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ASA 101 > Sailing - The What, The How, And The Where > Flashcards

Sailing - The What, The How, And The Where Flashcards

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Downwind

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Upwind

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North wind

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South wind

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Airfoil

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Lift

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Drag

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No-sail zone

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How do you sail to an upwind destination?

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By tacking or sailing a zig zag course

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How large is the no sail zone?

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90 degrees, 45 degrees on either side of the wind

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In irons

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Close-hauled

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Close reach

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Beam reach

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Broad reach

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Running

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Trim

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Boom

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Apparent wind

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True wind

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Masthead fly

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A small wind vane at the top of the mast that shows the direction from which the apparent wind is coming 

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Hull

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Dinghy

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Keelboat

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Keel

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Ballast

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Heel

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Centerboard/daggerboard

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Capsize

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Multihulls

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Catamaran

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Trimaran

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Rudder

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Tiller/steering wheel

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Helm

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Helmsman

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Sailboard

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Lifelines

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Stanchions

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Pulpits

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LOA

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Length overall

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Beam

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LWL

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Length on waterline

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Freeboard

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Height of hull above water line


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Draft

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Depth of boat below waterline 

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Forward

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Stern

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Transom

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Cockpit

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Topsides

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Low freeboard

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Topsides are low relative to the boat’s length 

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Starboard

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Astern

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Abeam

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Astern

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Quarter

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Windward

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Leeward

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Weather

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Companionway

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Tack

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Wind coming over a side of the sailboat

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Port tack

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Wind coming over the port side

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Starboard tack

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Wind coming over the starboard side

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Weather helm

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The tendency for a boat to head up wind

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Lee helm

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The tendency for a boat to head down wind

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Mainsail

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Gooseneck

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Sloop

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Headsail

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Genoa

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Forestat

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Leech

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Battens

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Batten pockets

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Standing rigging

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Stays

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Backstay

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Forestay/headstay

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Roller furling

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Shrouds

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Chainplates

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Spreaders

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Running rigging

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Haylard

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Sheet

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Blocks

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Purchase

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Block and tackle

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Boom vang

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Traveler

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Topping lift

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Spinnaker

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Shackle

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Shackle key

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