APPENDIX
GLOSSARY OF SAILING TERMS Including the phonetic alphabetic terms for radio use (in parentheses)
A (Alpha) Abeam - off the side of (at right angle to) the boat.
Aboard - on the boat. Adriſt - a boat driſting without control. Aſt - at or toward the stern or behind the boat. Aground - a boat whose keel is touching the bottom. Alternator - a device which generates electricity from an engine.
Amidships - toward the center of the boat. Apparent wind - the wind aboard a moving boat. Astern - behind the stern of the boat. Athwartships - across the boat from side to side.
B (Bravo) Backstay - the standing rigging running from the stern
to the top of the mast, keeping the mast from falling forward.
Back - 1.- to stop or to propel a boat backward by holding the clew of a sail out to windward. 2.- a counterclockwise change of wind direction.
Bail - to empty a boat of water. Ballast - weight in the keel of a boat that provides stability. Barometer - a weather forecasting instrument that measures air pressure.
Batten - a thin slat that slides into a pocket in the leech of a sail, helping it hold its shape. Battery switch - the main electrical cutoff switch. Beam - the width of a boat at its widest point. Beam reach - (point of sail) sailing in a direction at approximately 90 degrees to the wind. Bear away - to fall off, head away from the wind. Bearing - the direction from one object to another ex- pressed in degrees. Beating - a course sailed upwind. Below - the area of a boat beneath the deck. Bend - to attach a sail to a spar or a headstay, or to attach a line to a sail.
Berth - 1. - the area in which you park your boat; 2. - the area in which you sleep on a boat.
Bight - doubling a line back on itself. Bilge - the lowest part of the boat’s interior, where water on board will collect. Bitter end - the end of a line. Blanket - to use a sail or object to block the wind from filling a sail.
Block - a pulley on a boat.
Boat hook - a pole with a hook on the end used for grabing hold of a mooring or retrieving somthing that has fallen overboard. Boat speed - the speed of a boat through the water. Bolt rope - the rope sewn into the foot and luff of some mainsails and the luff of some jibs by which the sails are attached to the boat.
Boom - the spar extending directly aſt from the mast to which the foot of the mainsail is attached. Boom vang - a block and tackle system which pulls the boom down to assist sail control. Bottom - 1. - the underside of the boat. 2. - the land under the water.
Bow - the forward part of the boat. Bow line (BOW - line) - a line running from the bow of the boat to the dock or mooring. Bowline - (BOE-lin) - a knot designed to make a loop that will not slip and can be easily untied. Breast line - a short dockline leading off the beam of the boat directly to the dock. Broach - an uncontrolled rounding up into the wind, usually from a downwind point of sail. Broad reach - (point of sail) sailing in a direction with the wind over the rear corner of the boat. Bulkhead - a wall that runs athwartships on a boat, usually providing structural support to the hull.
Bunk - see berth, definition #2 Buoy - a floating navigation marker. Buoyancy - the ability of an object to float. By the lee - sailing on a run with the wind coming over the same side of the boat as the boom.
C (Charlie) Cabin - the interior of a boat.
Can - an odd-numbered, green buoy marking the leſt side of a channel as you return to port. Capsize - to tip or turn a boat over. Cast off - to release a line when leaving a dock or mooring. Catamaran - a twin-hulled sailing vessel with a deck or trampoline between the hulls. Catboat - a boat with only a mainsail and the mast located at the bow. Centerline - the midline of a boat running from bow to stern.
Center of Effort - the focal point of the force of the wind on the sails.
Center of Lateral Resistance - the focal point of the force of the water on the underbody of the boat.
Chafe - wear on a line or wire caused by rubbing. Chainplates - strong metal plates which connect the shrouds to the boat.
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