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Meteorology
The study of weather forecasting
Moor
To tie a boat to a fixed object
Mylar
A brand of strong, thin, polyester film used to make
racing sails
N
National Sailing
Federation
Body that governs sailing in a nation. In the UK, this is
the Royal Yachting Association
Navigation
To find a way from one point to the other
O
‘Off the Wind’
To sail in the direction that the wind is blowing
Outhaul
The control line that applies tension tot he foot of the
sail, by pulling the sail along the boom
P
Painter
The rope at the bow used to tie the boat to a fixed
object
Pontoon
A floating jetty to moor your boat to
Port
The left-hand side of the boat, when facing forwards
R
RS Dealer
A third-party who sells the RS Range
Reach
Sailing with the wind on the side of the boat:
Beam Reach: Point of sailing in which the wind is
blowing towards the sail at 90˚
Broad Reach: Point of sailing between a beam
reach and a run (sailing downwind)
Close Reach: Point of sailing between a beam
reach and a beat (sailing upwind). Sometimes
referred to as a ‘tight’ reach
Reef
To make the sails smaller in strong winds
Reefing Eyes
Metal eyelets in the mainsail that enable it to be
reefed
Road Base
A trolley that you place your boat and launching trolley
upon to trail behind a vehicle
Rudder
The foil that, when attached to the stern, controls the
direction that the boat moves in
Rudder Blade
The large, rigid, thin part of the rudder
Rudder Downhaul
The control line that enables you to pull the rudder into
place
Rudder Pintle
The fitting on the transom onto which the rudder stock
fits
Rudder Stock
The top part of the rudder, usually including the tiller,
into which the rudder blade fits, and which then
attaches to the rudder pintle
Run
To ‘run with the wind’, or to sail in the direction that the
wind is blowing