Knots and what knot
What is the purpose of a figure 8 knot?
To act as a stopper knot.
What is the number 1 way to mitigate hypothermia?
Wear layers.
What unit is used to measure wind?
Knots.
What way do you face when crossing the boat?
Towards the bow.
What controls direction?
The rudder.
Name three knots used in sailing
figure 8, bowline, speed knot, etc.
When does heat exhaustion become heat stroke?
When one stops sweating.
Name three ways to identify wind direction?
Flags, smoke, other boats, ears, sails, ticklers, string on a pencil, etc.
not trees or clouds, or finger
Which way do you push the tiller to tack?
Away from you (the skipper).
What is the purpose of the blocks on the boat?
Mechanical advantage.
Tie a sheet bend
*Cadet will correctly tie a sheet bend*
when someone has heat exhaustion, what type of nutrients are the best to give them?
Electrolytes.
What is the difference between a gust and a lull and how do you identify them?
A gust is a patch of higher wind and has darker water and/or more ripples. A lull is a patch on lower wind and has lighter/flat water.
What is the first step in tacking/gybing?
Communicate "prepare to tack/gybe"
What part of the boat is made of fiberglass?
The hull.
What five places must a figure 8 be tied.
Both Jib sheets, main sheets, outhall, cunningham.
What procedures should be done when crew entrapment occurs?
Refer to CI Daubercies.
What is the slang term for a makeshift pully on the main halyard.
A magic box
What is pre gybing the tiller extension?
When the the skipper places the tiller extension on the opposite gunwale.
What part of the main sail that soups the sail?
The draft.
when derigging, where is a bowline tied, and with what line?
What is the term for when someone is experiencing hypothermia and removes their outer layers?
Parodoxical undressing.
what are three things that can prevent the main sail from being fully raised?
The boomvang, main sheets, outhall, lack of strength, etc.
When should the jib sail switch when tacking?
When the jib sail starts to luff.
What is the name of the wire at the front of the boat, that is pulled when tightening the jib?
The forestay.