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A-Z Sailing Dinghy Glossary

Discussion of sailing dinghies, small boat hulls, sails, rigging and anything else associated with such types of sail craft, may well sound as if it is being conducted in a foreign language, considering the number of specialist terms that are used to describe the parts of a boat and the art of sailing. This page attempts to explain some of these words in simple layman's terms so that even the novice will have a good understanding of dinghy sailing basics.

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