Sailing & yachting

Sailing & yachting

Sailing & yachting is an recreational activity and competitive sport in which the sailor steers a boat, in competitive sailors compete individually or as part of a crew to race to set start and finish points.

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lay line

Sports; Sailing & yachting

This is an imaginary line that a sailboat will try and stay on to sail straight to its destination.

lazy jacks

Sports; Sailing & yachting

These are lines that go from above the mainsail to the boom to help in lowering a sail.

lead

Sports; Sailing & yachting

This is a weight on a marked line that is used to measure the depth of the water.

admiralty law

Sports; Sailing & yachting

This is a term for maritime law. The name comes from the British Admiralty department

longitude

Sports; Sailing & yachting

The distance in degrees east or west of Greenwich, England, where the meridian is 0.

adrift

Sports; Sailing & yachting

A boat that is floating on the current. It is not anchored down.

LORAN

Sports; Sailing & yachting

An electronic instrument, which used radio waves from multiple stations that allowed a boat to figure out a boats position. Most LORAN systems have been replaced by the GPS system.