Forestay

Standing rigging running from the bow (or stemhead) up to the mast, to which the foresail is hanked or furled.

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Fairway

The centre portion of a navigable channel.

Full

A sail drawing properly, filled with wind and not luffing.

Freeboard

The vertical distance from the waterline to the deck edge.

Fender

An inflated plastic or rubber buffer hung over the side to protect the hull when alongside…

Fetch

The distance of open water, to windward, over which the wind has blown — the longer the fe…

Forward

Toward the bow.

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