The Boat's Body
Front of the boat
What is the Bow?
The Top of the Hull
What is the Deck?
This consists of everything rising up above the deck.
What is the Rig?
This Rig part holds the sails up.
What is the Mast?
This Rig Part is attached to the Mast to hold the bottom of the main soul.
What is the Boom?
Back of the Boat
What is the Stern?
Low Space in the Deck Where the Crew Sits
What is the Cockpit?
The two sails on the boat.
What are the Main Sail and Jib?
Struts that extend from the boat's sides to hold and stabilize the shrouds.
What are Spreaders?
This Boat Part is the Weighted Fin at the bottom of the boat.
What is the Keel?
Right Side of The Boat (When facing the front)
What is the Starboard?
The Opening to the Cabin
What is the Campanionway?
This type of rigging consists of supporting wires.
What is Standing Rigging?
This part connects to the Mast to the Bow and keeps the Mast from falling backward and supports the Jib.
What is the Forestay?
This Boat Part's weight reduces tipping or healing.
What does the Keel's weight do?
Left Side of The Boat (When facing the front)
What is the Port?
This boat part is attached to the rudder and moves side to side to steer the boat.
What is the Tiller?
This type of rigging consists of Sail Controls.
What is Running Rigging?
This part connects the Mast to the back of the boat to keep it from falling forward.
What is the Backstay?
This boat part's shape keeps the boat from sliding sideways.
What is the Keel?
Body of the Boat (Floats in the water)
What is the Hull?
The Rudder's Location.
What is attached to the Tiller?
This boat part supports the Mast and keeps it from falling down.
What are the Shrouds?
This Universal Joint connects the Boom to the Mast.
What is the Gooseneck?
This Boat Part, which is controlled by the tiller, is the foil that is used to steer the boat.
What is the Rudder?