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Sailing Word	Definition
Trim Tab	A hinged section along the aft section of the keel; used to balance the boat.
Trimaran	A three hulled boat.
Trot	A row of floating moorings.
Vang	Pulls the boom down and forward increasing the leech tension of the mainsail, and bending the lower secton of the mast forward (depending on the rig setup).
Wake	The small wave that comes off the back of a moving boat.
Warp	A rope used to secure a boat, especiallty to the anchor; a length of rope(s) attached to a sailboat to facilitate steering in severe weather.
Weigh Anchor	To raise the anchor.
Winch	Cylinder that spins in only one direction around which lines are wraped to pull them in; a mechanical device to wind in rope under load.
Windlass	A device used to raise the anchor.
Windward	The direction nearest the wind; the side closest to the oncoming wind.
Wineglass	A twisted or tangled spinnaker.
Zephyr	A very light wind.