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At Sea Glossary - Y

- yacht
sailboat or powerboat used for pleasure, not a working boat.

yard
spar attached to the mast and used to hoist square sails.

yard arm
The end of a yard.

yaw
Swinging off course, usually in heavy seas. The bow moves toward one side of the intended course.

yawl
A two-masted sailboat with the shorter mizzen mast placed aft of the rudder post. A ketch is similar, but the mizzen mast is forwardof the rudder post.

 


 
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