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

amidships

Sports; Sailing & yachting

The center part of a boat or ship.

mainsail

Sports; Sailing & yachting

The sail that is attached to and is hoisted up the main mast.

anchor

Sports; Sailing & yachting

A piece of heavy metal that is meant, when thrown overboard, to help hold the boat in place.

anchor bend

Sports; Sailing & yachting

This is a type of knot that is usually used to tie the anchor line to the anchor.

make fast

Sports; Sailing & yachting

To tie a rope or line to something so that what ever the line is attached to will not move.

anchor chain

Sports; Sailing & yachting

A chain that is attached to the anchor and that acts to keep the anchor lying on the seabed so that it will stay in one place and dig into the seabed in if the boat tries to move.