Research optimist yachting and find key words and their meanings
Here are some you could find the meaning for, or what these things do
Word
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Meaning/description
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Bow
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The front of the boat
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Stern
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The back of the boat
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Port
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The left side of the boat
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Starboard
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The right side of the boat
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Tacking
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The tacking is part of the sail
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Hull
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The bottom of the boat, its where you sit.
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Sail
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The sail comes off the mast. Its job is to go with the wind
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Rudder
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It is connected to the hull by the rudder clip and it is also connected to the tiller. It helps steer the boat
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Centre board
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If you push the centre board down you will balence the boat, But if you pull it up in deep water the yacht can tip or capsize
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Tiller
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To help steer the boat
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Mainsheet
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Is the rope that you tie a figure 8 on and it hepls with the sail
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Boom
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It is connected to the mast and it holds the sail up
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Spirit pole
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is the pole that keeps the sail up
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Mast
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The mast is the pole that holds the sail and the sprit pole
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Buoyancy tanks
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Are filled with air and help keep the boat the up right
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