19. Wear your Lifejacket!
No EXCEPTIONS!
AT ALL TIMES WHEN ON OUR BOATS!
No, I don’t care how stupid you think you look.
Why should you wear one anyway?
25. Mast/Boom/Standing Rigging
Mast – big upright metal
spar
Boom – horizontal metal
spar that hits your head
Shrouds – metal cables
holding mast up on sides
Forestay – cable/line
holding mast forward
Spreaders – provide
support to shrouds
26. Running Rigging
Mainsheet – control
angle of mainsail
Jibsheet – control angle
of jib sail
Halyards – raise/lower
sails
Boom Vang – prevents
boom from rising
Outhaul – stretches foot
(bottom) of sail
Cunningham – stretches
luff of sail
27. Sail Anatomy
Head – top of sail
Luff – front edge of sail
Food – bottom of sail
Tack – corner of luff and
foot
Leech – back edge of sail
Clew – corner of leech
and foot
Battens – provide rigidity
of sail
28. Directional Terms!
Port – Left when facing forward
Starboard – Right when facing forward
“Stars are always right.”
Ahead – forward
Astern/Aft – behind
Midships – midline
Abeam – beyond middle of boat at 90° angle
29.
30. More directions
Windward – side from which the wind blows
Leeward (loo-ward) – opposite, downwind side
Port Tack – wind coming over port side of boat
Starboard Tack – wind coming over starboard side of
boat!
55. Quiz….last one
Big tall dark clouds are moving toward you….what is
probably going to happen and what should you
probably do?
56. Quiz
Thunderstorm or big low pressure system bringing
rain and wind. Should probably go in and get off the
water/ away from the big metal lightning pole (mast)
Or stay out and sail if you’re a crazy mofo like Vinny….
