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Marine terminology may all sound like archaic jargon to some landlubbers. But there are good reasons why it's important to use the right words aboard a boat.

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Designed as a versatile replacement of for the award-winning Leopard 48 (Boat of the Year 2012), the Leopard 50 is an exciting new cruising sailing catamaran available. The Leopard 50 boasts a lounging flybridge accommodation not yet seen on a Leopard Catamaran of this size.

Although slightly more compact, reinforcing a sense of intimacy and well-being, the new VELASCO 37F is just as elegant as the VELASCO 43F. Inside, every detail has been designed to increase window area, for a bright living space with magnificent 360° views.A side door, recessed side decks, an open cockpit sheltered by the flybridge, double doors and a large platform... nothing beats open-air living. True to the original concept, the flybridge offers three incomparable living spaces.Sundecks and a spacious swim platform enhance comfort on deck.Down below, the VELASCO 37F has a very spacious owner's cabin and an attractively proportioned double cabin. The head compartment includes a separate shower stall (WC outside the shower). She features all the hallmarks of a quality JEANNEAU interior.With her twin engines with shaft drive and thrusters, the VELASCO 37F redefines the modern power cruiser… dedicated to family fun on the water.FOR VELASCO, WINDS OF CHANGE ARE BLOWING!The VELASCO 37 F is evolving. In addition to offering an impressive line-up for the next season, the Velasco line is entering a new era in terms of interior layouts.This model will benefit from an all-new vision for the galley, which will now include an immense refrigerator with freezer.On the VELASCO 37 F, the saloon is even larger. The bench seating at the helm is now sliding.The three-panelled sliding glass door improves access to the aft cockpit.

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. Just like any other complicated machine, we divide sailboats into components, systems, subsystems, etc etc. The two main parts are the HULL and the RIG. Guess which one this lesson is about! . At the risk of making this seem too easy, let's continue with the obvious... we have some big flappy pieces of cloth up in the air... Our boats have 2 sails. The bigger one is the MAIN sail which is why we call it the mainsail, the smaller one in front is the JIB. This arrangement of sails is called the SLOOP rig (link to GLOSSARY). Sloops have one mast, and mainsail & jib. Sailboats can have more than one mast, or a single mast & more than one jib, no jib at all, etc etc. Can a boat with two masts be a sloop? . Now let's look at what holds the sails up in the air. . The pole-thing is the MAST. The other one is the BOOM. These are called SPARS The word SPAR has several meanings (isn't English a great language)- it is a mineral, it means to practice fighting, and it means a special kind of long skinny pole-like structure. Our SLOOPs have wires holding the mast up. These are the STANDING RIGGING. Although we generally don't work with this on sailing days, to be a qualified sailor you must know the basic rigging. Just like most words have more than one meaning, here are some boat parts with more than one word for their proper name: the FORESTAY may also be called the HEADSTAY, the SIDESTAY may also be called the SHROUD. The STANDING RIGGING helps the rig stand up. It also does not move... most of the time... when sailing. But the sails have to be hoisted & adjusted. So we need more rigging to make the sails move. We call this the RUNNING RIGGING. The two most important parts of the running rigging are the HALYARDs and SHEETs. Halyards make the sails go up & down. Sheets adjust the angle of the sails to the boat, and to the wind. In our boats, the sheets are held in the sailors hand to make sure you are in control of the sail. . The big white piece of cloth is NOT the sheet... the sheet is a rope! All ropes on sailboats have special names, so don't call it a rope !!! . More details of the RUNNING RIGGING- here is a look at the JIB's running rigging. We see the halyard (red) & it's CLEAT (near the bottom of the mast), we see that the jib has 2 sheets... one to each side. The crew will normally control the jib while sailing. It's important to trim the jib on the correct side, and also not get the sheets tangled. New Word: CLEAT (link to GLOSSARY) A "cleat" is some kind of device that holds a rope in place. There are several kinds of cleats, and our simple boats have 4 or more. . Last but not least, the MAINSAIL. It has only one sheet, but it has a number of additional ropes to control it. In this diagram, the MAIN HALYARD is blue. It also has a cleat, near the bottom on the mast. In our boats, the main halyard is cleated to the starboard side of the mast. The mainsail has an OUT HAUL to pull it tight along the boom, and a VANG to pull the boom down. These are not normally adjusted for basic sailing, but it is important to remember them when rigging the boat. . Did this lesson seem very simple? (link to GLOSSARY) Here is an outline of the terminology covered: . Standing Rigging: Forestay, Sidestay, Spreader, Shroud, Headstay Spars: mast, boom Sloop: Mainsail, Jib Running Rigging: Main halyard, Jib halyard, Main sheet, Jib sheets, Outhaul, Vang, Cleat Here is the next lesson on the RIG (link) Here is another important lesson, hopefully you have already passed the Capsize Drill (link) ... posted by Assistant Coach Douglas King .

If you are new to sailing than the terms you hear around the boat can sound like a foreign language. Here is a list of sailing terms for beginners to help you get accustomed to the odd things you hear while around other sailing folks. Here are some of the most important sailing terms to […]

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