Places
the forward part of the boat
the top attachment point of the sail
What is the head?
What is the backstay?
vertical control surface used to steer the boat
What is the rudder?
A horizontal spar for supporting and controlling a sail
What is a boom?
the aft or back part of the boat
What is the stern?
the bottom edge of the sail?
What is a foot?
wire ropes that support the mast athwartships
apparatus used to attach the boom to the mast
What is a gooseneck?
the forward attachment point of the sail
What is the tack?
a wood or metal handle used to control the position of the rudder
What is a tiller?
the aft attachment of the sail
What is a clew?
wire rope supporting the mast running from the top of the mast to the bow
What is the forestay?
a line or wire rope that supports the boom when no sail is hoisted
What is the topping lift?
vertical spar used to support something, like a lifeline
What is a stanchion?
at 90 degrees to the boat's centerline
the trailing edge of the sail?
spars used to support the shrouds so that they better support the mast
wire ropes running from the top of the mast over the spreaders and down to the deck
What are upper shrouds?
flat strips of wood or plastic that help maintain sail shape
What are battens?
What is a keel?
the leading edge of the sail
What is the luff?
wire ropes that run from below the spreaders down to the deck
What are lower shrouds?
spinning drum provides mechanical advantage for adjusting running rigging
a piece of yarn or mylar attached to the sail to aid in trimming the sail