Glossary
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Glossary of Terms
This is intended to be a glossary of sailing-specific terms. For a glossary of general Second Life™ terms and phrases, see the Second Life Wiki's Glossary page. For a glossary of RL sailing terms see the At Sea Glossary.
A
Aft -- Towards the stern of the yacht.
Apparent Wind -- the wind felt by the avatar on-board a moving yacht. The apparent wind varies depending on true wind and the vessels course and speed.
AYC -- Alternate Yacht Club
B
Bow -- The front of the yacht.
C
D
Dinghy -- Refers to a small racing yachts or recreational open sailing boat.
E
F
Fetch -- Sailing to a location accurately without having to tack. Also the distance Wind and Wave can travel without encountering land. (The second definition is meaningless in SL.)
FIYC -- Fishers Island Yacht Club
Flying Fizz -- a dinghy commonly used in SL.
Flying Tako -- a dinghy commonly used in SL.
G
H
Hot Lap -- A solo timed run of a course whose result is sometimes posted on the web.
I
J
K
L
M
MBYC -- Mowry Bay Yacht Club
N
NYC -- Nantucket Yacht Club
O
P
Port -- The left side of the yacht when facing forward.
Q
R
Race Wind -- is the "wind" usually used in SL to drive your yacht. Race wind is set up by Wind Setters.
S
Starboard -- The right side of the yacht when facing forward.
Stern -- The rear of the yacht.
SYC -- Starboards Yacht Club
T
Tako -- a dinghy commonly used in SL.
TYC -- Tradewinds Yacht Club
True Wind -- is the actual wind direction, irregardless of yacht movement. While sailing in SL this is usually Race Wind. See also Apparent Wind.
U
V
VYC -- Vagabonds Yacht Club
W
WYC -- WayPoint Yacht Club
Wind Setter -- Device that defines wind for yachts to use in place of SL default wind.
X
Y
Yacht -- A yacht is a recreational boat.
