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There are currently 12 names in this directory beginning with the letter Y.

Yacht

English word generally referring to pleasure boats

Yachting

The act of engaging in sailing for pleasure.

Yachtsman

A person devoted to yachting

Yankee

Jib or counter-jib with a very high clew

Yankee.

Term which represents ‚Y‚ in the international phonetic alphabet.

Yard

Shaft perpendicular to the mast which supports squaresails

Yard arm

End of the boom or yards

Yaw

The turning of a boat off course caused by seas arriving at an angle.

Yaw, broach - verb -

Sudden violent luffing caused by wind and the rudder loss of control

yaw, come alongside

To swing off course. To approach to another boat or to a dock

Yawl

Boat with two masts and the mizzen one abaft the rudder axis

Yoke line, steering chain

Part of the rudder wheel transmission system

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