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Yacht
A sailboat or powerboat used for pleasure, not a working boat.

Yard
A spar attached to the mast and used to hoist square sails.

Yard arm
The end of a yard.

Yaw
Swinging off course, usually in heavy seas. The bow moves toward one side of the intended course.

Yawl
A two-masted sailboat with the shorter mizzen mast placed aft of the rudder post. A ketch is similar, but the mizzen mast is forward of the rudder post.


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