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Boat Flashcards

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1
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Port side

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Left

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Starboard

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Right

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3
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Knot

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Nautical mile/hr

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4
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Fathom

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Equivalent to 6ft

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5
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Bow

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Front

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6
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Stern/ aft

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Back/rear

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7
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Helm

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Refers to steering system

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8
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Hull

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Structure of the body of the boat

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9
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Latitude

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North to south

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10
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Longitude

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Easy to west

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11
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Rudder

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For steering

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12
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Screw

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Propeller

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13
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PFD

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Personal floatation device

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14
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Founder

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Sink

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15
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Life line

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Line or series of lines on deck ppl can grab to not fall

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16
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SOS

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Ships in distress

17
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VDS

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Visual distress (boats signal for help)

18
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Amidships

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Center section

19
Q

Backstay

A

A support of the mast to keep it from falling forward

20
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Beam

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Measurement of a boat at its widest point

21
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Bilge

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Lowest section inside a boats hull where the water collects

22
Q

Boom

A

A spar attached to a sail at its front

23
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Bowsprit

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A spar extending coward of the bow

24
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Beating

A

Sailing upwind

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