The jib-sheet is the rope that governs the jib-sail.
The gaskets are the ropes used in lashing the sails when furled.
The braces are the ropes used in swinging the yards around.
The jib-stay is the stay that runs from the foremast to the bowsprit.
The bob-stay is practically an extension of the jib-stay and the chief support of the spars. It connects the bow of the boat with the bowsprit and prevents the latter from bobbing up and down.
Besides the port and starboard sides of a boat there are the windward and leeward sides. Do not understand by this that the boat has four sides, like a square. Windward may be the port or the starboard side, according to the direction the wind blows; because
Windward means the side of the boat against which the wind blows—the side where the wind climbs aboard; or it may mean the direction from which the wind comes. The opposite side is called
Leeward—that is, the side of the boat opposite to that against which the wind blows, where the wind tumbles overboard, or the side opposite to windward. When you are sailing you may be near a
Lee Shore—that is, the shore on your lee side against which the wind blows; or a
Windward Shore—that is, the land on your windward side from which the wind blows.