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Dealing with relatively small, usually open, waterbound craft.

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batten pockets

Boat; Sailboat

Pockets sewn in the sail that receive the battens.

battens

Boat; Sailboat

Thin semi-rigid strips of wood or synthetic material inserted into pockets in the sail in order to maintain the shape of the sail.

backstay

Boat; Sailboat

The wire that supports the mast from the aft side, running from the masthead to the aft end of the boat.

fiddle block

Boat; Sailboat

A block with two sheaves, one above the other, one usually being smaller than the other. It resembles a "fiddle".

foot

Boat; Sailboat

The lower portion of the sail.

forestay

Boat; Sailboat

The wire that supports the mast from the forward side, running from the top or near the top of the mast to the forward point of the hull. Also used to support the luff of the jib ...

genoa

Boat; Sailboat

A large oversize jib sail that overlaps the mainsail.

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