RS LDC 2000 Rigging Manual page 35

A
Aft
Anchor Line
Astern
Asymmetric
B
Batten
Batten Key
Batten Pocket
Bear away
Beat
Block
Boom
Bow
Bowline
Bow Snubber
Bung
Buoyancy Aid
Burgee
C
Capsize
Capsize Recovery
Centreboard
Centreboard Case
7. GLOSSARY
At the back
Rope that attaches the anchor to the boat
Behind the boat
Gennaker flown from a retractable pole at the bow
A thin strip of wood/plastic inserted in the sail to
keep it flat
A key used to adjust the batten
A pocket on the sail that holds the batten
To turn downwind
To sail a zig-zag course to make progress upwind
A pulley used for sail control lines
The spar at the bottom edge of sail
The front of the boat
A useful and reliable knot, with a loop in it
The part of the trolley that the bow rests on
A stopper for the drain hole
Helps you to stay afloat if you fall in the water
Small flag at the top of the mast to show wind
direction
To overturn
To right, or recover, the boat after a capsize
The foil that sits below the hull to counteract the
sideways push of the wind, and to create forward
motion
The casing in the hull in which the centreboard sits
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