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Sailing

The art of controlling and steering a boat with large foils called sails.

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abreast

Sailing; Yachting

Side by side, normally referring to ships or boats that are aligned like that.

adrift

Sailing; Yachting

Floating free with the currents and tide, not under control, floating without any means of propulsion or mooring.

aground

Sailing; Yachting

When a boat is stranded on the shore, or on the bottom of the body of water, it is said to have run aground.

alee

Sailing; Yachting

Away from the direction of the wind. Opposite of windward. To the leeward side (downwind).

anchor

Sailing; Yachting

A heavy metal object designed such that its weight and shape will help to hold a boat in its position when lowered to the sea bottom on a rode or chain. See kedge, lightweight, ...

anchor chain

Sailing; Yachting

A chain attached to the anchor. The chain acts partially as a weight to keep the anchor lying next to the ground so that it can dig in better. Chain is also not damaged as much as ...

anchor roller

Sailing; Yachting

Also called bow roller. A fitting with a small wheel that allows the anchor and chain to roll over when dropping or raising the anchor. Some anchor rollers also have a provision ...

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