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Safety-Boat Cover
Support boats, usually RIBs, in case of emergency
Sail
An area of material attached to the boat that uses the
wind to create forward motion
Sailmaker
A manufacturer of sails
Sail Number
The unique number allocated to a boat, displayed on
the sail when racing
Sail Pressure
A sail has ‘pressure’ when it is working with the wind
to create motion
Sailing Regatta
An event that usually comprises of a number of sailing
races
Shackle
A metal fitting for attaching ropes to blocks, etc.
Sheet
A rope that controls a sail
Side Safety Line
The line that runs along the side of the hull
Single Handed
To sail a boat alone
Spars
The poles, usually carbon or aluminium, to which the
sail is attached
Spinnaker
A large sail, usually triangular, that is hoisted when
sailing downwind
Starboard
The right-hand side of the boat, when facing forwards
Step
When mast has been installed in a boat, it has been
‘stepped’, or placed on the mast step
Stern
The back of the boat
Stern Lifting Handles
The handles at the stern, used for lifting the boat
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Tack
1. To change direction by turning the bow of the boat
through the wind
2. The bottom front corner of the sail
Tying bar
The metal bar situated at the front of the boat, onto
which the tack of the jib is attached
Tying bar Recess
Recess in the foredeck in which the tying bar is fitted
Tender
A small vessel, usually used to transport crew to a
larger vessel
Tiller
The stick attached to the rudder, used to steer the
boat
Tiller Extension
A pole attached to the tiller to extend its reach, usually
used when hiking
Toe Straps
The straps to tuck your feet under when you lean out
to balance the boat
Towing Line
A rope attached to the boat, used to connect to a
towing vessel
Transom
The vertical surface at the back of the boat
Trim
Keeping the boat level fore and aft
Trimaran
A boat with three hulls
Trolley
A wheeled structure, used to move a boat around on
land