a. Halyards- To raise/lower sails
i. Main Halyard
ii. Jib Halyard
b. Sheets- To control the sails
i. Main Sheet
ii. Jib Sheets
c. Reefing- To “shorten sail” in heavy weather
i. Main (slab) Reefing
ii. Jib (roller) Reefing (furling)
2) Standing Rigging:
a. Forestay
b. Backstay
c. Shrouds
d. Jumper Stays
3) Bits and Pieces….
a. Cleats- to hold lines
i. Horned
ii. Cam
iii. Jam
iv. Rope Clutches
b. Blocks- for mechanical advantage in line systems
i. Single
ii. Double
iii. Triple
iv. Combinations
v. Becketts
vi. Etc…..
c. Fairleads- to guide, or change the direction of lines
i. Padeye
ii. Blocks
iii. Chocks (open/closed)
iv. Rollers
d. Turnbuckles (Bottlescrews)- to tension rig
e. Shackles- to attach things
i. Screw pin
ii. Snap pin
iii. Removable pin
iv. Snap Shackles
f. Winches- for mechanical advantage in hauling/sheeting
i. Handles (stowage)
ii. Speeds
iii. Self-tailers
iv. How to use
g. Traveler- to adjust the point of attachment of the mainsheet to the
boat
h. Boom Vang- to apply downward force to the boom (flattens the sail)
i. Boom Brake- safety feature to slow the movement of the boom in an
accidental jibe