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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Sailing & yachting

jetty

Sports; Sailing & yachting

See Breakwater.

jib

Sports; Sailing & yachting

A small triangular forward most sail that is attached to the headstay.

jibe

Sports; Sailing & yachting

To move the mainsail from one side of the boat to the other when sailing with a tail wind.

headway

Sports; Sailing & yachting

The forward motion of a boat.

heave to

Sports; Sailing & yachting

To stop the boat from moving forward by bringing the bow into the wind and keeping it there.

heaving line

Sports; Sailing & yachting

This is a small line that can be tied to a larger line, which then be hauled from boat to dock or vise-versa.

heavy weather

Sports; Sailing & yachting

Storm conditions, which will most likely include high seas and high winds. This is also an album title by the band Weather Report. We are dating ourselves.