Sailboat parts

Anatomy of sailboats

Documentation and identification of legal and illegal equipment and ILCA dinghy parts

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When you first get into sailing, there are a lot of sailboat parts to learn. Scouting for a good guide to all the parts, I couldn't find any, so I wrote one myself.

For boats equipped with a good old tiller, a sheet-to-tiller rig is the easiest, simplest, most satisfying way to tick off self-steering miles.

These are the parts of a 420 sailboat, which high school sailing teams use. These are two man sailboats. One person called the Crew, operates the sail in the front and the centerboard. The person in...

With a hull you have a boat, but it isn't a sailboat until you add sails. While a sail may look like it's just a sheet, sails are actually a type of purpose-built wing, and share many physical concepts with aircraft. However, because the usage is also different from an aircraft wing there are also considerations for sails that aircraft do not require. basic sail forces Lift as Propulsion A sail that is just a sheet can only generate propulsion via drag, which would limit sailing to…

rud·der ˈrədər/Submit noun a flat piece, usually of wood, metal, or plastic, hinged vertically near the stern of a boat or ship for steering.

Sailing is fun and easy if you know how. Optimists are safe, simple boats designed for children who are learning how to sail. Their main advantage is that there are extensive opportunities for children to take optimist sailing to a very...

I thought I’d compile on this separate page a list of books that have been recommended, or that I would like to add to my library. I also want to encourage anyone who’s planning on sp…