Competent Crew Course Flashcards
1
Q
What direction is starboard?
A
Right
2
Q
What direction is port?
A
Left
3
Q
What is the rear of the boat?
A
Stern
4
Q
What is the front of the boat?
A
Bow
5
Q
How many feet in a statutory mile?
A
5280
6
Q
How many feet in a nautical mile?
A
6080
7
Q
What is a knot?
A
One nautical mile per hour
8
Q
How many nautical miles in one degree of latitude?
A
60
9
Q
What is a minute?
A
One nautical mile or 1/60th degree latitude
10
Q
What percent larger is a nautical mile versus a statutory mile?
A
15
11
Q
How many feet in a fathom?
A
6
12
Q
How many feet in a meter?
A
3.3
13
Q
What is a comfortable sailboat speed?
A
3 to 8 knots
14
Q
What is a comfortable wind speed?
A
10 to 15 knots
15
Q
What wind speed is considered dangerous for novices?
A
> 25
