![\"voile\"](\"https:\/\/set-sail.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Proue-voilier.jpeg\")
<\/p>\n\u201cLook over there, under the gunwale,\u201d \u201cHuh? The gunwale? “, “Over there on the starboard side, under the gunwale, it’s right in front of that cockpit storage locker, towards the stern. \u00bb Nautical terminology can often be difficult for novices to understand. This is why we have summarized the essential terms you need to know in order to master the language of sailing to perfection but also to impress your friends or the skipper.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Tack :<\/strong> Side of the boat through which it receives the wind (“port tack”, when the wind comes from port; “starboard tack”, when the wind comes from starboard).<\/p>\n Ballast :<\/strong> Large tanks installed in the hold of a ship, which can be filled with water to ballast the boat. Ballasts are extremely effective at small angles of heel<\/p>\n Cadena :<\/strong> Metal part attached to the deck of the ship or the hull, on which the cables holding the mast are struck<\/p>\n Halyard :<\/strong> Rope or end used to hoist or lower a sail<\/p>\n Spar :<\/strong> Generic name which designates the different elements of the rigging such as mast, boom, pole etc.<\/p>\n Line :<\/strong> Steel cable passing through the stanchions, connecting the rear to the front of the boat and serving as a guardrail<\/p>\n Scull :<\/strong> An oar that is manipulated from the rear of the boat, making a figure-eight movement. The scull allows a single sailor to move a boat, even a fairly heavy one.<\/p>\n Stay :<\/strong> Element of the standing rigging of a sailboat, supporting a mast laterally and aft<\/p>\n Lifeline :<\/strong> Safety device used when sailing or when working at height, allowing the user to attach themselves in order to secure themselves against the risk of falling<\/p>\n Reefing :<\/strong> System allowing the surface area of \u200b\u200bthe mainsail to be reduced in the breeze<\/p>\n Keel :<\/strong> Fixed and submerged part of the hull under the boat acting as a fixed centerboard and counterweight to the boat’s list<\/p>\n Deckhouse :<\/strong> Prominent construction on the deck of a boat, intended to provide headroom or protection and visibility<\/p>\n Underbarb :<\/strong> Cable fixed under the end of the bowsprit and which counteracts the tension of the mast stays<\/p>\n Staysail :<\/strong> Triangular sail (of a boat) fixed on a stay between the foresail and the foremast or mainmast<\/p>\n Keel sail :<\/strong> Thin and sharp part of the keel starting from the well and connecting the bulb<\/p>\n
![\"voile\"](\"https:\/\/set-sail.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ammarer-bateau.jpeg\")
<\/p>\n