Extended Operational and Trade Vocabulary
Yacht Racing, Regattas and Sailing Governance glossary (page 2)
The yacht-racing vocabulary: the America’s Cup editions (AC36, AC37) and class boats (AC50, AC72), the foiling and wing-sail terms, the offshore-racing series, and the World Sailing and national-federation governance terms. Grounds each term in the regatta, the class rule, or the governing body it belongs to.
280 defined terms.
Showing 30 on this page (page 2 of 2).
T
- Tornado
- A 20-foot catamaran designed by Rodney March in 1967, an Olympic class from 1976 to 2008.
- TP52
- The Transpac 52 grand prix one-design class.
- Trade Winds
- Persistent easterly winds in the tropics.
- Transat Jacques Vabre
- A biennial double-handed transatlantic race from Le Havre, first run in 1993.
- Transpacific Yacht Race
- The biennial offshore race from Los Angeles to Honolulu, first run in 1906.
- Trimaran
- Three-hulled vessel type used in offshore racing.
- Trimmer
- A crew member specializing in adjusting a particular sail.
- True wind
- Actual wind direction and strength independent of the ship's motion.
- True Wind Angle (TWA)
- The angle of the true wind relative to the yacht's heading.
- Trustees (America's Cup)
- The trustees of the America's Cup Deed of Gift, charged with safeguarding the trophy and its terms.
- Twelve Metre (12 Metre)
- A development class used for the America's Cup from 1958 to 1987.
U
- Ultim
- A class of 32-meter ocean-racing trimarans, used in events such as the Route du Rhum Ultim category.
- UNCL
- Union Nationale pour la Course au Large, the French national offshore racing body and co-administrator of the IRC rule.
- Upwind
- The direction from which the wind is blowing, opposite of downwind.
- US Sailing
- The national governing body for sailing in the United States.
V
- Valencia
- Spanish city that hosted the America's Cup in 2007 and the Deed of Gift Match in 2010.
- Vang
- Rope steadying the peak of a gaff or boom.
- Vendee Globe
- Solo, non-stop, non-assisted round-the-world IMOCA race held every four years.
- VO65
- The Volvo Ocean 65 one-design offshore monohull, introduced for the 2014-2015 edition.
- VO70
- The Volvo Open 70 box-rule offshore monohull, used from 2005 to 2012.
- Volvo Ocean Race
- Former name of The Ocean Race.
W
- Watch System
- Traditional four-on, eight-off three-watch or two-watch system, with the dog watch from 1600 to 2000 divided into two two-hour watches.
- Waterline Length
- The length of the hull at the waterline, central to displacement hull-speed calculations.
- Weather Helm
- Tendency of a sailing vessel to head into the wind.
- Whitbread Round the World Race
- Original name of the Volvo and Ocean Races.
- Winch
- Powered drum for hauling on ropes or wires.
- Windward
- Toward the wind.
- Wing Sail
- A rigid or semi-rigid airfoil used in place of soft sails, as on the AC72 and AC50.
- World Sailing
- Sport's international governing body, founded 1907 as IYRU.
Y
- Yachting Australia
- Former name of Australian Sailing.