| Sailing terms beginning with L |
| Lanyard |
| Thin line holding gear in place. The lashing on the end of a shroud. |
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| Lash |
| To tie something using a light rope. |
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| Leeboards |
| Alternative to a keel for preventing a boat moving sideways through the water. They are arranged on each side
of the hull, but only one on the leeside is lowered. |
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| Leech |
| The aft edge of the triangular sail - the one that's not attached to anything. |
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| Lee shore |
| Shore on which the wind is blowing from seawards. |
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| Leeward |
| The direction to which the wind is blowing. |
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| Lifejacket |
| Buoyant garment. In Britain the name is reserved for one that will turn a person the rightway up. Otherwise its called
a buoyancy aid. |
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| Luff |
| The fore edge of a sail. |
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| Luff up |
| To luff up means to bring the boat's bow so close to the wind, that the leech of the sail begins to flap. |
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| Lug |
| Four sided sail that goes forward as well as aft of the mast. |
