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| Aback | A sail is aback when the wind is on the forward side of the sail.
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| Abaft | Aft of abeam
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| Abeam | Right angle to the fore and aft line of the boat.
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| Aboard | In or on the boat.
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| About | To change tack, bringing the bow of the boat through the wind.
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| Adrift | Loose, unattached or AWOL.
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| Afloat | Waterborne.
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| Aft | Towards the stern (rear).
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| Ahead | Foward of the bows.
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| Ahoy | Hailing call to another boat.
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| Amidships | Halfway between bow and stern or centre position of the helm/rudder.
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| Astern |
To the rear of the boat hull.
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| Athwart | Across the boat; athwartships.
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| Avast | Stop.
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| Awash | Level with the surface of the water.
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| Back | Anti-clockwise change in the wind direction.
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| Backstay | Rear stay holding the mast.
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| Bailer | Small receptacle for removing water from a boat.
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| Ballast | Weight placed low down within the hull of a boat to improve stability.
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| Balwarks | Wooden or steel rail running around the deck edge.
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| Bar | Shallow patch of water across the mouth of a river or entrance to a harbour.
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| Battens | Strips of flexible plastic, wood or GRP inserted into pockets on a sail to maintain a good shape.
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| Beacon | A fixed mark or structure to aid navigation/warn of hazards.
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| Beam | The width of a boat.
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| Bearing | The compass direction of an object from another.
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| Beating | Sailing to windward by repeatedly tacking across the wind.
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| Becket | An eye or loop in rope.
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| Before |
(the mast) Towards the bow.
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| Belay | To make fast or secure a rope; (colloquially to cancel or change an order).
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| Bend | A category of knot for joining ropes together.
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| Berth | Place for a boat to dock.
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| Bight | The middle or loop of a rope.
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| Bilge | Internal underwater area of a boat hull where water collects.
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| Binnacle | The housing for a steering compass.
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| Bitts | A pair of verticle posts for securing mooring lines or anchor warps.
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| Block | A plastic, metal or wooden shell holding one or more sheaves through which ropes are led.
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| Bluff | Steep-to, perpendicular.
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| Bollard | A verticle post for securing mooring lines.
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| Boom | A spar used to hold the foot of a sail out.
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| Bottlescrew | A device for adding tension to a fixed rope or cable.
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| Bow | The forward end of a boat.
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| Bowline | Knot used to create a loop in a length of rope (can be on the blight, running or fixed).
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| Bowsprit | Spar projecting forward of the stem.
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| Broach | To swing over broadside to the sea.
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| Bulkhead | Vertical partition witin a boat.
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| Bunk | Bed.
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| Buoy | A float to aid navigation or moor to.
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| Burgee | A triangular flag flown to show membership of a club.
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| Cable | Anchor chain; or a measure of distance equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
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| Careen | To heel a boat over to work on the bottom.
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| Carvel | Planking technique resulting in a smooth hull.
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| Catamaran | Twin hulled boat.
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| Catenary | The curve of an anchor chain.
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| Caulk | To make the space between planks watertight.
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| Cavitation | Vibration caused by aeration of the propeller working surfaces.
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| Centreboard | An adjustable plate through the bottom of a boat to reduce leeward movement.
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| Chainplates | Strong parts of the hull either side of the mast to attach the shrouds.
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| Check | To ease a line or rope.
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| Chine | The angle between the bottom and topsides of a hull.
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| Cleat | A fitting to which ropes can be fastened.
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| Clew | Corner of a sail where the foot meets the leech (bottom. aft).
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| Clinker | Planking technique whereby planks are overlapped to form a watertight seal.
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| Clutter |
Unwanted returns from waves shown on the radar screen.
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| Coachroof | Cabin top raised to increase the room with the cabin.
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| Companion | Steps or ladder used to move from the deck to below decks.
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| Compass | Instrument for indicating direction.
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| Contour | A line on a chart joining points of equal elevation or depth.
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| Counter | The overhanging portion of the stern.
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| Course | The direction in which a boat is being steered.
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| Cringle | A rope loop or metal eye attached to the sail.
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| Crown | Where the arms of an anchor meets the shank.
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| Davits | Small hoists for lifting tenders out of the water.
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| Desk | The floor of a boat.
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| Deviation | Compass error due to the magnetism of the boats hull and fittings.
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| Dip | To briefly lower and re-raise the ensign as a salute.
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| Displacement | The volume of water displaced by the hull.
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| Downhaul | Rope that pulls down on the tack of a sail to flatten it.
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| Draught | The depth of a boat from the waterline to the lowest point on the keel.
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| Drogue | A form of sea anchor used to limit drift or stabilise a boat or liferaft.
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| Ebb | The tidal stream of a failing tide.
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| Ensign | A national maritime flag
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| Fairlead | An opening or fitting which improves the angle for working or prevents mooring ropes from damage.
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| Fathom | Measure of depth equal to six feet.
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| Fender | Provides protection to the hull of a boat from rubbing against a jetty/another boat.
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| Fix | A position of a boat established by visual or electronic means.
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| Flare | Pyrotechnic safety device used to signal distress.
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| Flashing | Navigational light which has a shorter period of light than darkness.
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| Flood | The tidal stream on a rising tide.
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| Foot | The bottom edge of a sail.
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| Forestay | Stay from the mast to the stem.
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| Frap | To bind together with rope.
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| Freeboard | The height from the waterline to the deck.
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| Furl | To roll a sail.
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| Gaff | Spar at the head of the a mainsail.
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| Gale | Wind of beaufort force 8.
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| Galley | Boats kitchen.
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| Gimbals | Two pivoted rings that hold items level dispite the angle of heel.
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| Gooseneck | Fitting which holds the boom onto the mast.
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| Gunwale | The upper edge of the boat sides.
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| Gybe | Putting the stern through the wind.
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| Halyard | Rope used to hoisting a sail.
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| Handsomely | Gently or slowly.
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| Hank | Fitting for attaching the luff of a sail to a stay.
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| Inboard | Within or towards the middle of a boat.
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| Jib | Sail set forward of the mast.
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| Kedge | A light-weight anchor normally kept as a backup.
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| Lashing | Securing with a rope.
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| Mainsail | Sail set aft of the mast.
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| Neaps | Minimum tidal range.
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| Occulting | A navigational light which is lit for longer than it is in darkness.
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| Painter | The mooring rope secured to the bow of a dinghy or tender.
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| Race | A localised area of tidally disturbed water.
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| Scuppers | Holes in the bulwarks to allow water to drain from the deck.
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| Tabernacle | Deck fitting to which the mast is attached to allow it to pivot and be lowered.
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| Underway | When a boat is not anchored or attached to the shore.
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| Veer | A change in wind direction clockwise.
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| Wake | Disturbed water behind a boat caused by the hull moving through the water.
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| Yacht | A pleasure vessel which can be powered by sail or engine
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| Yard | A spar attached to the mast for spreading out a sail.
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