| Sail |
A large piece of fabric by means of which wind is used to propel a sailboat. |
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| Salon |
Central cabin of a boat. |
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| Scull |
Moving the rudder back and forth in an attempt to move the boat forward. |
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| Sheet |
A rope attached to the corner of the sail used for trimming sails for different wind directions. |
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| Shrouds |
Wires used to support the mast. |
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| Spar |
A wooden or metal pole used to support a sail, such as a mast or a boom. |
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| Spinnaker |
A large, light sail flown form the mast in front of all other sails and the forestay for sailing downwind. |
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| Spreaders |
Struts used to hold the shrouds away from the mast. |
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| Stern |
The back end of the boat. |
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| Starboard |
The right side of a boat (when looking forward from the stern). |
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| Starboard tack |
Sailing with the wind coming from the starboard side with the boom on the port side. |
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| Stow |
To put away. |
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| Surge |
Rising and falling sea due to wave movement. |
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| Tack |
The front, lower corner of a sail. |
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| Tacking |
Turning the boat so that the bow passes through the wind. |