Across the wind: To sail at 90° to the wind. Also known as a beam reach 穿过⻛:与⻛成90°航⾏,⼜称横⻛⾏驶 Aft mainsheet: The mainsheet positioned and laid out at the aft end of the boat 后置主帆索:主帆索置于船体尾部
Backed: A sail filled in reverse to the normal direction of the wind. The jib ‘backs’ to help pull the bow round when tacking 反受⻛:帆在与正常情况下相反的那⼀侧受⻛。在迎⻛转向时,前帆“反受⻛”帮助船头转动
Beam reach: Across the wind – a direction approximately 90° away from the direction of the wind 横⻛⾏驶:穿过⻛——与⻛向成⼤约90°航⾏ Bearing away: Turning away from the wind 顺⻛偏转:船向远离⻛的⽅向转
Boat balance: How flat the boat is, using the crew and helm’s weight. One of the Five Essentials 船的左右平衡:运⽤船员和舵⼿的体重,保持船在⽔平⽅向的平衡。航⾏五要素之⼀
Boat trim: Fore and aft adjustment of the crew’s weight to keep the boat level. One of the Five Essentials 船的前后平衡:通过前后调整船员的体重,使船保持⽔平。航⾏五要素之⼀ Bow: The front of the boat 船头:船前部 Broad reach: Direction approximately 135° away from the direction of the wind 侧顺⻛⾏驶:与⻛向成⼤约135°航⾏ Centre mainsheet: The mainsheet positioned and laid out centrally on a boat 中置主帆索:主帆索位于船中央
Centreboard: Main foil or hinged plate used to resist sideways movement, or leeway