Editing Sailing (section)

=== Nautical terms ===
{{Further|Glossary of nautical terms (A-L)|Glossary of nautical terms (M-Z)}}
Nautical terms for elements of a vessel: [[starboard]] (right-hand side), port or larboard (left-hand side), forward or fore (frontward), aft or abaft (rearward), bow (forward part of the hull), stern (aft part of the hull), beam (the widest part). Spars, supporting sails, include masts, booms, yards, gaffs and poles. Moveable lines that control sails or other equipment are known collectively as a vessel's [[running rigging]]. Lines that raise sails are called ''[[halyard]]s'' while those that strike them are called ''downhauls''. Lines that adjust (trim) the sails are called ''[[sheet (sailing)|sheets]]''. These are often referred to using the name of the sail they control (such as ''main sheet'' or ''jib sheet''). ''[[Guy (sailing)|Guys]]'' are used to control the ends of other [[Spar (sailing)|spars]] such as [[spinnaker pole]]s. Lines used to tie a boat up when alongside are called ''docklines'', ''docking cables'' or ''mooring warps''. A ''rode'' is what attaches an anchored boat to its [[anchor]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7qhwCwAAQBAJ|title=The Illustrated Dictionary of Boating Terms: 2000 Essential Terms for Sailors and Powerboaters |type=Paperback |first1=John |last1=Rousmaniere |publisher=[[W. W. Norton & Company]] |page=174 |date=June 1998 |isbn=978-0-393-33918-5 }}</ref> Other than starboard and port, the sides of the boat are defined by their relationship to the wind. The terms to describe the two sides are [[Windward and leeward]]. The windward side of the boat is the side that is upwind while the leeward side is the side that is downwind.