SPARS
A short spar from the bow pointing forward that extends the forestay further forward.
What is a Bowsprit
The flat stick that helps the trailing edge of the mainsail hold it's shape.
What is a batten?
Adjusting the standing rigging to achieve an optimal mast shape.
What is tuning?
Pulleys installed in a mast or boom for halyards or other lines.
What is a sheave?
The fitting to which standing rigging attaches to a boat.
What is the boom?
Synthetic fibre used to make sailcloth for its durability and lower cost.
What is Dacron?
The term used to describe climbing a mast.
What is going aloft?
A fixed ring used to help lead a line.
What is a fairlead?
Devices used to roll up sails.
What are furlers?
A fitting on a mast to which rigging attaches.
What is a tang?
This is the aft loose edge of a sail.
What is the leech?
Setting up a mast in place in a sailing vessel.
What is stepping?
Athwartships track with a sliding car to adjust the angle of the mainsheet.
What is the traveller?
Term used to describe a mast that goes through a deck into the cabin of the boat.
What is keel stepped?
An adjustable spar used to hold out the clew of a 'flying sail'.
What is a spinnaker pole?
The general term for jibs and genoas.
Attaching end terminals to wires using pressure.
What is swaging?
Horned fitting that holds a line in place.
What is a cleat?
A threaded fitting to apply tension to standing rigging.
What is a turnbuckle?
Swivel fitting that connects the boom to the mast.
What is a gooseneck?
The term used to describe the adjustment of sails to optimize performance.
What is to trim?
Manipulating the weave of rope to create an eye or joining it to another rope.
What is splicing?
A pin with two legs which get bent apart to hold a pin in place.
What is a cotter pin?
This controls the height of the boom and can effect mainsail performance.
What is a vang?