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Mainsail |
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The main sail of a yacht.
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Main shroud |
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Shroud fixed to the head of the mast and kept away from it by
the pole rail.
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Mainstay |
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Guy holding the mast.
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Making headway into the wind |
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Sailing close to the wind and making progress.
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Mast |
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Vertical part of the rigging kept in place by the mainstays,
on which the halyards are fixed to allow the sails to be hoisted.
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Masthead |
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Top of and reinforcement of the mast.
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Midship beam |
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Widest part of the yacht.
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Mile |
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Unit of distance equivalent to 1852m and which corresponds to
the length of a minute at the meridian.
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Navigator |
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Member of the crew who charts out the course.
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Parrel |
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Metal ring with a catch on the front of the foresails, which
is hooked on to the foresheet or stay.
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Pennon |
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Ribbon
showing the wind along the length of a sail.
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Piano |
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The various blocking cleats which allow the manoeuvres to be
controlled from the cockpit.
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Pilot’s foot |
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Safety margin which when added to the draft gives the necessary
minimum depth. Initially it equals a foot (33cm) but it depends
on the general sea conditions and can be increased to a metre.
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Pitching |
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Lengthwise rocking.
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Port |
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Left side of the boat seen from the helm.
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Profile |
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Horizontal cross- section of a sail.
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Quarterdeck |
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Stern area of the boat.
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Rail |
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Wire stretched horizontally through the guys to act as guard.
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Reckoning |
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Calculation of position using information from the log, the
speed, drift and course.
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Reef points |
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Line of points which allow the sail to be tied to the boom.
We often talk about reefing meaning pulling in the sail.
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Rigging |
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The
various textile ropes. The word rope is never used. We say line
instead.
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Rigging |
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Everything used to set the sails. The movable elements include
the ropes and the fixed elements include the stays and halyards.
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Robande |
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The line used to furl the mainsail.
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Rudder |
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All the bits used to steer the yacht from the bar to the rudder.
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Rudder |
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Underwater part of steering system.
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