Chart datum: depths shown on a chart – at the lowest possible tide 海图基准⾯: 海图上显示的深度——在最低潮时
Cleat: device to grip ropes and hold them in place; some grip automatically, others need the rope tying round them 卡绳器,夹绳器,⽺⻆: ⽤于夹住并固定绳索的装置;有些可以⾃动夹紧,其他的则需要将 绳⼦系在上⾯
Clew: lower corner of the sail closest to the stern 后帆⻆: 最接近船尾的帆下⻆
Close hauled: sailing as near to the wind as you can 迎⻛⻆度: 最接近⻛的航⾏⻆度
Compass rose: the compass shown on a chart to aid navigation 罗盘刻度盘: 海图上的罗盘,⽤于辅助导航
Crew: helps the helmsman to sail the boat, usually handles the jib sheets 船员: 协助舵⼿操控船只,通常负责控制前帆缭绳
Cutter: boat with two headsails (jibs) 独桅纵帆船: 有两⾯船⾸帆(前帆)的船
Daggerboard: similar function to centreboard, but raised directly up and down rather than on a pivot 中插板: 与稳向板功能类似,但是可以直接上下拉动,⽽不是绕轴旋转
Downhaul: puts downward tension on a sail, a spinnaker or a lug rigged mainsail (also called a Cunningham after its inventor)