Parts of the Sail
used to adjust the tension on the sprit
what is the sprit halyard?
Boston College
Who is Laura Ferraris (or Tara Ferraris)?
sail is in to the corner of the boat
what is upwind?
Port and starboard
what is starboard?
used to steer
what is the rudder?
connects the back of the sail to the boom
what is the outhaul?
Bates College
Who is Jack Valentino?
sail is flapping around in your face
what is in irons?
Windward and leeward
what is leeward?
keeps the boat afloat
what are the airbags?
Controls the height of the boom and needs to be tight to ensure safe gybes downwind
what is the boom vang?
Scranton University
Who is Rachel Webb?
wind hits perpendicular to your boat
what is a reach?
boat ahead or boat behind
what is the boat ahead?
sit on this in light wind
what is the thwart?
This part of the sail runs parallel to the boom and is situated at the bottom of the sail
what is the foot?
Roger Williams University
Who is Jennifer Agell?
What is downwind?
larger boat and smaller boat
what is the larger boat?
the place where you insert the mast
what is the mast cup?
This part of the sail is the back edge of the sail that has the battens and the ribbons that you want to make fly straight back
Vanderbilt University
Who is Maddie Nystrom?
fastest point of sail
what is a broad reach?
luffing boat or moving boat
what is luffing boat?
alternate name for the bowline