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Sailing yacht names of parts. Parts of the four sided mainsail. The different types of sailboats include cutters catboats dinghies ketches schooners sloops and yawls. Jammer is an appliance to fix and hold ropes that get heavily loaded on the boat by jamming them.
Sailing yacht parts diagram. The answer sheet could also be displayed as a poster in your yacht club. A horizontal spar attached to the aft of the mast just below the sail.
The throat is the top front corner of the sail. Kicker UK or boom vang US is a system to pull the boom down in order to control the shape of the main sail. When looking towards the bow the left-hand side of the boat is the port side.
Test your knowledge by completing all the labels on our yacht illustration and check them against our answer sheet. These parts are not necessarily specific to any one model of sailboat but rather are general fittings that often work on a variety of boats for a variety of applications. The boom is attached to the sail and keeps the sail flatter when at an angle from the centerline of the boat.
The right side of a boat when youre seated and looking forward. Sails are not usually a perfect triangle and include an additional curved area on the leech of a sail called a roach. Click to view larger.
A sailboat consist of eight basic parts the hull tiller rudder mainsail mast boom foresail and keel. Its symmetrical shape balances the sailboat and reduces drag or the backward pull caused by friction as it moves in the water. If youve been learning to sail this is vital stuff and easily forgotten after completing your sailing course.