RS LDC 2000 Rigging Manual page 37

Gunwhale
Gybe
H
Halyard
Halyard Bag
Head
'Head to Wind'
I
'Into the Wind'
Inversion
J
Jammer
Jib
Jib Sheet
K
Kicking strap
L
Launching
The top edge of the hull, that you sit on when
leaning out to balance the boat
To change tack by turning the stern of the boat
through the wind.
The rope used to hoist sails
Bag attached to the hull, in which the halyards can
be stowed
The top corner of a sail
To point the bow in the direction that the wind is
blowing from, causing the sails to flap
To point the bow in the direction that the wind is
blowing from, causing the sails to flap
A capsize where the boat turns upside down, or
'turtles'
Another word for a cleat
The small sail in front of the mast
The rope used to control the jib
The rope system that is attached to the base of the
mast and the boom, helping to hold the boom
down
To leave the slipway
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