ASA 101 Sailing Made Easy - Chapter 1 Terms 100% Correct
Hull The watertight structural shell of a boat.
Deck The generally horizontal surface that encloses the top of the hull.
Cockpit The area of the boat, usually recessed into the deck, from which the boat is
steered and sailed
Transom The flat surface that closes the hull at the stern
Bow The forward part of the boat
Stern The aft part of the boat
Rudder The movable appendage attached to a boat under the water and with which it
can be steered
Helm The tiller or wheel with which the boat is steered
Stanchion A metal post that supports lifelines
Lifeline A wire supported on stanchions around the perimeter of the deck to prevent
crew from falling overboard
Pulpit A guardrail at the bow or stern of a boat to which the lifelines are connected
Mast (Rig) A fixed vertical spar that holds up a sail or sails
, Boom (Rig) The spar that supports the foot of the mainsail
Gooseneck (Rig) An articulated fitting that connects a boom to a mast
Spreader (Rig) An athwartships strut on a mast that holds a shroud away from the mast
Shroud (Rig) A wire that provides athwartships support to the mast
Headstay/Forestay (Rig) The stay between the top of the mast and the bow
Backstay (Rig) A wire support from the top of the mast to the stern
Mainsail (Rig) The sail attached to the aft side of the mainmast
Headsail/Jib (Rig) Any sail set forward of the forwardmost mast
Halyard (Rig) A line used to raise and lower a sail
Mainsheet (Rig) The line used to control the main boom and to trim the mainsail
Jibsheet (Rig) A line attached to the clew of a jib used to adjust its angle to the wind
Boom Vang (Rig) An item of running rigging, often a block and tackle, used to hold down
the boom
Hull The watertight structural shell of a boat.
Deck The generally horizontal surface that encloses the top of the hull.
Cockpit The area of the boat, usually recessed into the deck, from which the boat is
steered and sailed
Transom The flat surface that closes the hull at the stern
Bow The forward part of the boat
Stern The aft part of the boat
Rudder The movable appendage attached to a boat under the water and with which it
can be steered
Helm The tiller or wheel with which the boat is steered
Stanchion A metal post that supports lifelines
Lifeline A wire supported on stanchions around the perimeter of the deck to prevent
crew from falling overboard
Pulpit A guardrail at the bow or stern of a boat to which the lifelines are connected
Mast (Rig) A fixed vertical spar that holds up a sail or sails
, Boom (Rig) The spar that supports the foot of the mainsail
Gooseneck (Rig) An articulated fitting that connects a boom to a mast
Spreader (Rig) An athwartships strut on a mast that holds a shroud away from the mast
Shroud (Rig) A wire that provides athwartships support to the mast
Headstay/Forestay (Rig) The stay between the top of the mast and the bow
Backstay (Rig) A wire support from the top of the mast to the stern
Mainsail (Rig) The sail attached to the aft side of the mainmast
Headsail/Jib (Rig) Any sail set forward of the forwardmost mast
Halyard (Rig) A line used to raise and lower a sail
Mainsheet (Rig) The line used to control the main boom and to trim the mainsail
Jibsheet (Rig) A line attached to the clew of a jib used to adjust its angle to the wind
Boom Vang (Rig) An item of running rigging, often a block and tackle, used to hold down
the boom
