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US SAILING LEARN SAILING RIGHT BEGINNING SAILING
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US SAILING LEARN SAILING RIGHT BEGINNINGSAILING
Abeam - Answers-The location of anything beyond either side of the boat at right angles
to the centerline.
Accidental Jibe - Answers-An unexpected jibe when sailing downwind and the wind
catches the back side of the mainsasil, possible causing the helmsman to lose control of
the boat.
Aft - Answers-The direction toward the stern
Ahead - Answers-The location of anything forward of the bow.
Astern - Answers-The location of anything aft of the stern
Battens - Answers-Stiffening pieces placed horizontally along the leech of the sail.
Beam Reach - Answers-The point of sailing across the wind about 90 degrees from the
wind, with the sails approximately half way out.
Boom - Answers-A spar attached to the mast at right angles to hold the bottom of the
mailsail.
Boom groove - Answers-A slot on the top side of the boom into which the foot of the
mailsail slides.
Boom vang - Answers-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.
Bottom - Answers-The outside surface of the hull below the water.
Centerline - Answers-The fore-and-aft line running from the bow and stern halfway
between the sides of the boat.
Cleat - Answers-A fitting to which a piece of running rigging is secured.
Cleat hitch - Answers-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.
Clew - Answers-The corner of a sail between the leech and the foot.
Close-hauled - Answers-The upwind point of sailing closest to the wind, about 45 degrees
from the wind direction.
, Close-reach - Answers-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.
Cockpit - Answers-The interior part of the boat where people usually sit.
Coming about - Answers-See tacking and "hard-to-lee"
Controlled jibe - Answers-Allowing the boat to jibe while steering carefully and trimming
the main sheet in and out smoothly.
Cow hitch - Answers-A very simple loop knot often used to secure jib sheets to the clew
of the jib.
Crew - Answers-The person or persons in the boat who trims the jib, balance the boat
and keep a lookout for things the helmsman may not see.
Cunningham - Answers-A line or mechanism that tensions the forward edge of a sail.
Current - Answers-The horizontal flow of water.
Daggerboard - Answers-A daggerboard slides up and down through the hull and acts like
a centerboard to keep a sailboat from side-slipping.
Bow - Answers-The front of any hull.
Bowline - Answers-The most useful knot in sailing, the bowline produces an eye that is
very secure but very easy to untie
Broad reach - Answers-The downwind point of sailing about 100 degrees to 140 degrees
from the wind, with the sails approximately three-quarters of the way out.
Catamaran - Answers-A type of multihull with two hull.
Centerboard - Answers-A form of fin to prevent sideslip that is adjusted by swinging up
and down in a trunk.
Downwind - Answers-The direction of movement with the wind coming over the stern.
Downwind sailing - Answers-Sailing in the direction of which the wind is blowing, which
includes broad reaching and running.
Drain plugs - Answers-Caps for the holes used to drain water from the cockpit, which
must be inserted before sailing a boat stored on land.
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