Shroud The wires that are attached to the mast and the
hull, holding the mast up
Side Safety Line The line that runs along the side of the hull
Single Handed To sail a boat alone
Single-Line Reefing System An efficient method of reefing with one line
Slider Sliding fitting on the boom to which the gnav bar is
attached
Soundings The numbers on a chart showing depth
Spars The poles, usually carbon or aluminium, to which
the sail is attached
Spreaders Metal fittings attached to the mast which hold the
shrouds out
Spring Tide The tides with the biggest range and strongest
currents
Starboard. The right-hand side of the boat, when facing
forwards
Stern The back of the boat
Stern Lifting Handles The handles at the stern, used for lifting the boat
Stopper Knot A form of knot used to prevent a rope from sliding
through a fitting, such as a pulley or a cleat
T
Tack a) To change direction by turning the bow of the
boat through the wind
b) The bottom front corner of a sail
Tack Bar The bar at the bow of the hull, to which the tack of
the jib is attached
Tack Line The rope that emerges from the front of the
gennaker pole, to which the tack of the gennaker is
attached
Tender A small vessel, usually used to transport crew to a
larger vessel
Tidal height The depth of water above chart datum
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