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Steven Kaspick
Jul 5, 1999, 3:00:00 AM7/5/99
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i'm new to this newsgroup so i have some questions about some of the
words:
jibing
planing
centerboard =? daggerboard
cams on sails
fins
pumping
straps
uphauling
kc
Jul 5, 1999, 3:00:00 AM7/5/99
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Clay666666
Jul 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM7/6/99
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jibing = turning around by turning downwind
tacking = turing around by turning upwind
planing = going fast enough that your board skims across the surface of the
water instead of plowing through the water
centerboard = daggerboard = fin in center of board, just behind the mast base,
used only on larger boards
cams on sails = plastic device that helps form the front edge of the sail into
the ideal shape
fins = fin in the back of all boards
pumping = moving the sail rapidly in order to get extra power momentarily, kind
of like rowing through the air
straps, foot = in the back of the board that helps hold you down and give you
more control
uphauling = standing on the baord and pulling the sail out of the water with a
rope (uphaul).
water start = using the wind to lift the sail and rider out of the water. less
effort than uphauling.
tacking = turing around by turning upwind
planing = going fast enough that your board skims across the surface of the
water instead of plowing through the water
centerboard = daggerboard = fin in center of board, just behind the mast base,
used only on larger boards
cams on sails = plastic device that helps form the front edge of the sail into
the ideal shape
fins = fin in the back of all boards
pumping = moving the sail rapidly in order to get extra power momentarily, kind
of like rowing through the air
straps, foot = in the back of the board that helps hold you down and give you
more control
uphauling = standing on the baord and pulling the sail out of the water with a
rope (uphaul).
water start = using the wind to lift the sail and rider out of the water. less
effort than uphauling.
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