sailboat
Canvas-powered craft
A sailboat is a boat propelled primarily by sails catching the wind.
Sailboats range from small single-person craft to large ocean-going vessels.
The term is American; British English prefers sailing boat.
We rented a sailboat for the afternoon.
One-masted fore-and-aft rigger
- ketchTwo-masted fore-and-aft vessel
- yawlTwo-masted sailing vessel
- schoonerMulti-masted sailing craft
- catamaranDouble-hulled sailing craft
dinghy · cutter · skiff · trimaran · catboat · keelboat · clipper · barque
Organized boat racing event
- spinnakerDownwind sailing sail
- skipperVessel's commanding officer
- crewWorking team aboard
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
startline · buoy · fleet · windward · leeward · upwind · downwind · helm
Light, gentle air movement
- gustBrief wind surge
- galeSevere sustained wind
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- headwindWind against travel direction
tailwind · close-hauled · running · anemometer · knots · tradewinds · doldrums · irons
Recreational vessel harbor
- anchorageSecure harbor spot
- yachtingRecreational vessel sailing
- weekenderBag for brief trips
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
holiday · relaxation · sunbathing · seascape · tranquility · adventure · exploration · passage
Point where paths intersect
- passageSegment of text
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
- navigationDetermining position and course
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
circumnavigation · offshore · landfall · waypoint · course · heading · sextant · charts
Craft of shaping lumber
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- fiberglassReinforced woven strand composite
- epoxyCatalyst-cured bonding compound
- varnishingApplying protective clear coating
caulking · laminating · sanding · planking · lofting · teak · mahogany · boatwright
keel
Hull's structural base
boom · tiller · halyard · sheet · cleat · bowsprit · gunwale · bilge · luff · tack
sloop
One-masted fore-and-aft rigger
catamaran · dinghy · cutter · skiff · trimaran · catboat · keelboat · clipper · barque · brigantine
regatta
Organized boat racing event
tactics · startline · buoy · fleet · windward · leeward · upwind · downwind · helm · competition
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
headwind · tailwind · close-hauled · running · anemometer · knots · tradewinds · doldrums · irons · lift
marina
Recreational vessel harbor
getaway · holiday · relaxation · sunbathing · seascape · tranquility · adventure · exploration · passage · liveaboard
crossing
Point where paths intersect
- passageSegment of text
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
- navigationDetermining position and course
expedition · circumnavigation · offshore · landfall · waypoint · course · heading · sextant · charts · plotting
woodworking
Craft of shaping lumber
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- fiberglassReinforced woven strand composite
- epoxyCatalyst-cured bonding compound
varnishing · caulking · laminating · sanding · planking · lofting · teak · mahogany · boatwright · restoration
- compound wordsbookmark, breakdown, sunlight, breakup, snowflake
- things that floatship, raft, canoe, kayak, yacht
- watercraftkayak, canoe, ships, ship, vessels
- coastal lifedolphins, pelicans, lighthouses, seagulls, fishing
- Indian OceanArabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Andaman Sea
- sailingcatamaran, yacht, yachts, mainsail, jib
sailboatmotorboat
Engine-propelled watercraft
powerboat · speedboat · motor yacht · cabin cruiser · jet ski
sailboataircraft carrier
Warship with flight deck
cruise ship · container ship · oil tanker · battleship · ocean liner
- sailboat racingSport of competitive sailing
- sailboat raceCompetition between sailing vessels
- sailboat partsVessel's structural components