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- 11:58, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+364) . . N Jacklines (Created page with "Lines run along the deck to which crew can attach themselves with a harness. They serve to prevent crew from going overboard when they need to be on deck. Flat nylon webbing...") (current)
- 11:54, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+22) . . N Toerail (Ted moved page Toerail to Toe Rail) (current)
- 11:54, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m Toe Rail (Ted moved page Toerail to Toe Rail)
- 11:53, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+227) . . N Toe Rail (Created page with "The raised strip along the outer edge of the deck. It serves to prevent feet or gear from sliding off the side of the boat. It often has a rail that can be used for attachin...")
- 11:53, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+21) . . N Jib Lead (Redirected page to Jib Car) (current)
- 11:47, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+26) . . N Washboards (Redirected page to Companionway)
- 11:46, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+186) . . Companionway
- 11:41, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+28) . . Hatch (current)
- 11:41, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+28) . . Lifeline (current)
- 11:40, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+136) . . Pulpit (current)
- 11:39, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+28) . . Pushpit (current)
- 11:39, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+28) . . Stanchion (current)
- 11:39, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+15) . . Sheet (current)
- 11:36, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+28) . . Foresail (current)
- 11:33, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+211) . . N Stanchion (Created page with "A vertical pole that supports the lifelines along the outside of the deck. Sometimes the base of a stanchion has a ring that is useful for attaching lines, such ...")
- 11:31, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . Lifeline
- 11:30, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+223) . . N Pushpit (Created page with "The metal railing at the stern of the boat that serves to prevent persons from going overboard. Also called a '''stern pulpit'''. Sometimes items such as throwable life pres...")
- 11:28, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+93) . . N Pulpit (Created page with "The metal railing at the bow of the boat that serves to prevent persons from going overboard.")
- 11:26, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+223) . . N Lifeline (Created page with "Lines running around the outside of the deck of a boat, presumably to prevent people from going overboard. They usually run from the pulpit to the pushpit, and are su...")
- 11:23, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Sailing Terminology (corrected misspelllng)
- 11:21, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+242) . . N Hatch (Created page with "A hatch is an opening in the deck of a boat into the cabin below. Some hatches are large enough to allow persons to climb in and out, but others are designed primarily to let...")
- 11:19, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+79) . . N Companionway (Created page with "The companionway is the doorway from the cockpit into the main cabin of a boat.")
- 11:16, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+586) . . Foresail
- 11:12, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (-854) . . Genoa (Redirected page to Foresail)
- 10:52, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m Foresail (Ted moved page Jib to Foresail: Combine Jib and Genoa)
- 10:52, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+22) . . N Jib (Ted moved page Jib to Foresail: Combine Jib and Genoa)
- 10:51, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+428) . . N Foresail (Created page with "A jib is a foresail on a boat, meaning that it is located forward of the mast. The luff of the sail is attached to the forestay, and the clew is usually attached to t...")
- 10:44, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . Genoa
- 10:40, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+90) . . Jib Car (current)
- 10:34, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+42) . . N Leech (Created page with "The '''leech''' is the aft edge of a sail.") (current)
- 10:34, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+23) . . Reef Lines (current)
- 10:30, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Winch (current)
- 10:27, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+917) . . N Winch (Created page with "Modern self-tailing winch on a sailboat A winch is a rotary device used to control a line. A winch consists of a cylindrical drum that is rat...")
- 10:10, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+449) . . N Turnbuckle (Created page with "A '''turnbuckle''' is a device for adjusting the tension or length of lines or cables. It consists of two threaded rods, one screwed into each end of a metal frame, one with ...") (current)
- 10:02, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . Stern (current)
- 10:02, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+552) . . N Stern (Created page with "The '''stern''' is the aft end of the boat. The opposite of the stern is the bow. '''Astern''' means in the direct of the stern. The opposite of astern is forward. Astern ...")
- 09:52, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+71) . . N Head up (Created page with "To '''head up''' means to turn a boat toward the direction of the wind.") (current)
- 09:51, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+163) . . N Fall off (Created page with "To '''fall off''' (or '''bear off''', or '''bear away''') means to turn a boat away from the direction of the wind. The opposite of falling off is to head up.") (current)
- 09:49, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+424) . . N Luff (Created page with "''Luff'' has two meanings on a boat: * As a noun, luff refers to the forward edge of a sail, or the area of the sail near the forward edge. * As a verb, a sail is said to lu...") (current)
- 09:39, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+408) . . N Mainsail (Created page with "The ''mainsail'' is the designation for a specific sail on a sailboat. If a boat only has one sail, that is the mainsail. The luff of the mainsail is attached to the aft...") (current)
- 09:28, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+74) . . N Mainsheet (Created page with "The ''mainsheet'' is a sheet that controls the mainsail on a boat.") (current)
- 09:27, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+305) . . N Starboard (Created page with "''Starboard'' means the right side of the boat as you face forward. The opposite of starboard is ''port''. Note that port and starboard are not synonyms with left and ri...") (current)
- 09:27, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+596) . . N Port (Created page with "''Port'' means the left side of the boat, as you face forward. The opposite of port is ''starboard''. Note that port and starboard are not synonyms with left and right; ...") (current)
- 09:18, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+633) . . N Athwart (Created page with "''Athwart'' is an adjective or adverb meaning toward one side of the boat or another, usually perpendicular to the fore-and-aft center line of the boat. The word refers to a ...") (current)
- 09:00, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+227) . . Traveler (current)
- 08:56, 12 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+442) . . N Traveler (Created page with "The ''traveler'' is a point of attachment for a sheet that can move athwartship (from side to side). Larger sailboats, such as ''X Dimension'', usually have a travele...")
- 07:08, 8 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (-9) . . X-Dimension systems (→NMEA 2000 network)
- 07:08, 8 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+37) . . X-Dimension systems (→NMEA 2000 network)
- 07:06, 8 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+18) . . X-Dimension systems (→Fixed VHF)
- 07:05, 8 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+102) . . X-Dimension systems (→AIS)
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