Sailboat Parts
Sailing Verbs
Sailing Terms
Definition
VERBS 2
100

Sailing

Using boats with sails to move across water.

100

Tacking

Changing direction while sailing against the wind.

100

Crew

People who work together on a boat.

100

Capsize

When a boat tips over in the water.

100

Heeling

When a boat leans to one side because of the wind.

200

Mast

The tall pole on a boat that holds up the sails.

200

Planing

When a boat goes fast enough to rise up out of the water.

200

Skipper

The person in charge of the boat.

200

Lee

The direction opposite to the wind.

200

Close-Hauled

Sailing as close to the wind as possible.

300

Boom

The horizontal pole attached to the mast that holds the bottom of the sail.

300

Reaching

Sailing across the wind.

300

Foredeck

 The front part of the boat.

300

Catamaran

 A boat with two parallel hulls (bodies) joined by a frame.

300

Luffing

When the sails flap in the wind because the boat isn't moving fast enough.

400

Keel

A heavy, flat piece at the bottom of the boat that helps it stay upright.

400

Running

Sailing with the wind at your back

400

Cockpit

The area, below deck level, that is somewhat more protected than the open deck, from which the tiller or wheel is handled

400

Monohull

A boat with only one hull.

400

Righting the Boat

Turning a capsized boat back upright.

500

Jib

A smaller sail in front of the mast.

500

Jibing

Changing direction while sailing with the wind.

500

Rudder

A flat piece at the back of the boat that helps steer.

500

Windward

The direction the wind is coming from.

500

Hiking Out

When the crew leans out over the side of the boat to keep it balanced.