Dictionnaire nautique

English word generally referring to pleasure boats

The act of engaging in sailing for pleasure.

A person devoted to yachting

Jib or counter-jib with a very high clew

Term which represents ‚Y‚ in the international phonetic alphabet.

Shaft perpendicular to the mast which supports squaresails

End of the boom or yards

The turning of a boat off course caused by seas arriving at an angle.

Sudden violent luffing caused by wind and the rudder loss of control

To swing off course. To approach to another boat or to a dock

Boat with two masts and the mizzen one abaft the rudder axis

Part of the rudder wheel transmission system