Quizzes 1 and 2 Flashcards
The wires used to raise the sails are called …
halyards
The lines used to control the sails’ angle to the winds are called …
sheets
The part of the boat that prevents leeway is the …
centerboard
The standing rigging consists of (1).. and (2)…
(1) - shrouds (2) - forestay
The foot of the main is tightened along the boom by pulling on the …
outhaul
The fitting that joins the boom to the mast is called the …
gooseneck
Give a short definition: Center of lateral resistance.
The point at which the forces resisting sideways movements of the boat act.
Give a short definition: Center of pressure (effort).
The point at which the forces of the sail act.
Give a short definition: Weather helm
The tendency of the boat to turn up into the wind.
Give a short definition: Apparent wind versus true wind
Apparent wind is the sum of the true wind and the wind created by boat movement.
Give a short definition: Harden up / come up
To turn closer to the wind.
Give a short definition: Fall off
To turn away from the wind.
Give a short definition: Tacking
To turn the bow of the boat through the eye of the wind.
Give a short definition: Jibing
To turn the stern through the eye of the wind.
What do you do if: You are beating (sailing to weather) and the inside tell-tale flaps?
Fall off
Fill in the names of the corners and edges of the sail and the part of the boat.
- Head
- Tack
- Clew
- Leech
- Luff
- Foot
Fill in the names of the corners and edges of the sail and the part of the boat.
- Mast
- Forestay
- Shrouds
- Tiller
- Rudder
