Term |
Definition |
|---|---|
| capsize |
when a boat tips over |
| centerboard |
fin under boat to prevent sideways sailing; swings up for storage. |
| centerboard downhaul |
stretchy cord, pull to make centerboard go down |
| centerboard uphaul |
regular line, pull and cleat it to hold centerboard in up or partially up position. |
| chainplate |
metal piece on boat that attaches shrouds (wires that hold mast up). |
| cleat |
(verb) fasten a line using a cleat. |
| cleat |
(noun) device for holding lines such as jib sheets or halyards |
| clew |
aft corner of a sail (where the outhaul pulls it out, "without a clew"). |
| close hauled |
sailing at about 45 degrees to the wind direction |
| close reach |
sailing at between 45 and 90 degrees to the wind direction. |
| come about |
to turn the boat up into the wind and over to change the side the sails are on (also called "tack"). |
| cunningham |
line used to pull down on the luff (front edge) of the sail. |