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Question 1

Halyard

Answer 1

The rope that hoists the sail

Question 2

Out haul

Answer 2

Tightens the mainsail along the bottom

Question 3

Boom vang

Answer 3

Pulls the boom down to flatten the sail

Question 4

Beating

Answer 4

When the boat is sailing into as much wind as it can

Question 5

When beating it’s better to have the sail

Answer 5

Flat with little curvature; tighten the halyard, out haul, and vang

Question 6

Bow

Answer 6

The front of the boat

Question 7

Port

Answer 7

The left hand side of the boat

Question 8

Starboard

Answer 8

The right hand side of the boat when you are facing the bow

Question 9

Aft

Answer 9

The back of a ship

Question 10

Another word for aft

Answer 10

Stern

Question 11

Leeward

Answer 11

The direction opposite the way the wind is currently blowing

Question 12

Windward

Answer 12

The direction in which the wind is currently blowing

Question 13

Tacking

Answer 13

Turning the bow of the boat through the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the boat to the other side. The boom will always shift from one side of the boat to the other in any tack or jibe

Question 14

Jibing

Answer 14

Turning the stern of the boat through the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the boat to the other side, involves turning the boat directly into the wind

Question 15

Sheet

Answer 15

Rope that adjusts the sail