Sailboat & Marine Parts, Hardware and Supplies
Glossary of Sailing & Marine Terms ...
The Engine : Most inboard sailboat engines are diesel as opposed to using gasoline. Diesel engines have no spark plugs or points, the fuel is ignited by compression not by an electrical spark.
Sailboat Moorings
In many areas, sailboats are kept in the water on moorings when not in use. A mooring is in essence a large, heavy anchor (often a concrete or stone block, a large mushroom anchor, or a device bored into underlying rock or mud).
Sailboat Anatomy aims to capture all the technical terms associated with the parts of a Sailing Dinghy/Boat/Ship/Yacht/Merchant man etc.
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SAILBOAT: Boat propelled by wind.
SAND BAR: An area in shallow water where wave or current action has created a small, long hill of sand. Since they are created by water movement, they can move and may not be shown on a chart.
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In doing our research prior to shopping for a sailboat that would carry us across oceans, we developed a list of desirable attributes to guide our boat search.
sailboat
A boat that is at least partially propelled by capturing the force of wind in sails.
sail plan
Arrangement of sails on a boat.
sailboat - A boat which uses the wind as its primary means of propulsion.
sailcloth - A fabric, usually synthetic, used to make sails.
When a Sailboat Runs Aground
If you are offshore sailing or cruising, your goal is to get away from land. But, even if you have a good plan and plotting chart, your boat can still run ashore.
Sailboat Racing Basics (PPT) - John Alonso's PowerPoint presentation provided to the Jan 2010 SHBC meeting. If you do not have Microsoft Powerpoint, you can download this viewer direct from Microsoft.
Sailboats have right-of-way over power boats, and rowboats have right-of-way over sailboat. A sailboat motoring with its motor is considered a motor boat, whether or not the sails are set.
Sailboat rigs are also known by where the headstay attaches to the mast and by how many stays it has forward of the mainmast:
The masthead rig--the jib halyard is at the masthead.
Sailboat or Auxiliary - Craft intended to be propelled primarily by sail, regardless of size or type.
Sinking - Where the vessels loses enough buoyancy to settle below the surface of the water.
Sailboat Parts
Boom A spar used to give shape to the bottom of any sail. If you don't watch out, it'll hit you in the head, and you'll hear a loud boom. Tack The forwardmost, lowest part of a triangular sail.
A sailboat with its bow pointed directly into the wind, preventing the sails from filling properly so that the boat can move. It can be very difficult to get a boat that is in irons back under sail.
A sailboat or powerboat used for pleasure, not a working boat.
Yard
A spar attached to the mast and used to hoist square sails.
A sailboat with two masts. The shorter mizzen mast is aft of the main mast, but forward of the rudder post. A similar vessel, the yawl, has the mizzen mast aft of the rudder post.
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A sailboat rigged with one mast and one sail.
catenary
The sag in a line strung between two points.
A sailboat on a port tack must give way to one on a starboard tack.
When two boats are on the same tack (wind on the same side), the vessel to windward must give way to a leeward vessel (the one furthest from the wind).
A sailboat or motoryacht used for pleasure, typically not a working boat.
yaw
To swing or steer off course, as when running with a quartering sea.
In sailboats, keels use the forward motion of the boat to generate lift to counter the lateral force from the sails. Sailboats have much larger keels than non sailing hulls.
Any sailboat with a four-sided mainsail.
Gear
The general name for all nonpermanent nautical equipment, including crew's clothing and personal effects.
Most sailboats, when in reverse, back up to port or starboard, depending on the propeller orientation. Make sure you know how your boat behaves, before entering.
When a sailboat changes its tack downwind. The boom changes sides
Hard Chine
An abrupt intersection between the hull side and the hull bottom of a boat so constructed.
Yacht A sailboat or powerboat used for pleasure, not a working boat.
Yankee: - a fore-sail flying above and forward of the jib, usually seen on bowsprit vessels.
Yard - a spar usually fixed horizontally to a mast to support a sail.
Rowboats, sailboats, and launches propelled by any kind of power may have their hulls treated after one of these fashions, with quite satisfactory results.
Skeg: For sailboats, usually refers to a structural support to which the rudder is fastened.
racerA sailboat designed primarily for speed and competition with a minimum of built-in creature comforts. racer/cruiserA fast sailboat designed with comfortable accommodations.
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Centerboard
a fin shaped, often removable, board that extends from the bottom of the boat as a keel ...
The sport of sailboat racing is governed by the International Sailing Federation (or ISAF, formerly the International Yacht Racing Union or IYRU).
Cutter- A sailboat with a single mast placed in the middle of the boat.
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Davits- A structure that projects over the side or rear of a boat used for raising and lowering a dinghy or small boat.
A cockpit on a sailboat is where your helm (steering wheel or tiller) is situated. This is a sunken well with seating, recessed into the main deck.
FIRST LESSON - SAILBOATS AND HOW/WHY THEY SAIL
The WIND; necessity for good communication(s) at all times; history of sailing; sailing terminology; the sailing circle and basis sailing maneuvers; ...
lee helm - A sailboat's tendency for its bow to turn leeward, or turn away from the wind. The helm put to leeward to luff, or to keep a vessel to or by the wind. Also synonymous with slack helm.
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In Irons: A sailboat with its bow pointed directly into the wind, preventing the sails from filling properly and stopping the boat.
The headings of a sailboat in relation to the wind, (upwind, close reach, reach, broad reach, downwind.).
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WEATHER HELM-A sailboat in which the tiller must be pulled (usually only slightly) toward the wind to keep it on course.
WEATHER SIDE-Windward side of a sailboat.
YAWL - A two-masted sailboat with the small mizzen mast stepped abaft the rudder post.
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There are no boating terms under this heading.
FURLER: A self winding system for the head sail of a sailboat, which allows you to control the sail from the cockpit area.
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GAFF: The spar supporting the upper edge of an old fashioned type of fore and aft rigged, four-cornered mainsail.
On a sailboat this could be an engine. Aweigh To raise an anchor off the bottom. Backing (wind) The changing of the wind direction, opposite of veering. Clockwise in the southern hemisphere, counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere.
GAFF RIG See SAILBOAT RIGS. GARVEY HULL A hard chine hull in which the chines do not join on the stem centerline. (See PLAY PEN design) GARBOARD The plank adjoining the keel. Also called garboard strake.
Like a keel, daggerboards are used to reduce leeway by preventing a sailboat being pushed sideways by the wind.
Danforth Anchor - A brand of lightweight anchor. It has pivoting flukes that dig into the ground as tension is placed on the anchor.
A general term used to refer to catamarans [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] catamaran A twin-hulled boat catboat A sailboat with a single fore-and-aft sail cathead Timbers projecting from the bow used to secure an anchor catspaw A ...
Catamaran sailboats are known for their ability to plane and are faster than single hulled boats (monohulls) in some conditions.
Cat Boat A sailboat rigged with one mast and one sail.
Headstay - wire from the bow to the upper part of a sailboat's mast.
Heel - sideways learning of a boat due to the wind.
HEI - High energy Ignition
Helm - a boat's steering area; also the steering gear.
catboatSmall, simple sailboat with one mast and sail set far forward. cavitationInefficient low-pressure pockets on propellers form bubbles that collapse against the blades resulting in premature wear.
Catboat - a one sail sailboat
celestial navigation -- to calculate your position using time, the position of celestial bodies, and mathematical tables ...
Catboat - A sailboat with a single mast set far forward
Centerboard - A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case amidships, when in shallow water, ...
Sails on a sailboat behave much like the wings on an airplane with part of the propulsion coming from deflected air but as much as 70% due to aerodynamic forces.
when motor boat meets sailboat .. when sailboat meets sailboat .. when sail or motor boat meets fishing boat etc..
Collision Regulations require the boat with the right of way to maintain their course and speed ...
A normal sailboat is limited in speed by hull resistance, skin friction, and wave-making drag, so it cannot take full advantage of the increased apparent-wind velocity.
Paragraph (d) deals with small sailboats and rowboats. You can expect to see either sidelights and sternlight or a flashlight when approaching these vessels at night.
GAFF RIGGED - A sailboat whose principal sail is supported by a gaff.
GEAR - A general name for ropes, blocks, tackle and other equipment used with our aboard a boat.
Several types of line are used aboard both power and sailboats, including those made of natural fibers, synthetic materials and wire. As a boater, you will have occasion to handle line every time you leave the dock.
sailors tend to refer to smaller yachts as sailboats, while referring to the general sport of sailing as yachting. Within the limited context of sailboat racing, a yacht is any sailing vessel taking part in a race, regardless of size.
A small sailboat rigged fore-and-aft, with a short mizzenmast astern of the cockpit; distinguished from ketch. Yield Bucket ...
Lee helm: The tendency of a sailboat to turn the bow to leeward, compared to weather helm, unless corrective rudder action is taken.
Leeward: Toward the lee.
Leeway: Sideways drift of a boat, primarily caused by the wind or current.
Catamaran: Twin hulled sailboat
Centerboard or Centreplate: A retractable fin projecting through a boat's bottom to provide resistance to leeway when sailing into or across the wind.
Chafe: Damage by rubbing.
When you see only a red light or only a green light, you may be approaching a sailboat under sail and you must give way. A sailboat under sail is always the stand-on vessel!
See only a red light...
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 See also: Boat, Sailing, Wind, Sail, Hull
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