing about 60-70 degrees from
the wind direction, with the sails let out about a quarter of the way. just
of the verge of luffing.
23.Cockpit: The interior part of the boat where people usually sit.
24.Coming about: See tacking and "hard-to-lee"
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