You can use one of many types of specialty sails to make a boat go as fast as
possible at different angles to the wind. A common specialty headsail is the
spinnaker — abig, colorful, parachute-like sail used when sailing downwind
(going with the wind), which you can see how to fly in Chapter 12.
Mast
Boom
Wheel
Cockpit
Keel
Rudder
Hull
Bow
Jib
Main
Stern
Deck
Figure 1-5:
The basic
parts of a
keelboat.
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