Parts
What is the mast?
The ropes that control the sails
What are sheets?
The largest sail
What is the main sail?
Angle at which the bow of the bow is pointed in relationship to the direction of the wind
What is a point of sail?
Point of sail that is 180 degrees from the wind
What is running?
The horizontal pole that holds the bottom of the sail and swings from one side to the other when tacking or jibing
What is the boom?
The metal lines that hold up the mast
What are the stays?
The smaller sail that funnels wind into the mainsail
What is the jib?
Point of sail in which the boat is ninety degrees to the direction of the wind
What is a beam reach?
Changing direction when sailing into the wind
What is tacking?
The handle that controls the rudder
What is the tiller?
When the wind is coming over the port side of the boat and the sail is pushed out past the starboard side.
What is port tack?
The left side of the boat when looking at the bow
Point of sail in which the boat is the closest angle to irons
What is close hauled?
Changing direction when sailing away from the wind
What is jibing?
The vertical fin that moves from side to side to change the boat's direction when using the tiller
What is the rudder?
When the wind is coming over the starboard side of the boat and the sail is pushed out towards the port side.
What is starboard tack?
The right side of the boat when looking at the bow
What is the starboard side?
Point of sail that is between close hauled and beam reach
What is close reach?
The position of the main sail and jib sail when running
What is wing and wing?
The vertical fin that is lowered into the water to keep the boat on course
What is the center board?
The rope that is used to raise the main sail
What is the halyard?
The front of the boat and the back of the boat
What are bow and stern?
Point of sail that is more than ninety degrees away from the wind
What is broad reach?
When the boat leans to one side
What is heeling?