staysails
Triangular rigging between masts
Staysails are fore-and-aft sails that are set on the forestay of a vessel.
Ropes for hoisting sails
- sheetsFlat expanses of material
- snapsQuick fasteners or photos
- furlersSail-rolling mechanisms
- turnbucklesAdjustable coupling for tensioning
shrouds · forestay · backstay · headstay · blocks · winches · cleats · reefing
One who severs
- yawlTwo-masted sailing vessel
- ketchTwo-masted fore-and-aft vessel
- schoonerMulti-masted sailing craft
- brigantineTwo-masted mixed-rig vessel
sloop · clipper · cruiser · racer · offshore · passage · voyaging
Angled sailing maneuver
- jibingMatching in agreement
- windwardFacing the wind
- leewardSheltered from wind
- reachingExtending toward something
beating · close-hauled · upwind · downwind · heavy weather · trim · pointing
halyards
Ropes for hoisting sails
turnbuckles · shrouds · forestay · backstay · headstay · blocks · winches · cleats · reefing · splicing
cutter
One who severs
brigantine · sloop · clipper · cruiser · racer · offshore · passage · voyaging
tacking
Angled sailing maneuver
reaching · beating · close-hauled · upwind · downwind · heavy weather · trim · pointing
luff
Sail toward wind
tack · clew · hoist · telltales · draft · camber · sailcloth · panels · seams · reinforcement
fisherman
One who catches aquatic creatures