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Given on the next page is a picture of a yacht. Label the parts of the yacht using the terms given in the box

Bow

cabin

rudder

cockpit

stern

boom

mainsail

mast

Short/Brief Note
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Solution

a) mast

b) mainsail
c) boom
d) cockpit
e) stern
f) rudder
g) cabin
h) bow

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