RS Feva Owner's Manual page 44

G
Gennaker
Gennaker Downhaul
Gennaker Halyard
Gooseneck
Gooseneck Mast Collar A collar on the mast, on which the gooseneck sits
Gunwhale
Gybe
H
Halyard
Head
'Head to Wind'
'Heave to'
Heel
Helm/Helmsman
Hoist
Horn Cleat
Hull
A sail that is a cross between a genoa and a
spinnaker, hoisted when sailing downwind
The rope used to pull the gennaker down
The rope used to pull the gennaker up
The 'jaws' of the boom that clip onto the mast
The top edge of the hull, that you sit on when leaning out
to balance the boat
To change direction by turning the stern of the boat
through the wind.
The rope used to hoist sails
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 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
To pull a sail up
A type of cleat on which a rope is made fast by wrapping
around the 'horn'
The hollow, lower-most part of the boat, floating
partially submerged and supporting the rest of the
boat