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Sailing off the wind |
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It’s the tack with the wind at 150° from your direction.
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Sailing trim |
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Direction of yacht in comparison to the wind. Heading into the
wind you are close hauled, sailing close to the wind,moving
into the wind you are jibing, sideways on, sailing off the wind
running free and sailing off the wind. After running free you
are said to have a fair wind.
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Scissors position |
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Sails are adjusted to run on the wind.
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Seamark or landmark |
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Object (marker, buoy, lighthouse) or clearly visible building
(church, water tower, tower) marked on sea charts and used for
navigation.
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Set up |
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Keep taut a halyard.
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Sextant |
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Navigation instrument allowing us to calculate position by taking
measurements from the stars.
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Shake out |
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Let out slightly a rope and by extension the sail.
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Sheath |
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Long case into which the spinnaker is put starting at the head
and which makes it easier to lower.
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Shoals |
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In certain depths of sea, these are shallow areas where the
depth suddenly declines and which the sailor must watch out
for.
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Sideways on |
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See sailing trim.
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Slacken off |
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Release a taut rope, opposite of to tighten.
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Soak the foresail |
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In general the spinnaker by plunging the bow into the water.
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Spinnaker |
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Large lightweight foresail, used when you have a fair wind.
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Spinnaker boom |
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Spar fixed to the mast which separates the clew from a jib or
keeps the spinnaker in place. It is set by a downhaul or stay.
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Starboard |
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Right-hand side of the boat from the helmsman.
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Staysail |
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Foresail in third position from the fore, which is set with
a foresheet on a staysail stay.
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Stay |
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Rope used to support the spars such as the boom and the spinnaker
boom.
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Stay |
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Taut cable between the bow and the head of the mast (or 4/5
th of the height) which keeps the mast towards the bow.
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Stays |
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All the ropes which keep up the mast.
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Stem |
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Fore
part of the boat that breaks through the water.
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Stopper knots |
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All the different tying systems using a small rope tied around
itself, which fix in place for example the halyards.
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Storm jib |
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This is a very small sail used in storms.
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