Chapter 1 - parts of boat

Question 0

Masts are supported by these

Answer 0

Standing rigging

Question 1

Body of the boat

Answer 1

Hull

Question 2

Sail located along aft edge of tallest mast

Answer 2

Main or mainsail

Question 3

Sail that sets in front of mast

Answer 3

Headsail - most common is jib (large jibs that overlap mast are genoas)

Question 4

Weight of boat in water is called…

Answer 4

Displacement (pushes aside a volume of water equal to its rate)

Question 5

Top corner of a sail

Answer 5

Head

Question 6

Fore, bottom corner of a sail

Answer 6

Tack

Question 7

Aft, bottom corner of a sail

Answer 7

Clew

Question 8

Bottom edge of a sail

Answer 8

Foot

Question 9

Aft edge of a sail

Answer 9

Leech

Question 10

Forward edge of a sail

Answer 10

Luff

Question 11

Solid slats inserted into pockets along a sail’s leech to help maintain it’s shape

Answer 11

Battens

Question 12

All lines & pulleys used to raise, lower, and adjust sails

Answer 12

Running rigging

Question 13

Primary line that adjusts the sail trim

Answer 13

Sheet - ex: main sail = mainsheet

Question 14

Line running up mast used to pull up the sails

Answer 14

Halyard

Question 15

A pulley

Answer 15

Block

Question 16

A fitting used to tie off or secure a line so it doesn’t slip

Answer 16

Cleat

Question 17

The control line system near the tack of a main sail used to adjust luff tension

Answer 17

Cunningham

Question 18

The control line system mounted on the boom used for controlling the tension of the foot of the mainsail (Controls depth in the bottom of the mainsail)

Answer 18

Outhaul

Question 19

A sail control system that can move the lower mainsheet attachment point on the boat from side to side (changes angle of attack without changing the sail’s twist)

Answer 19

Traveler

Question 20

The control line system running from the boom to the base of the mast that tensions the leech of the mainsail (primary twist control of mainsail sailing downwind reach or run)

Answer 20

Boom Vang

Question 21

The outer side of the stern

Answer 21

Transom

Question 22

The distance between the deck of the boat in the water; The height of the top sides

Answer 22

Freeboard

Question 23

The distance from the water’s surface to the deepest point on the boat

Answer 23

Draft/draught

Question 24

The amount and position of fullness in a sail

Answer 24

Draft/draught

Question 25

The outer sides of the hull

Answer 25

Topsides

Question 26

The width of the boat at any point

Answer 26

Beam

Question 27

The water level on the hull

Answer 27

Waterline

Question 28

Draw - "our boat draws 6 feet"

Answer 28

Same as draft (or draught)

Question 29

All wires that support the mast, including forestay, shrouds, & backstay

Answer 29

Standing rigging

Question 30

Halyardlike control line running from the mast; used to lift the outboard tip of the spinnaker

Answer 30

Topping lift

Question 31

Additional dock lines that are tied from the middle of the boat at opposite angles to the dock lines to prevent the boat from surging forward or backward

Answer 31

Spring lines

Question 32

The support wires that run from the mast down to the edge of the deck on the port and starboard sides of the mast

Answer 32

Shrouds

Question 33

The primary line that adjusts the sail's trim

Answer 33

Sheet - main or jib

Question 34

The moving "wheel" part of a block or pulley

Answer 34

Sheave

Question 35

A metal fitting often used to attach a sail to a rope/line

Answer 35

Shackle

Question 36

A boat's navigation lights

Answer 36

Running lights

Question 37

A mechanical fitting with a lever arm that cleats a rope

Answer 37

Jammer

Question 38

A system of reducing the exposed sail area of a given sail

Answer 38

Reefing

Question 39

Horizontal line of reinforced holes built into the sail to facilitate reefing

Answer 39

Reef points

Question 40

Sailing with the wind coming over the port side of the boat

Answer 40

Port tack

Question 41

Flapping motion of sailcloth when a sail is undertrimmed or not trimmed at all

Answer 41

Luff

Question 42

Poles around deck that hold lifelines

Answer 42

Stanchions

Question 43

When a boat has stopped moving & is stuck pointing directly into the wind

Answer 43

In irons

Question 44

When boat leans to one side

Answer 44

Heel

Question 45

Snaps or clips at intervals along the luff of a jib, used to attach it to the forestay

Answer 45

Hanks

Question 46

The spinnaker sheet (control rope) on the windward side that attaches the through a fitting on the spinnaker pole to the tack

Answer 46

Guy/afterguy

Question 47

Fitting that attaches the boom to the mast

Answer 47

Gooseneck

Question 48

To roll or fold a sail & secure it

Answer 48

Furl

Question 49

To sail slightly lower than close-hauled in order to go faster

Answer 49

Foot

Question 50

A metal pin that secures a shackle or other fitting Ina boat

Answer 50

Clevis pin

Question 51

The closest course to the wind that you can effectively sail

Answer 51

Close-hauled : also - upwind, on the wind, beating

Question 52

A reach at any heading between 90° to the wind & close-hauled

Answer 52

Close reach

Question 53

Attachment point of standing rigging on the hull

Answer 53

Chain plate

Question 54

Reaching at a wide or broad angle to the wind (greater than 90°)

Answer 54

Broad reach

Question 55

A sudden, unplanned turning of a boat toward the wind that occurs in strong winds

Answer 55

Broach

Question 56

Horizontal pole that supports the bottom edge of the mainsail

Answer 56

Boom

Question 57

A pulley through which lines run

Answer 57

Block

Question 58

Reaching on a heading perpendicular to the wind direction

Answer 58

Beam reach

Question 59

At right angles to the boat

Answer 59

Abeam

Question 60

Partners

Answer 60

The point where the mast leaves the deck

Question 61

Quadrant

Answer 61

Bracket around the rudder post that connects to the steering cables

Question 62

Sheave

Answer 62

The moving wheel-shaped part that the rope turns over

Question 63

Pawl

Answer 63

Gearing (?) that allows a winch to spin one way & not the other

Question 64

In column

Answer 64

A straight mast

Question 65

Bosun's chair

Answer 65

A harness-type device that provides a seat & can be attached to the halyard

Question 66

Attachment points for the standing rigging

Answer 66

Tangs

Question 67

Ropes, webbing, or cables that run along the deck in either side of the cabin the length of the boat

Answer 67

Jack lines

Question 68

Sailing to close to the wind

Answer 68

Pinching

Question 69

Wind shift coming from farther ahead

Answer 69

A header

Question 70

Wind shift coming from farther behind

Answer 70

A lift

Question 71

Sailing the boat at a lower angle to the wind (to go faster)

Answer 71

Footing

Question 72

Sailing the boat at a closer angle to the wind (slower but more direct to your destination)

Answer 72

Pinching

Question 73

When close hauled or reached, boats tend to to turn toward the wind

Answer 73

Weather helm

Question 74

Another term for Cunningham

Answer 74

Downhaul

Question 75

To get every knot out of the mainsail...

Answer 75

Tighten halyard &/or cunningham and loosen them downwind | Increased luff tension usually moves draft position forward & decreases the depth of the sail slightly

Question 76

Rule of thumb for boom vang

Answer 76

Put enough boom vang on (set when close hauled) so that the top batten is parallel to the boom

Question 77

How to use a traveler for maximum upwind power

Answer 77

In light air: sailing windward, after mainsheet is trimmed for the right amount of twist, pull the traveler to windward, so BOOM IS ON CENTERLINE In heavy air: reduce power by dropping traveler to leeward

Question 78

The first fitting (usually a pulley or fairlead) through which each jib sheet (one on each side) passes as it comes from the sail on its way to the cockpit

Answer 78

Jib "leads" or "cars"

Question 79

How to adjust sail twist in a jib

Answer 79

Moving jib leads/cars forward or aft

Question 80

Halyard-like control line running from mast, used to lift he outboard tip of the spinnaker pole into position

Answer 80

Topping Lift or pole lift or topper

Question 81

Line coming from the foredeck area, used to keep the outboard tip of the spinnaker pole from lifting too high

Answer 81

Foreguy or downhaul

Question 82

Sailor's slang for spinnaker

Answer 82

Chute

Question 83

A rapid, out of control turn up toward the wind

Answer 83

Broach

Question 84

A built-in bow pole

Answer 84

Sprit

Question 85

Maximum theoretical speed of a displacement, heavy hull

Answer 85

Hull speed

Question 86

How to calculate hull speed (Kts)

Answer 86

1.34 X (square root of load waterline length in feet)

Question 87

Boat with one mast, boom, one or two jibs, plus a mainsail

Answer 87

Sloop

Question 88

Single-masted boat whose mast is stepped almost near the center of the boat

Answer 88

Cutter

Question 89

"Divided" or a rig with two masts

Answer 89

Yawl - forward mast called mainmast, aft mast called mizzenmast (on a yawl, mizzenmast is stepped aft of rudder post)

Question 90

A yawl-like rig except the mizzenmast is stepped forward of the rudder post & is larger in proportion to mainmast

Answer 90

Ketch

Question 91

A "divided" rig with forward mast (foremast) shorter than the main mast

Answer 91

Schooner

Question 92

Sailboat rigged with main mast on bow (no jib)

Answer 92

Cat rig