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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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back
Boat; Sailboat

The wind is said to back when it changes in a counterclockwise direction, as from northeast to northwest. The opposite is to veer.

barber hauler
Boat; Sailboat

A line attached to the jib or jib sheet, used to adjust the angle of sheeting by pulling the sheet toward the centerline of the boat.

bear
Boat; Sailboat

To lie in a specified direction from a designated reference point; also, to move or tend to move in a certain direction.

racing sailboats
Boat; Sailboat

Span a wide variety of possibilities from high-performance dinghies with spinnakers and trapezes to a newer crop of offshore one-design classes, ranging from 30 to 70 ft. These performance-oriented ...

leeward
Boat; Sailboat

Referring to the the direction away from the wind; The direction from which the wind blows; down wind.

jib
Boat; Sailboat

The jib is a triangular head-sail set on a stay, forward of the foremast. It is used to change direction with the wind.

abeam
Boat; Sailboat

Abeam refers to addressing an object that is directly to the side of the boat. A lighthouse can be abeam.

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