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Tell tales
- Tell tales are short lengths of cord which are attached to sails. These help highlights wind direction and also highlight airflow thus supporting trimming.
Burgee
- A simple small flag, usually located at the top of your sail mast, which supports identifying wind direction.
Trampoline
- The netted/ meshed square (or oblong) space between the two
hulls of the vessel. It is also often a place for the crew to sit, which is often comfortable to rest up and enjoy watching the sea and waves rushing past underneath.
Stand-on vessel
- The stand-on vessel is the vessel which has the right of way in any given situation, thus the other vessel must give way to allow right of passage of the stand-on boat.
Jib
- A jib is just simply the front-most sail.
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