RS LDC 2000 Rigging Manual page 39

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Road Base
Rudder
Rudder Blade
Rudder Downhaul
Rudder Pintle
Rudder Stock
Run
S
Sail Number
Shackle
Sheet
Shroud
Spars
Spreaders
Starboard.
Stern
Stopper Knot
A trolley that you place your boat and launching
trolley upon to trail behind a vehicle
The foil that, when attached to the stern, controls
the direction of the boat
The large, rigid, thin part of the rudder
The control line that enables you to pull the rudder
into place
The fitting on the transom onto which the rudder
stock fits
The top part of the rudder, usually including the
tiller, into which the rudder blade fits, and which
then attaches to the rudder pintle
To 'run with the wind', or to sail in the direction that
the wind is blowing
The unique number allocated to a boat, displayed
on the sail when racing
A metal fitting for attaching ropes to blocks, etc.
A rope that controls a sail
The wires that are attached to the mast and the
hull, holding the mast up
The poles, usually carbon or aluminium, to which
the sail is attached
Metal fittings attached to the mast which hold the
shrouds out
The right-hand side of the boat, when facing
forwards
The back of the boat
A form of knot used to prevent a rope from sliding
through a fitting, such as a pulley or a cleat
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