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Sailboat

The activity of controlling and navigating a boat which uses sails as its main means of propulsion.

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Sailboat

Roach
Boat; Sailboat

The up and outward curve in the leech of the sail.

Rudder stop
Boat; Sailboat

Device that prevents the rudder from floating up and out of secure it in position.

Running rigging
Boat; Sailboat

The lines that literally "run" or move about the boat for use in hoisting, lowering, and controlling the sails.

Shackle
Boat; Sailboat

A U-shaped link with openable pin for connecting or attaching various components.

Sheave
Boat; Sailboat

Pronounced "shiv". A grooved wheel or pulley with axle, used for example in a block, to prevent line wear and to change direction of the line.

Pintles
Boat; Sailboat

The "pins" attached to the rudder (or sometimes to the boat), which fit into the gudgeons thereby allowing the rudder to pivot.

Reeve
Boat; Sailboat

To reeve is to pass a line through any aperture such as a block or eye. The past tense is ROVE.

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