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Parts of a Sailboat

Hull, keel, mast, boom, rigging, sails, rudder, tiller, and deck hardware names.

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Main vertical spar on a sailboat

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Mast

Horizontal spar attached to the mast

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Boom

Flat underwater blade preventing sideways drift

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Keel

Device used to steer a sailboat

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Rudder

Handle or lever connected to the rudder

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Tiller

Leading edge of a sail that faces the wind

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Luff

Trailing edge of a sail

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Leech

Bottom edge of a sail

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Foot

Top corner of a sail

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Head

Triangular sail set in front of the mast

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Jib

Large sail behind the mast

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Mainsail

Rope used to raise and lower a sail

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Halyard

Rope controlling the angle of a sail to the wind

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Sheet

Stay running from mast top to stern preventing forward tilt

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Backstay

Stay running from mast top to bow holding mast upright

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Forestay

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