Boom
A horizontal spar attached to the aft of the mast just below the sail. The boom is attached to the sail and keeps the sail flatter when at an angle from the centerline of the boat
More Terminology
- Aft
- AHead
- AStern
- Backstay
- Battens
- Beam Reach
- Bearing Away
- Boom
- Bow
- Broad Reach
- Burgee
- Clew
- Close Hauled
- Close Reach
- Foot
- Fore (For'ard)
- Forestay
- Genoa
- Head
- Head To Wind
- Hull
- Jib
- Keel
- Kicking Strap
- Leech
- Leeward
- Luff
- Luffing Up
- Main Sail
- Mast
- No Sail Zone
- Port
- Roach
- Rudder
- Run
- Starboard
- Stern
- Tack
- Tell Tales
- Topping Lift
- Windward