Parts Of The Sailboat

Question 1

Stern

Answer 1

The back of the boat

Question 2

Cockpit

Answer 2

The low space in the deck where the crew sit and the tiller is located

Question 3

Port side

Answer 3

The left side of the boat facing forward

Question 4

Cabin trunk

Answer 4

The roof and sides of the cabin house

Question 5

Deck

Answer 5

The flat surface area on top of the boat

Question 6

Bow

Answer 6

The front of the boat

Question 7

Starboard side

Answer 7

The right side of the boat facing forward

Question 8

Hull

Answer 8

The “body” of the boat that floats in the water

Question 9

Companionway

Answer 9

A passageway from the cockpit to the area below the deck

Question 10

Keel

Answer 10

The weighted vertical fin at the bottom of the sailboat. Its weight reduces heeling while its shape keeps the sailboat from sliding sideways through the water.

Question 11

Tiller

Answer 11

The lever arm attached to the rudder that allows you to steer the sailboat

Question 12

Transom

Answer 12

The flat or slightly curved surface at the stern of the boat

Question 13

Rudder

Answer 13

The steering foil, controlled by a tiller, that is used to turn the sailboat