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GLOSSARY OF SAILING TERMS

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Spreaders:

horizontal struts attached

to the mast, which extends to the

shrouds

and help to support the mast.

Stall:

a sail stalls when the airflow

over it breaks up, causing the boat to
lose way.

Stanchion:

upright metal post bolted

to the deck to support guardrails or
lifelines.

Standing part:

the part of a line not

used when making a knot; the part of
a rope that is made fast, or around
which the knot is tied.

Standing rigging:

the shrouds and

stays that are permanently set up and
support the mast.

Starboard:

right-hand side of a boat

looking forward (opp. of

port

Starboard tack:

a boat is the

starboard tack when the wind strikes
the starboard side first and the boom
is out to the

port

Stay:

wire or rope which supports the

mast in a fore and aft direction; part of
the

standing rigging

Steerage way:

a boat has steerage

way when it has sufficient speed to
allow it to be steered, or to answer the
helm.

Stem:

the timer at the bow, from the

keel upward, to which the planking is
attached.

Sternway:

the backward, stern-first

movement of a boat.

Stringer:

a fore and aft member, fitted

to strengthen the frames.

Tack:

1, the lower forward corner of a

sail; 2, to turn the boat through the
wind so that it blows on the opposite
sides of the sails.

Tacking:

working to windward by

sailing

close-hauled

on alternate

courses

so that the wind is first on one

side of the boat, then on the other.

Tack pennant:

a length of wire with

an eye in each end, used to raise the
tack of a headsail some distance off
the deck.

Tackle:

purchase

system

comprising of rope and

blocks

that is

used to gain mechanical advantage.

Tang:

a strong metal fitting by which

standing rigging

is attached to the

mast or other

spar

Tender of dinghy:

a small boat used

to ferry stores and people to a yacht.

Terminal fitting:

fitting at the end of a

wire rope by which a

shroud

or stay

can be attached to the mast, a

tang

rigging screw/ turnbuckle

Tide:

the vertical rise and fall of the

oceans caused by the gravitational
attraction of the moon.

Toe rail:

a low strip of metal or

molding running around the edge of
the deck.

Topping lift:

a line from the masthead

to a spar, normally the boom, which is
used to raise it.

Topsides:

the part of a boat

’

s hull that

is above the waterline.

Track:

1, the course a boat has made

good; 2, a fitting on the mast or boom
into which the slides on a sail fit; 3, a
fitting along which a traveller runs,
used to alter the angle of the sheets.

Transit:

two fixed objects are in

transit when seen in line; two transit
give position fix.

Traveller:

1, a ring or hoop that can

be hauled along a

spar

; 2, a fitting that

slides in a

track

and is used to alter

the angle of the

sheets

Trim:

1, to adjust the angle of the

sails, by means of

sheets

, so that they

work most efficiently; 2, to adjust the
boat

’

s load, and thus the fore and aft

angle at which it floats.

True wind:

the direction and speed of

the wind felt when stationary, at
anchor or on land

Turnbuckle:

see

Rigging screw

Under way:

a boat is under way when

it is not made fast to shore, at anchor
or aground.

Uphaul:

line

used

raise

something

vertically,

e.g.,

the

spinnaker pole.

Veer:

1, the wind veers when it shifts

in clockwise direction; 2, to pay out
anchor cable or rope in a gradual,
controlled way.

Wake:

the disturbed water left

astern

of a boat.

Waterline:

the line along the hull at

which a boat floats.

Waterline length (WL):

the length of

a boat from

stem

stern

at the

waterline

. It governs the maximum

speed of

displacement hull

and effects

a boats

rating

Weather helm:

( opp. of

lee helm

Weather side:

the side of a boat on

which the wind is blowing.

Wetted surface:

the area of the hull

under water.

Whisker pole:

a light pole used to

hold out the

clew

of a headsail when

running

Winch:

mechanical

device,

consisting  usually  of  a  metal  drum
turned  by  a  handle,  around  which  a
line  is  wound  to  give  the  crew  more
purchasing power when hauling taut a
line, e.g. a jib

sheet

Windage:

those parts of a boat that

increase

drag

, e.g., rigging, spars,

crew, etc.

Windlass:

winch

with a horizontal

shaft and a vertical handle, used to
haul up the anchor chain.

Windward: