RS Venture Connect Rigging Manual page 150

'Head to Wind'
'Heave to'
Heel
Helm/Helmsman
Hoist Block
Hull
I
'Into the Wind'
Inversion
J
Jammer
Jib
Jib Sheet
K
Kicking strap
Knot
L
Launching
To point the bow in the direction that the wind is blowing from,
causing the sails to flap
To stop the boat by easing the main sheet and backing the jib
A boat 'heels' when it leans over due to the sideways force of
the wind
The person who steers the boat, or another name for the tiller
Block behind which the gennaker halyard is pulled when hoisting
the gennaker
The hollow, lower-most part of the boat, floating partially submerged
and supporting the rest of the boat
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
A measurement of speed, based on one minute of latitude
To leave the slipway