| YARDARMS | Three-foot beams carrying the sails (4-4) |
| REEFKNOT | After struggling free, bird makes secure place in the sails (4,4) |
| JUNKYARD | Three-foot boat first in collection of rubbish |
| TRIPODAL | Three-foot case carried by pilot? |
| HALYARDS | Painter incorporating three-foot lines on board |
| VELA | Southern constellation (Latin, 'the Sails') formerly part of the larger constellation Argo Navis along with Carina ('the Keel') and Puppis ('the Stern') (4) |
| TACK | Change the course of a yacht by shifting the position of the sails (4) |
| YARD | There's a three-foot space beside the house (4) |
| ABACK | Having the wind against the forward side of the sails. |
| MAST | The tall upright pole that the sails of a boat are fixed to (4) |
| ANTLIA | Air Pump constellation near Hydra the Sea Serpent, Pyxis the Mariner's Compass and Vela the Sails (6) |
| REEF | Chain of rocks here ___ furl the sails (4) |
| TRIM | Adjust the sails or dock (4) |
| BOOMS | Spars at the base of the sails |
| YARDOFALE | Three-foot pub glass! (4,2,3) |
| TOTHEFORE | Three foot movement towards front (2,3,4) |
| RIGGING | Ropes etc. by which the mast of a ship are supported and the sails set |
| YARDSTICK | If fishing for clues, a three-foot rod might set the standard (9) |
| DUFY | French fauvist artist noted for colourful paintings such as Henley Regatta, Deauville, Drying the Sails, Anemones and Open Window, Nice (4) |
| BILLOWS | What the sail does as one is sick in the forepart of the ship (7) |
