Sails, Rigging, and Deck

Question 1

Gooseneck

Answer 1

A fitting that attaches the boom to the mast

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of “Standing Rigging”

Answer 2

To support the mast or masts

Question 3

Transom

Answer 3

The flat part which forms the stern of a square ended boat

Question 4

Hank

Answer 4

Used to connect the jib to the headstay (most common purpose)

Question 5

What controls the draft of a sail

Answer 5

Outhaul and backstay

Question 6

Traveler

Answer 6

To add twist to the main sail or flatten it

-This can help with weather helm

Question 7

Tack

Answer 7

Bottom front corner of a sail

Question 8

Tangs

Answer 8

Attachment point on the mast for shrouds and stays

Question 9

Freeboard

Answer 9

Distance from the waterline to the upper deck level

Question 10

What do you attach the main halyard to

Answer 10

The head of the main

Question 11

Battens

Answer 11

A slat, typically made of plastic, placed in a pocket of the main sail to help it maintain good shape

Question 12

Shackle

Answer 12

U-shaped piece of metal secured with pin, bolt, or hinged metal loop (quick release)

Question 13

Jib

Answer 13

A triangular sail attached to the forestay

Question 14

Forestay and Backstay

Answer 14

Cable that runs from the masthead to the bow and stern to help support the mast

Question 15

Tabernacle

Answer 15

A structure on deck that holds the mast on a pivot that allows the mast to be lowered

Question 16

Length Overall

Answer 16

It is the tip of the bow to the trailing edge of the stern

Question 17

Pulpit

Answer 17

The railing at the bow of the boat

Question 18

Good ultimate stability occurs when

Answer 18

A narrow boat tips easy but heavy keel offsets heeling

Question 19

Bilge

Answer 19

Lowest inner part or bottom of the boat

-designed to collect excess water (rain, wave spray, prop shaft leaks, etc…)

Question 20

Luff

Answer 20

Front leading edge of a sail

Question 21

What is the “load water line length (LWL)” of a boat

Answer 21

Distance between where the bow comes out of the water and where the stern comes out of the water

Question 22

Telltales

Answer 22

Light strips of material to indicate whether the air stream on the sail is smooth or turbulent

Question 23

Running rigging includes _____ and _____

Answer 23

Halyards and sheets

Question 24

Fairlead

Answer 24

Typically a ring or a hook used to guide a rope or cable:

• around an object
• to move it out of the way
• to stop it from moving laterally

Question 25

Outhaul

Answer 25

A line connected to the clew of a mainsail and pulls the sail back toward the end of the boom

Question 26

Stays and shrouds are attached to the hull by ________

Answer 26

Chainplates

Question 27

Mast

Answer 27

Vertical pole to support sails and rigging

Question 28

Sheet

Answer 28

The line used to let out or trim in a sail

Question 29

Roach

Answer 29

An additional curved area on the leech to provide extra power to a sail

Question 30

Scope

Answer 30

The amount of anchor line you have out

Question 31

Downhaul/Cunningham

Answer 31

Changes the draft position and a way to pull the luff down

Question 32

Boom Topping Lift

Answer 32

Applies upward force/supports the free end of the boom

Question 33

Mizzen

Answer 33

The small aft mast on a ketch or yawl

Question 34

Mast Step

Answer 34

The support structure for the bottom of the mast

Question 35

Foot

Answer 35

Bottom edge of a sail

Question 36

What is a boats “draft”

Answer 36

Distance from the water line to the deepest part of the boat

Question 37

What two functions does the keel of a sailboat perform

Answer 37

Generates lift to windward and helps keep the boat upright

Question 38

Mainsail

Answer 38

The sail affixed to and behind the mainmast

Question 39

Lifeline

Answer 39

Last resort equipment to keep a person on board

Question 40

Boltrope

Answer 40

A rope sewn into the edge of a sail that slides in a groove on the boom and mast

Question 41

Shroud

Answer 41

Wire or line stay from the deck or hull supporting the mast from each side

Question 42

Poor initial stability occurs when a sailboat has

Answer 42

A narrow hull and heavy keel

Question 43

Head

Answer 43

Top of a sail

Question 44

Leach

Answer 44

Aft edge of a sail

Question 45

What is a “Genoa”

Answer 45

A jib whose clew reachs aft of the mast

Question 46

Boom Vang

Answer 46

A device that prevents the boom from rising or in some cases lowering

Question 47

Clew

Answer 47

Bottom aft corner of a sail

Question 48

Boom

Answer 48

Horizontal spar, back from mast to which the foot of a sail is attached

Question 49

Roller Furler

Answer 49

A device by which a sail is rolled up

Question 50

Spreaders

Answer 50

Increase the angle at which they meet the mast, which lowers shroud tension and compression on the mast

Question 51

The mainsails shape is controlled by _______, ________, ________, ________, and ________

Answer 51

- Cunningham/Downhaul - Mainsheet - Traveler - Boom Vang - Outhaul

Question 52

Stanchions

Answer 52

Vertical poles around the boat to attach life lines

Question 53

Halyard

Answer 53

A line used to hoist a sail

Question 54

What are the two main categories of standing rigging

Answer 54

Shrouds and Stays

Question 55

What does the outhaul control What does the backstay control (if adjustable)

Answer 55

Controls draft in the lower third of the mainsail Controls draft in the top two thirds of a sail