sailboats

mast

Vessel's sail support

• keelHull's structural base
• rudderPivoting stern blade
• tillerBoat steering lever
• boomLoud deep sound

hull · bow · stern · deck · cockpit · cabin · rigging · shrouds

jib

Triangular sail forward

• spinnakerDownwind sailing sail
• genoaOversized forward sail
• headsailForward-mounted boat canvas
• reefingReducing sail area

batten · luff · leech · foot · clew · tack · head · telltale

regatta

Organized boat racing event

• yachtingRecreational vessel sailing
• cruisingMoving at relaxed pace
• racingSpeed competition sport
• marinaRecreational vessel harbor

mooring · anchorage · harbor · flotilla · club · charter · bareboat · liveaboard

fiberglass

Reinforced woven strand composite

• woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
• epoxyCatalyst-cured bonding compound
• laminatingBonding protective plastic layers
• shipwrightVessel construction craftsman

planking · caulking · varnishing · lofting · ribs · bulkhead · joinery · finishing

sloop

One-masted fore-and-aft rigger

• catamaranDouble-hulled sailing craft
• trimaranThree-hulled sailing craft
• dinghySmall auxiliary watercraft
• ketchTwo-masted fore-and-aft vessel

schooner · yawl · cutter · skiff · yacht · yawl · sunfish · laser

breeze

Light, gentle air movement

• gustBrief wind surge
• headwindWind against travel direction
• tailwindBreeze moving your direction
• crosswindLateral airflow across path

prevailing · squall · gale · anemometer · lift · header · puff · lull

tacking

Angled sailing maneuver

• jibingMatching in agreement
• heelingLeaning to one side
• luffingSail's wind-loss trembling
• beatingRepeated striking or pulsing

reaching · running · close-hauled · windward · leeward · upwind · downwind · trimming