A regatta is made up of several races in a short time frame: a day, a weekend, or a week.

A race is a sailing competition between boats, in which they start at a particular time, sail the same course and try to complete it fastest.

One of two types of underwater foils.
The rudder is used for steering the boat.

Racing sailors use as little rudder as possible — to avoid slowing the boat.

The jib is the forward sail on a sloop rig. If the jib is large enough to overlap the mast, it is called a “genoa”.A small jib may also be called a “blade”.