RS LDC 2000 Rigging Manual page 38

Leech
Lower Furling Unit
Luff
M
Mainsail
Mainsail Clew Slug
Mainsheet
Mainsheet Bridle
Mast
Mast Foot
Mast Step
Mylar
O
'Off the Wind'
Outhaul
P
Port
R
Reach
Reef
Retaining Pin
The back edge of the sail
The fitting at the bottom of the forestay that
enables the jib to be furled
The front edge of the sail
The largest sail on a boat
The fitting that sits in the track on the boom, to
which the clew of the mainsail is attached
The rope used to control the mainsail
The rope runs across the transom of the boat, to
which the mainsheet is attached
The spar that the sails are hoisted up
The bottom of the mast
The fitting on the deck that the mast fits into
A brand of strong, thin, polyester film used to make
racing sails
To sail in the direction that the wind is blowing
The control line that applies tension to the foot of
the sail, by pulling the sail along the boom
The left-hand side of the boat, when facing
forwards
Sailing with the wind on the side of the boat
To make the sails smaller in strong winds
On a trolley, to hold the launching trolley to the
road base
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