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It introduces core vocabulary for navigation and boat parts, including port, starboard, stern, bow, midships, mast, boom, and gooseneck, along with equipment such as winches, hull, rudder, propeller, fenders, and anchors. 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Starboard is the right side facing the front (bow).","Answer",{"name":116,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":117},"What are the bow, stern, and midships?",{"text":118,"@type":114},"Bow is the front of the boat and stern is the back. 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Please do not worry thought if you cannot remember it all as you will be taught it all  \nduring your week with us.  \nGLOSSARY OF TERMS  \nListed below are a few of the strange nautical terms you will hear and be using throughout your competent crew course. In sailing every thing has a different word, left is port, right is starboard, the toilets are the heads and on it goes…  \nPORT The left hand side of the boat facing towards the front of the boat  \n(bow)  \nSTARBOARD The right hand side of the boat facing towards the front of the boat (bow)  \nSTERN The back of the boat (Blunt end!) BOW The front of the boat (Pointy end!)  \nMIDSHIPS Is the middle of the boat, halfway between the stern and the bow  \nMAST The mast of a sailing ship is a tall, vertical spar (pole, sticky thing!)  \nwhich supports the sails.  \nBOOM A boom is a horizontal spar (pole), along the foot (bottom) of the  \nmain sail, coming out from the mast. GOOSENECK The join between the mast and the boom  \nWINCH A winch is a mechanical device that is used to pull in (wind up) or let  \nout (wind out) or otherwise adjust the \"tension\" of a rope  \nWinch with a  \nwinch handle  \n©STEPHANIE CHARLTON 2009 –ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ENDEAVOUR SAILING CLASSES EXCLUSIVELY– NOT TO BE REPORDUCED OR COPIES  \nIN ANY WAY  \nHULL The watertight body of a ship or boat. Above the hull comes the  \nsuperstructure. The line where the hull meets the water surface is called the waterline.  \nHEAD SAIL/FORE SAIL/JIB/GENOA  \nThese words are used to describe the same sail, ie the one that is atthe front of the boat. Strictly speaking a Jib does not pass the mastand a Genoa does (see diagram) .  \na) Jib  b) Genoa  \nMAINSAIL A mainsail is the most important sail raised from the mast of a sailing vessel.  \nANCHOR Any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold  \nWINDLASS An anchor windlass is a machine that restrains and manipulates the anchor chain and/or rope on a boat, allowing the anchor to be raised and lowered.  \nMOORING Securing the boat by means of cables, anchors, or lines  \nBERTH Berth is the term used in ports and harbours to define a specific  \nlocation where a vessel may be berthed (parked!) . Most berths will be alongside a quay or a jetty (large ports) or pontoons (small harboursand marinas) .  \nRUDDER A rudder is the device used to steer the ship  \nPROPELLER A propeller is a type of fan which transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust and pushing the boat through the water  \nPropeller  \nRudder  \nFENDER A bumper used to keep boats from banging into docks or each other.  \nROPES: (There is only one piece of rope on a boat the bell rope. the rest, if you have not guessed already, all have different names.. )  \nHALYARD: A halyard is a line (rope) that is used to hoist a sail, a flag  \nSHEET: A sheet is a rope used to control the sail  \nLINE: A rope used to more secure the vessel  \nHATCHES Windows on a boat GALLEY Kitchen  \nHEADS Toilet","cbCaibVYQHgh2Jgo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibVYQHgh2Jgo","pdf",521200,"English","# Glossary of Terms","[{\"question\":\"What do port and starboard mean on a boat?\",\"answer\":\"Port is the left side of the boat facing the front (bow). 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