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Sailboat

The activity of controlling and navigating a boat which uses sails as its main means of propulsion.

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Sailboat

cat rig
Boat; Sailboat

A sail rig with a single mast well forward and a single sail attached to the aft side of the mast.

cam cleat
Boat; Sailboat

A fitting used to belay a line utilizing two pivoting serrated cams that allow for immediate adjustment.

mast step
Boat; Sailboat

The fitting or receptacle that receives the base of the mast to secure it in position.

nicopress
Boat; Sailboat

A patented method used to form an eye splice in wire rope by the use of special clamping devices.

pad eye
Boat; Sailboat

An eye fitting with a substantial base used to secure fittings such as blocks to the deck or cabin top.

pintles
Boat; Sailboat

The "pins" attached to the rudder (or sometimes to the boat), which fit into the gudgeons thereby allowing the rudder to pivot.

reeve
Boat; Sailboat

To reeve is to pass a line through any aperture such as a block or eye. The past tense is ROVE.

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