Knots
This knot can easily "slip" out or could be used to make a daisy chain.
What is a slip knot?
This point of sail is opposite irons/ the no-go zone on the chart
What is downwind/ running?
This word means right when referring to direction.
What is starbord?
This is the body of the boat itself.
What is the hull?
In racing boats round the marks in this direction
What is port/left?
The name of this knot is also a number or even a shape.
What is a figure eight knot
When your sail does this you're boat is in irons.
What is luff?
Tacking is when this part of the boat crosses through the no-go zone.
What is the bow?
This addition to the tiller allows us to sit farther up in the boat and make tacks smoother.
What is the tiller extension?
The term "Red, Right, Returning" refers to what?
What are chanel markers /bouys?
This knot is used to tie up boats on a dock, but requires some extra hardware.
What is a cleat hitch?
The point of sail between beam reach and close haul
What is close reach?
BIC owns this many tazes.
What is 6?
These three parts allow the skipper to turn boat.
What are the rudder, tiller and tiller extantion.
This manouver is illegal in racing and us used to go faster in light air
What is Kinetics/rocking?
This type of knot is used in lines such as jib sheets and to hoist the head of your main sail in a 420
What is a stopper knot?
In this point of sail its imporant to hold a hand on the boom and look out for accidental jybes
What is running/ downwind?
This position is used in man overboard recovery and also makes your sails luff
What is safety position?
These help a sailor stay in the boat when flattening it or "hiking"
What are hiking straps?
boats on this tack have "right-of-way" and dont have to change course to avoid a collision with another boat
What is starboard?
In this knot, the "Rabbit" or loose end of the rope comes out of the hole around the tree and runs back into the hole.
What is a bowline?
When moving between beam reach and close reach we do this with our sails
What is pull in sails?
This person is the oldest on staff
bonus: How old are they?
Who is Sandro?
bonus answer: 22
What is the centerboard/daggerboard?
When rounding a mark between the bouy another boat you yell this to ensure they give you space
What is "Mark room" or "Room"