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Sailing Word	Definition
Swage Toggle	Similar to a swage fork, but articulates in one direction.
Tack	(a) To turn the bow of a boat through the wind; an upwind change of direction that requires the sails to be eased and re sheeted on the opposite side of the boat. (b) the front bottom corner of a sail.
Tackle	Blocks and rope used to do a job.
Tell-Tale	Small strands of yarn attached to sails to give an indication of air flow along the sail.
Tender	A small boat aboard larger vessels, used for going ashore from being at anchor.
Tiller	The hanldle attached to the rudder; used to steer the boat.
Tiller Extension	A small pole attached to the tiller; used to facilitate steering from a hiked position.
Toe Straps	Another term for Hiking Straps
Toe-Rail	A metal or wooden rail along the edge of the deck to help prevent crew from slipping overboard.
Trampoline	A strong piece of mesh fabric laced between the hulls of a multihull boat.
Transom	The hull surface at the back of the boat
Trapeze	A wire used on dingies to hang one or more crew further outboard than would be possible with orinary hiking
Trapeze Harness	Worn by sailors to attach to the trapeze wire.
Traveler	A sliding track which allows the mainsheet to be sheeted from different positions; used to adjust the angle of the mainsail when sailing close hauled.
Trim	To adjust the sails.