Starboard

The right side of the boat when facing forward.

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Stack pack

A zippered mainsail cover fixed to the boom and combined with lazy jacks, so the mainsail …

Solar panel

A photovoltaic array — rigid glass, semi-flexible, or flexible — that converts sunlight to…

Shake out

To undo a reef and restore full sail area.

Skeg

A fixed vertical fin ahead of the rudder, protecting and supporting it.

Shore power

120/230 V AC supplied from a marina pedestal through a dedicated inlet and cable, used to …

Spar

Any pole that supports a sail — mast, boom, gaff, sprit, yard, whisker pole, or spinnaker …

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