Parts of the Boat
Rigging
Steering & Wind
Rules of the Road
FHSS
100
This is another name for the left side of the boat, when you are facing forward.
What is port?
100
This must be in the up position before pulling the boat up on the dock.
What is the centerboard?
100
This point of sail means to be heading straight downwind - although, there's nothing fast about it.
What is a run?
100
You may often hear this hailed on the course as two boats on opposite tacks approach. The one hailing often has this right-of-way.
What is starboard?
100
The name of the harbor out of which FHSS operates.
What is Falmouth Harbor?
200
The pole that is set when flying a third sail on a downwind or reach leg.
What is the spinnaker pole?
200
The name for a line that, when hoisted, pulls a sail up. Don't sky it!
What is a halyard?
200
When pushing the tiller towards the sail, the boat will steer in this direction.
What is heading up-wind?
200
In both of these cases, the green boat has rights because they are to "this" of the red boat.
What is leeward?
200
These boats are new to the FHSS arsenal as of 2020. They used to be manufactured by a writing utensil company, hence the spelling of the name. Who doesn't love a pun?
What is the O'PEN Skiff?
300
There are two of these small metal parts attached to the hull, one on either side of the rail. They are used when flying the spinnaker.
What are guy hooks?
300
The spinnaker should always be rigged on this side of the boat, with one sheet off the side and one sheet around the bow.
What is the port side?
300
Another term for when a boat is in the "no-go-zone". The word somewhat relates to its homonym, as you may feel like you're behind bars.
What is irons?
300
While sailboats have rights over recreational powerboats, these types of boats must be given way.
What are commercial boats/ferries OR boats with limited steering ability.
300
The three ferry services that operate out of Falmouth Harbor.
What are the Island Queen, the Pied Piper, and the Quickwater.
400
Another name for the stern of the boat, specifically the flat surface at the rear.
What is the transom?
400
This line, that acts as a setting for the main sail, should be fully rigged before hoisting the sail. If not, you'll be running into problems before you can even get "out" on the water.
What is the outhaul?
400
There are three of these points of sail, each with a different prefix, which correlates to the angle from the wind direction.
What is close, beam, and broad reach?
400
A boat sailing - or luffing and drifting - backwards has these rights over boats sailing forwards.
What are no rights?
400
This is the name for what staff members use to hail one another over the radios.
What are callsigns?
500
The formal name for the metal piece to which three things attach: the jib tack, the forestay, and the bow shackle.
What is the bow plate?
500
Make sure that this setting is let off completely before hoisting the main - and also when approaching the dock, to help de-power the boat.
What is the vang?
500
A term that means the wind has shifted, and the boat can no longer point as high. You'll have to "____" down to fix the problem.
What is a header?
500
In this scenario, the white boat has right of way for a proper rounding, as they have just entered this, designated by the dashed circle three boat lengths around the mark.
What is the zone?
500
The year that Falmouth Harbor Sailing School was established.
What is 1991?