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| A | ABAFT (aft) | heckwärts | Toward the rear (stern) of the boat. Behind |
| ABEAM | rechtwinklig zum Kiel | At right angles to the keel of the boat, but not on the boat |
| ABOARD | an Bord | On or within the boat |
| ABOVE DECK | an Deck | On the deck (not over it see ALOFT) |
| ADRIFT | driften | Loose, not on moorings or towline, and not under power or under sail |
| AGROUND | auf Grund | When a boat is in water too shallow for it to float in, ie: the boat's bottom is resting on the ground |
| AHEAD | vorwärts | In a forward direction |
| AKA | Aka, der | Cross beams that connect the hulls of a multihull |
| ALEE | leewärts | Away from the direction of the wind. Opposite of windward |
| ALOFT | über Deck | Above the deck of the boat, usually up in the rigging |
| AMA | Ama, der | The outboard hulls of a trimaran or small hull on a proa |
| AMIDSHIPS | Mittschiffs | In or toward the center of the boat |
| ANCHOR LOCKER | Ankerkasten, der | Locker used to store the anchor rode and anchor |
| ANCHOR WINDLASS | Ankerwinde, die | Windlass used to assist when raising the anchor |
| ANCHORAGE | Ankerplatz, der | A place suitable for anchoring in relation to the wind, seas and bottom |
| ANEMOMETER | Anemometer, das | Device that measures wind velocity |
| ANGLE OF ATTACK | Anstellwinkel, der | ? |
| ASPECT RATIO | Streckung, Seitenverhältnis | The relationship between the height of a sail and its breadth |
| ASTERN | achtern | In back of the boat, opposite of ahead (Often confused with aft) |
| ATHWART | querab | Lying along the ship's width, at right angles to the ships centerline |
| AWASH | überkommendes Wasser | Water washing over |
| AWEIGH | Anker ist frei | The position of anchor as it is raised clear of the bottom |
| B | ||
| BACKSPLICE | Spleiss, der | A method of weaving the end of a rope |
| BACKSTAY | Achterstag, das | The stay (wire) that travels from the masthead to the stern |
| BACKWINDED | back stehen (Wind) | When the wind pushes on the wrong side of the sail |
| BAIL, TO | lenzen | To remove water from a boat, as with a bucket or a pump |
| BALLAST | Ballast, der | A weight at the bottom of the boat to help keep it stable |
| BAROMETER | Barograph, der | An instrument used to keep a record of atmospheric pressure |
| BARQUE | Bark, die | Sailing ship with three or more masts: fore and aft rigged on aftermast, square rigged on all others |
| BARQUENTINE | Barkentine, die | Sailing ship with three or more masts |
| BATTEN POCKETS | Lattentasche, die | Pockets in a sail where battens can be placed to stiffen the sail |
| BATTEN | Latte, die | A semi-flexible stick that is sewn into a sail to help maintain the sail's shape |
| BATTEN | Latte, die | A thin strip of hard material, such as wood or plastic |
| BEAM REACH | raumschots | Sailing on a point of sail such that the apparent wind is coming from the beam side - of the boat at about a 90° angle |
| BEAM | Breite, die (größte) | The greatest width of the boat |
| BEAM | Verbindungsträger, des(bei Multihulls) | Connection between hulls or Hull and Ama eg. with a pipe??? |
| BEARING AWAY | abfallen | Changing the course leeward |
| BEARING | Peilung, die | The direction of an object, according to a compass |
| BEATING | kreuzen | Tacking - To sail against the wind by sailing on alternate tacks |
| BECKET | Schlinge, die | A loop at the end of a line |
| BERMUDA SAIL | Bermudasegel, das | Triangular sail, set on a mast. The most common sail type today |
| BERTH | Bett, das (gr. Koje) | Place for a person to sleep |
| BEST BOWER | Buganker, der | Anchor which is fixed at the bow??? |
| BIGHT | freie Part | The part of the rope or line, between the end and the standing part, on which a knot is formed |
| BILGE | Bilge, die | The interior of the hull below the floor boards |
| BITTER END | letztes Stück eines Seils | The last part of a rope or chain. The inboard end of the anchor rode |
| BLOCK | Block, der | One or more wheels with grooves in them pulleys - designed to carry a line and change the direction of its travel |
| BOAT HOOK | Bootshaken, der | A short shaft with a fitting at one end, used by the crew ot extend his reach, normally in docking situations |
| BOLT ROPE | Liektau, das | A line rope - sewn into the luff of a sail. The bolt rope fits in a notch in the mast or other spar when the sail is raised |
| BOOM VANG | Baumniederholer, der | Downhauler for the boom |
| BOOM | Baum, der | A horizontal spar attached to the mast on one end that the bottom edge of a sail (the foot) is attached to |
| BOOT TOP | Konstruktions- wasserlinie, die | A painted line that indicates the designed waterline |
| BOW LINE | Bugleine, die | A docking line leading from the bow |
| BOW | Bug, der | The forward part of a boat |
| BOWLINE | Palstek, der | A knot used to form a temporary loop in the end of a line |
| BRIDGE | Brücke, die (Kommando-) | Control Station, helm is really a more appropriate term for small craft |
| BRIDLE | Draht-Stropp, das | A line or wire secured at both ends in order to distribute a strain between two points |
| BRIGHTWORK | Verzierung, die | Varnished woodwork and/or polished metal |
| BROACH, TO | gieren | To swing or steer off course, as when running with a quartering sea |
| BULKHEAD | Rumpfspant, der (Schott, das) | A vertical partition separating compartments, also watertight, adding to the ship's safety |
| BUNK | Koje, die | A place to sleep |
| BUOY | Boje, die | An anchored float used for marking a position on the water or a hazard or a shoal and for mooring |
| BUOYANCY | Auftrieb, der | The tendency of a body to float when immersed in a fluid. |
| C | ||
| CABIN | Kabine, die | A compartment for passengers or crew |
| CAMBER | Wölbung, die (aero, hydro) | The curvature of an object such as a sail, keel or deck |
| CANVAS | Plane, die | Tightely woven cloth used for sails, covers, dodgers and biminis |
| CAPSIZE, TO | kentern | To turn over |
| CAR | Schlitten, der (Schotschlitten) | A sliding fitting that attaches to a track allowing for the adjustment of blocks or other devices attached to the car |
| CATAMARAN | Katamaran, der | A twin hulled boat, with hulls side by side |
| CATBOAT | Catboot, das | Sailboat rigged with one mast and one sailsail |
| CAUGHT ABACK | Backwind | When the wind comes aciidently from the wrong side of the boat (especially proa) |
| CE | CE | Center of Effort: the geometric center a sail. |
| CHAFING GEAR | Schutz gegen Schamfilen | Tubing or cloth wrapping used to protect a line from chafing on a rough surface |
| CHAIN LOCKER | Kettenkasten, der | Storage for the anchor chain |
| CHAIN PLATE | Pütting | A chainplate is a metal piece used to fasten a shroud or stay to the deck |
| CHART TABLE | Kartentisch, der | A table designated as the area in the boat where the navigator will study charts and plot courses |
| CHART | Seekarte, die | A map for use by navigators |
| CHEEK BLOCK | Rolle, die | A block with one end permanently attached to a surface |
| CHINE | Rumpfseitenteil, das | The intersection of the bottom and sides of a flat or v-bottomed boat |
| CHOCK | Klampe, die | A fitting through which anchor or mooring lines are led |
| CLR | CLR | Center of Lateral Resistance: the geometric center or pivot point of the underwater hull profile. |
| CLEAT | Klemme, die | A fitting to which lines are made fast |
| CLEW | Schothorn, das | The lower aft corner of a sail, that the sheet is attached to |
| CLOSE HAULED | hart am Wind | A sailed course as close to the wind as possible |
| CLOVE HITCH | Webleinenstek, der | A knot for temporarily fastening a line to a spar or piling |
| CLUB | Fockbaum, der | A boom on a jib or staysail |
| COAMING | Süllrand, der | A vertical piece around the edge of a cockpit, hatch, etc. to prevent water on deck from running below |
| COCKPIT | Cockpit, das | An opening in the deck from which the boat is handled |
| COIL, TO | Leine als Schnecke gelegt | To lay a line down in circular turns |
| COLD MOLDING | Kaltformverfahren, das | A method of bending a material into an appropriate shape without heating or steaming to soften the material first |
| COMPANIONWAY | Niedergang, der | A small staircase/ladder which allows access to the hull interior |
| COURSE | Kurs, der | The direction in which a boat is steered |
| CRABCLAW | Krebsscherensegel, das | Specific sail used for a proa shaped like a crabclaw |
| CROSSBEAM | Verbindungsträger, der | Structure that connects the hulls of a multihull. |
| CUDDY | Stauraum, der kleine | A small shelter cabin in a boat |
| CURRENT | Strömung, die | The horizontal movement of water |
| D | ||
| DAGGERBOARD | Schwert, das | A retractable board used to prevent leeway that protrudes vertically through the hull bottom |
| DANBUOY | Markierungsboje, die | |
| DEAD AHEAD | genau vorwärts | Directly ahead |
| DEAD ASTERN | genau rückwärts | Directly aft |
| DEADLIGHT | Luke, die (nicht zu öffnen) | Fixed ports that do not open, placed in the deck or cabin to admit light |
| DEADRISE | Rumpfquerschnitts- winkel (0º = Flachboden) | The measurement of the angle between the bottom of a boat and its widest beam. A 0º deadrise has a flat bottom, high numbers indicate deep V shaped hulls |
| DECK | Deck, das | A permanent covering over a compartment, hull or any part thereof |
| DINGHY | Dinghy, das Beiboot | A small open boat. A dinghy is often used as a tender for a larger craft |
| DISMAST | entmastet | The loss of a mast on a boat |
| DISPLACEMENT HULL | Verdränger, der | A type of hull that plows through the water, displacing a weight of water equal to its own weight |
| DISPLACEMENT | Verdrängung, die | The weight of water displaced by a floating ship, thus, a boat's weight |
| DOCK | Dock, das | A protected water area in which ships are moored. The term is often used to denote a pier or a wharf |
| DOWNWIND | mit dem Wind, vor dem Wind | In the direction the wind is blowing |
| DRAFT | Tiefgang, der | The depth of water a boat draws |
| DRAG | Widerstand, der | The resistance to movement |
| DROGUE | Sturmfock, die | A small sail flown in place of the jib under storm conditions |
| DUCTS | Lüftungsrohr, das | Tubes used to move air, such as to ventilate an enclosed area |
| DUGOUT | Einbaum, der | ? |
| DWL | Konstruktions- wasserlinie, die | Design waterline |
| E | ||
| EASE, TO (the sheets) | lösen, einer Schot | To loosen the lines that control the sails |
| EBB | Ebbe, die | A receding tide |
| ECHO SOUNDER | Echolot, das | An electrical fish finder or depth sounder |
| EYE SPLICE | Augspleiss, der | A splice causing a loop in the end of a line, may be reinforced by a metall fitting |
| F | ||
| FAIRLEAD | Schotdurchführung, die | A fitting designed to control the direction of a line with minimal friction |
| FALL OFF | abfallen | A boat falls off the wind when it points its bow further from the eye of the wind |
| FATHOM | Faden, der | Six feet |
| FENDER | Fender, der | A cushion, placed between boats, or between a boat and a pier, to prevent damage |
| FIDDLE | Schlingerleiste, die | A small rail on tables and counters used to keep objects from sliding off when heeled or in heavy seas |
| FIGURE EIGHT KNOT | Achterknoten,der | A knot in the form of a figure eight, placed in the end of a line |
| FINN KEEL | Kurzkiel, der | A keel that is narrow and deeper than a full keel |
| FLARE | Ausbauchung, die | The outward curve of a ship's hullsides |
| FLOOD | Flut, die | 1) An incoming tide 2) Water covering land that is normally dry |
| FLOOD | fluten | To fill a ship with water |
| FLOORBOARDS | Cockpitboden, der | The surface of the cockpit on which the crew stand |
| FLUKE | Flunke, die | The palm of an anchor |
| FOIL | Tragfläche, die | A shape that is designed to create lift when moving through a fluid. |
| FOOT | Fußliek, das | The downward edge of a triangular sail |
| FORE AND AFT SAIL | Stagsegel, das | A sail were the wind can fall on either surface according to tack. The so-called Bolger and Gibbons sails are therefore square sails. The oceanic lateen Micronesian crab-claw) is a fore-and-aft sail. |
| FORE SAIL | Fock, die | Sail forward of the mast (jib, Genoa, spinnaker, etc) |
| FOREPEAK | Vorpiek, die | A compartment in the bow of a small boat |
| FORESTAY | Vorstag, das | Stay (wire) that attaches the masthead to the bow |
| FORETRIANGLE | Vorsegedreieck, das | The space between the mast, the deck, and the headstay |
| FORWARD | bugwärts | Toward the bow of the boat |
| FOULED | unbrauchbares Teil | Any piece of equipment that is jammed or entangled, or dirtied |
| FRAME | Spant, der | Ribs forming the skeleton of a ship; incurvated pieces of wood, branching outward from the keel in a vertical direction, so as to give strength, figure, and solidity to the whole fabric." |
| FREEBOARD | Freibord, der | The minimum vertical distance from the surface of the water to the gunwale |
| FULL KEEL | Langkiel, der | A keel that runs the length of the boat, full keels have a shallower draft than fin keels |
| FULLY BATTENED | durchgelattet | A sailsail having battens that run the full horizontal length of the sail |
| G | ||
| GAFF SAIL BOOM | Gaffelbaum, der | A spar that holds the top of a four sided gaff sail |
| GAFF SAIL | Gaffelsegel, das | A four sided sail used instead of a triangular main sail |
| GALLEY | Pantry, die (Küche) | The kitchen area of a boat |
| GALLOWS FRAME | Baumstütze, die | A frame used to support the boom |
| GANGWAY | Gangway, die | A ramp, stairs, or plank that people use to board and disembark |
| GASKET | Zeising, der | Ties used to tie up the sails when they are furled |
| GEAR | Beschlag, der | A general term for ropes, blocks, tackle and other equipment |
| GENOA | Genua, die | A large jjib that overlaps the mast |
| GRAB RAILS | Handlauf, der | Hand-hold fittings mounted on cabin tops and sides for personal safety |
| GREEN WATER | blaues wasser | Water coming aboard a vessel in a solid mass, as opposed to spray. |
| GROMMET | Auge, das | A ring or eyelet normally used to attach a line, such as on a sail |
| GROUND TACKLE | Grundgeschirr, das | A collective term for the anchor and its associated gear |
| GUNWALE | Seitendeck, das | The upper edge of a boat's sides |
| GYBE, TO | halsen | To change direction when sailing in a manner such that the stern of the boat passes through the wind |
| H | ||
| HALYARD | Fall, das | Line used to hoist and lower a sail |
| HANGING LOCKER | Kleiderschrank, der | A locker big enough to hang clothes |
| HARD CHINE | gerade Rumpfseite z.B. bei Dory/Skiff | An abrupt intersection between the hull side and the hull bottom of a boat so constructed |
| HARDEN A SAIL | Segel dichtholen | To make a sails camber flat for sailing close hauled |
| HATCH | Luke, die | An opening in a boat's deck fitted with a watertight cover |
| HAUL OUT | herausheben (ein Boot) | Remove a boat from the water |
| HAWSER | Tau, das elastische | Flexible steel wire rope, or fibre rope, used for hauling warping or mooring |
| HEAD FAST | Festmacher, der vordere | Mooring rope leading forward from fore end of a ship |
| HEAD SAIL | Vorsegel, das | Any sail forward of the mastmast |
| HEAD | Segelkopf, der | Top corner of a triangular sail |
| HEAD | Toilette, die (WC) | The toilet and toilet room in a ship. |
| HEADING UP, TO | anluven | To turn the bow more directly into the eye of the wind |
| HEADING | Bugrichtung | The direction in which a ship's bow points at any given time |
| HEADWAY | Vorwärtsfahrt, die | The forward motion of a boat. Opposite of sternway |
| HEAVE TO | beidrehen | To turn a sailing ship so that its bow heads into the wind and the ship lies motionless except for drifting, e.g. in order to meet a storm." |
| HEEL, TO | krängen | When a sailboat leans over due to pressure on its sail |
| HELM | Steuerung, die | The wheel or tiller controlling the rudder. Also the place on the boat where you steer |
| HELMSPERSON | Steuermann, der | The person who steers the boat |
| HIKING STICK | Pinnenausleger, der | An extension to the tiller allowing the helmsman to steer while hiking |
| HITCH | Rundtörn, der und 2 halbe Schläge | A knot used to secure a rope to another object or to another rope, or to form a loop or a noose in a rope |
| HOLD | Laderaum, der | A compartment below deck in a large ship, used solely for carrying cargo |
| HULL | Rumpf, der | The main body of a ship |
| I | ||
| INBOARD | innerbords | 1) More toward the center of a ship 2) inside, a motor fitted inside a boat |
| INFLATABLE | Schlauchboot, das | A dinghy or raft that can be inflated for use or deflated for easy stowage |
| J | ||
| JACOBS LADDER | Strickleiter, die | A rope ladder, lowered from the deck, as when pilots or passengers come aboard |
| JAM CLEAT | Schotklemme, die | A cleat designed to hold a lline in place without slipping |
| JAWS | Baumbeschlag, der | A fitting holding a boom or gaff to the mast |
| JETTY | Mole, die | A structure, usually masonry, projecting out from the shore, a jetty may protect a harbor entrance |
| JIB STAY | Fockstag, das | The stay that the jib is hoisted on, usually the headstay |
| JIB TOPSAIL | Flieger, der | A small jib set high on the headstay of a double headsail rig |
| JIB TRACK | Fockschiene, die | ? |
| JIB | Fock, die | A fore sail |
| JIBE, TO | Halse, die halsen | To change the sailing direction by turning the stern through the wind |
| JIFFY REEFING | Patentreff, das | A method of lowering the sail in sections so that it can be reefed quickly |
| JURY RIG | Notsegel, das | A temporary repair using improvised materials and parts |
| K | ||
| KALIA (NDRUA) | Kalia, die (Ndrua) | Fijian voyaging canoe that was the largest and finest craft ever built by the Oceanic peoples, some as larges as 100' long. Technically, the Kalia is the Tongan copy of the Fijian Ndrua. |
| KEEL | Kiel, der | 1) The centerline of a boat running fore and aft, the backbone of a ship. 2) The underwater fin of a ballasted sailboat |
| KNOT | Knoten, der | A measure of speed equal to one nautical mile (6076 feet) per hour |
| L | ||
| LASH | anbinden | To tie something with a line |
| LATEEN SAIL | Lateinersegel, das | Triangular fore and aft sail with yard supporting the luff, native to the Mediterranean. Still used on Arab dhows, etc |
| LATERAL RESISTANCE | Lateralwiderstand, der | The ability of a boat to keep from being moved sideways by the wind |
| LATERAL PLANE | Lateralplan, der | ? |
| LATITUDE | Breitengrad, der | The distance north or south of the equator measured and expressed in degrees |
| LAZARETTE | Achterpiek, die | A storage space in a boat's stern area |
| LAZY GUY | Bullenstander, der | A line attached to the boom to prevent it from accidentally jibbing |
| LAZY SHEET | Schot, die lose | A line led to a sail, but is not currently in use (working sheet) |
| LEE CLOTH | Kojensegel, das | Canvas barrier along the side of a berth to keep the occupant from falling out |
| LEE HELM | leegierig | The tendency of a boat to head away from the wind. The opposite of weather helm |
| LEE | lee | The side sheltered from the wind |
| LEEBOARD | Seitenschwert, das | Board used to resist leeway that is attached to the leeward side of the boat. There are often two leeboards, only one used at a time. Common on Dutch yachts |
| LEECH | Achterliek, das | The backward edge of a sail |
| LEEWARD | leewärts | The direction away from the wind. Opposite of windward |
| LEEWAY | Abtrift, die | The sideways movement of the boat caused by either wind or current |
| LIFE VEST (or PFD) | Rettungsweste, die | A device used to keep a person afloat |
| LIFELINE | Rettungsline, die | A line running between the bow and the stern of a boat to which the crew can attach themselves |
| LIFTING RIG | Auftrieb, der (Segel-) | A sailing rig with creates an upward aerodynamic force as well as a foreward one |
| LINE | Leine, die | Rope and cordage used aboard a ship |
| LINESTOPPERS | Leinenstopper, der | A device used to keep a line from slipping, such as a jamcleat |
| LOG | Logge, die | A device to measure speed |
| LONGITUDE | Längengrad, der | The distance in degrees east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England |
| LUFF | Vorliek, das | The leading edge of a sail. |
| LUG SAIL | Lugger-Segel, das | A four-sided sail with a yard and boom, but without the luff attached to the mast. Traditional sail of English and French fishing boats |
| LUG | Mastrutscher, der | Metal or plastic pieces attached to a sail's luff that slide in a mast track to allow easy hoisting of the sail |
| M | ||
| MAIN SAIL | Großsegel, das | The largest spar supported sail on a sailboat |
| MAIN SHEET | Großschot, die | The line used to control the mainsail |
| MARLINE | Bändsel, das | A small line |
| MARLINSPIKE | Marlspieker, der | A tool for opening the strands of a rope while splicing |
| MAST BOOT | Mastschuh, der | A protective cover wrapped around the mast at the deck on a keel stepped boat to prevent water from entering the boat |
| MAST STEP | Mastfuß, der | A piece from wood or metal in which the mast stands on deck |
| MAST TRACK | Mastschiene, die | A track or groove in the back of the mast to which the sail is attached by means of lugs or the bolt rope |
| MASTHEAD | Masttopp, der | The top of a mast |
| MIDSHIP | mittschiffs | Approximately in the location equally distant from the bow and stern |
| MIZZEN | Besan, der | The aft mast of a ketch or yawl rigged sailboat |
| MOORING | Mooring, die | An arrangement for securing a boat to a mooring buoy or a pier |
| MOUNT | Fundament, das (Motor-) | Strong foundation in a boat, eg for fixing the engine |
| N | ||
| O | ||
| OAR | Ruder, das Riemen, der | A long pole with a wide flat blade at one end, used for rowing a boat |
| OARLOCK | Ruderdolle, die | A device to attach oars to a rowboat, allowing the operator to row rather than paddle the boat |
| OUTBOARD | Außenborder, der | A detachable engine mounted on a boat's stern |
| OUTBOARD | außerbords | Toward or beyond the boat's sides |
| OUTHAUL | Unterliekstrecker, der | A line used to tension the foot of a sail, used to maintain proper sail shape |
| OUTRIGGER | Ausleger, der | The assembly (ama, akas, etc) that stabilizes an outrigger canoe or proa |
| OVERBOARD | überbord | Over the side or out of the boat |
| OVERHANG | Überhang, der | The area of the bow or stern which hangs over |
| P | ||
| PADDLE | Paddel, das | A stick with a blade in the end of it used to propel a small boat through the water |
| PIER | Pier, die | A loading platform extending at an angle from the shore |
| PILE | Poller, der | A wood, metal or concrete pole driven into the bottom |
| PILOTING | Sicht-Navigation, die | Navigation by use of visible references, the depth of the water, etc |
| PITCH POLE | kopfüber (kentern) | When a boat's stern is thrown over its bow |
| PLANING HULL | Gleiter, der (Gleitrumpf) | A type of hull shaped to glide easily across the water at high speed |
| PLANING | Gleiten, das | A boatis moving over the top of the water rather than through the water |
| PLANKING | Planke, die | Wood strips used to cover the deck or hull of a wooden ship |
| POD, LEEWARD | Ausbuchtung nach Lee (einer Proa) | ? |
| POINT, TO | Höhe schinden | To sail as close as possible to the wind |
| POLE | Spiere, die | A spar. Such as a pole used to position a sail |
| POOP DECK | Achterdeck, das | A boat's aft deck |
| PORT | Hafen, der | The left side of a boat looking forward. A harbor |
| PORTHOLE | Luke, die | A window in the side of a boat, usually round or with rounded corners |
| PRAM | Pram, der | A type of dinghy with a flat bow |
| PREVENTER | Backstag, das | ? |
| PROA | Proa, die | Polynesian outrigger sailboat |
| PROW | Bugüberhang, der | The part of the bow forward of where it leaves the waterline |
| PULPIT | Bugkorb, der | A place on the bow for standing, usually with a small platform and grab rail around it |
| PURCHASE, TACKLE | Flaschenzug, der (Talje, die) | Two or more blocks connected to provide a mechanical advantage when lifting heavy objects |
| Q | ||
| QUADRANT | Quadrant, der (Ruder-) | A device connected to the rudder that the steering cables attach to |
| R | ||
| RAIL | Deckskante, die | The edge of a boat's deck |
| RAILING | Reling, die | A fence arround the deck against falling overboard |
| RATLINES | Webleinen, die | Small lines tied between the shrouds to use as a ladder when going aloft |
| REEF CRINGLES | Reffkauschen, die | Reinforced cringles in the sail designed to hold the reefing lines when reefing the sail |
| RIG | Rigg, das | A combination of sails and spars |
| RIGHTING MOMENT | Moment, das aufrichtende | ? |
| ROACH | Achterlieks- krümmung, die | A curve out from the aft edge leech of a sail. Battens are sometimes used to help support and stiffen the roach |
| RODE | Ankerleine, die -kette | The anchor line and/or chain |
| ROLLER FURLING | Rollsegel- vorrichtung, die | A method of storing a sail usually by rolling the jib around the headstay or the mainsail around the boom or on the mast |
| ROLLER REEFING | Rollreff- vorrichtung, die | A system of reefing a sail by partially furling it |
| ROPE | Tau, das | Traditionally a line must be over 1 inch in size |
| RUDDER POST | Ruderschaft, der | The post that the rudder is attached to. The wheel or tiller is connected to the rudder post |
| RUDDER | Ruder, das (blatt) | A vertical plate or board for steering a boat |
| RUN, TO | Leine ausrennen | To allow a line to feed freely |
| RUNNING BACKSTAY | Backstag, das | Also known as runners. Adjustable stays used to control tension on the mast |
| RUNNING LIGHTS | Fahrtlichter, die | Lights required to be shown on boats underway between sundown and sunup |
| S | ||
| SAIL SHAPE | Segelschnitt, der | The shape of a sail, with regard to its efficiency |
| SAIL TRACK | Profilschiene mit Nut (Rollreff) | A slot into which the bolt rope or lugs in the luff of the sail are inserted to attach the sail. Most masts and roller reefing jibs use sail tracks |
| SAIL | Segel, das | An extent of fabric by means of which wind is used to propel a ship through the water |
| SCHOONER | Schoner, der | A sailboat with two or more masts. The aft mast is the same size or larger than the forward ones |
| SCREW | Schraube, die (Schiffs-) | A boat's propeller |
| SCUPPERS | Speigatten, die | Drain holes on deck, in the toe rail, or in bulwarks or (with drain pipes) in the deck itself |
| SEA COCK | Seeventil, das | A through hull valve, a shut off on a plumbing or drain pipe between the ship's interior and the sea |
| SEA ROOM | Seeraum, der freie | A safe distance from the shore or other hazards |
| SEAMANSHIP | Seemannschaft, die | All the arts and skills of boat handling |
| SEAT | Sitz, der | ? |
| SEAWORTHY | seefest | A boat or a boat's gear able to meet the usual sea conditions |
| SET | in Stromrichtung | Direction toward which the current is flowing |
| SHAKE OUT | ausschütten, ein Reff | To remove a reef from a sail |
| SHELL | Außenhaut, die | ? |
| SHEER | straken | To determine a curve with a sheer lath |
| SHROUD | Want, der | A rope or wire running from the mast to the sides to give lateral support to the mast |
| SHROUD PLATE | Püttingeisen, das | A chain plate to which a ship's shrouds are fastened |
| SHUNT, TO | shunten | To change direction of sailing making the stern to the new bow, without tack or Jibe |
| SKEG | Skeg, der | ? |
| SLACK | lose | Not fastened, loose. Also, to loosen |
| SLOOP | Slup, die | A style of sailboat characterized by a single mast with one mainsail and one foresail . Also see cutter |
| SLOT | Öffnung zwischen Groß/Fock | The opening between the jib and the mainsail |
| SNAP HOOK | Karabiner, der | A metal fitting with a arm that uses a spring to close automatically when connected to another object |
| SNATCH BLOCK | Klappblock, der | A block that can be opened on one side, allowing it to be place on a line that is already in use |
| SOLE | Boden, der (Kabinen-) | Cabin or saloon floor. Also the molded fiberglass deck of a cockpit |
| SOUNDING | Echolot, der | A measurement of the depth of water |
| SPAR | Spiere, die (Holm, der) | Rigid tubular piece (mast, boom, yard, gaff) used to support sails and rigging |
| SPINNAKER | Spinnaker, der | A very large lightweight sail used when running or on a broad reach |
| SPLICE | Spleiss, der | The place where two linelines are joined together end to end |
| SPREADER | Saling, die | Small pars extending toward the sides from one or more places along the mast. The shrouds cross the end of the spreaders, enabling the shrouds to better support the mast |
| SPRING LINE | Spring, die | A pivot line used in docking, undocking |
| SQUALL | Böe, die | A sudden, violent wind often accompanied by rain |
| SQUARE KNOT | Reffknoten, der | A knot used to join two lines of similar size. Also called a reef knot |
| STANDING RIGGING | Stehendes Gut | The rigging of a boat that does not normally need to be adjusted |
| STARBOARD | steuerbord | The right side of a boat when looking forward |
| STEADYING SAIL | Stützsegel, das | Also stability sail or riding sail. Any small sail set to help the boat maintain its direction without necessarily moving |
| STEM | Vordersteven, der | The forward most part of the bow |
| STERN LINE | Achterleine, die | A docking line leading from the stern |
| STERN PULPIT | Heckkorb, der | A sturdy railing around the deck at the stern |
| STERN | Heck, das | The after part of the boat |
| STIFF | steif (wenig Krängung) | A boat that resists heeling |
| STORM JIB | Sturmfock, die | Its area is limited to five percent of the height of the foretriangle squared. |
| STORM TRYSAIL | Sturmsegel, das | A short triangular sail that is attached to back of the mast and is sheeted to the deck |
| STOW, TO | stauen | To put an item in its proper place |
| STOWAGE | Stauraum, der | A locker, shelter to put things in |
| STRUT | Strebe, die | A stiffening or supporting piece or member |
| STUDDING SAIL | Leesegel, das | An additional sail leeards to enlarge the sailarea ??? |
| STUFFING BOX | Stopfbuchse, die | A fitting around the propeller shaft to keep the bearing lubricated and to keep water out of the boat |
| SWIVEL | Wirbel, der | A rotating fitting used to keep a line from tangling |
| T | ||
| TABERNACLE | Tabernakel, das | A hinged support for the bottom of a mast so that the mast can be lowered easily when passing under bridges |
| TACK | Fockhals, der | The lower forward corner of a triangular sail |
| TACK | Kurs, der | Direction of sailing, moving |
| TACK, TO | Wende, die (wenden) | To change the sailing direction by turning the bow through the wind |
| TACKLE, PURCHASE | Flaschenzug, der | Lines used with blocks in order move heavy objects |
| TAIL | Ende, das (einer Leine) | The end of a line |
| TAIL FIN | Kielflosse, die | The shaped area of the keel |
| TAKE IN | einholen (Segel) | To remove a sail |
| TANG | Salingstutzen, der | A metal fitting on the mast that the spreaders are attached to |
| TARPAULIN | Persenning | ? |
| TELLTALE | Trimmfaden, der | A small line free to flow in the direction of the breeze |
| THIMBLE | Kausch, die | ? |
| THROAT | Mastende der Gaffel (auch Baum) | ? |
| THWARTSHIPS | rechtwinklig zur Kiellinie | At right angles to the centerline of the boat |
| TIDE | Tide, die | The periodic rise and fall of water level in the oceans |
| TILLER | Pinne, die | A bar or handle for turning a boat's rudder or an outboard motor |
| TOE RAIL | Fußreling, die | A small rail around the deck of a boat. The toe rail may have holes in it to attach lines or blocks |
| TOGGLE | 'drehbarer' Schäkel | ? |
| TOP MAST | Toppmast, der | A mast on top of another mast |
| TOP SAIL | Toppsegel, das | A triangular sail set above the gaff on a gaff rigged boat |
| TOPPING LIFT | Dirk, die | A line running from the end of the boom to the top of the mast used to keep the boom from falling when the sail is not set |
| TOPSIDES | Überwasserschiff, das | The sides of a ship between the waterline and the deck, sometimes referring to onto or above the deck |
| TRACK | Schiene, die | ? |
| TRAMPOLINE | Trampolin, das | The coverage between the hulls of an open deck catamaran or between hull and amas of a trimaran. Usually a net. |
| TRANSOM | Heckbalken, der | The stern cross section of a square sterned boat |
| TRIM | Trimm, der | Fore and aft balance of a boat |
| TRIMARAN | Trimaran, der | Multihull with two amas |
| TRIP LINE | Tripleine, die | A line attached to the end of an anchor to help free it from the ground |
| TRUE WIND | Wind, der wahre | The speed and direction of the wind |
| TRUNK | Schwertkasten, der | ? |
| TURNBUCKLE | Spannschraube, die | ? |
| U | ||
| UNDER WAY | unterwegs | ship in motion, ie. when not moored, at anchor, or aground |
| UNFURL | entrollen (zB.Rollfock) | To unfold or unroll a sail. The opposite of furl |
| UNSTAYED | unverstagt | A Mast not fixed by shrouds and stays. Same as free-standing |
| V | ||
| VAKA | Hauptrumpf der Proa | Main hull of a proa |
| V-BOTTOM | V-Rumpf, der | A hull with the bottom section in the shape of a V |
| W | ||
| WAKE | Heckwelle, die | Moving waves, track or path that a boat leaves behind it, when moving across the waters |
| WATERLINE | Wasserlinie, die | A line painted on a hull which shows the point to which a boat sinks when it is properly trimmed |
| WEATHER HELM | luvgierig | The tendency of a boat to head up toward the eye of the wind. The opposite of lee helm |
| WET LOCKER | Ölzeugschrank, der | A locker equiped with a drain so that wet clothes can be stored in |
| WHEEL | Steuerrad, das | The wheel to control the rudder |
| WINCH | Winsch, die | Device to roll up a sheet or halyard with a gear |
| WINDLASS | Winde, die | A mechanical device used to pull in cable or chain, such as an anchor rode |
| WINDWARD | windwärts, luv | Toward the direction from which the wind is coming |
| WORKING SHEET | Schot, die (aktive) | The sheet that is currently taught and in use to control a sail. The opposite of the lazy sheet |
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| YACHT | Yacht, die | A pleasure ship, a pleasure boat |
| YARD | Rah, die | A spar used on square rigged or lateen ships, usually attached to the upper or leading edge of a sail |
| YAW, TO | gieren | To swing or steer off course, as when running with a quartering sea |
| YAWL | Yawl, die | A two mastmasted sailboat with the shorter mizzen mast placed aft of the rudder post |
Thanks to Michael Schacht for his help. And thanks to all sites where I have borrowed some terms.
Everybody may copy this list for private use. Otherwise a hint will be kind.