Parts of the Boat
This is the front of the boat
What is bow?
This is one way to tell where the wind is coming from
What are flags
What is a wind indicator
What are ripples on the water
What is sailing upwind
This tack has the right of way
What is starboard?
You are on this tack when you sit on the starboard rail.
What is starboard tack
This is the color of the flag that represents the starting line on the committee boat.
What is orange?
What is the main halyard?
When you are pointing your bow directly into the wind you are in this
This is the amount of boat lengths in the mark room zone
What is three?
What is downwind
When the red and white striped flag goes up, the race committee has done this.
What is postponement?
This piece of hardware clicks as you pull a line through it
What is a ratchet block?
When the wind changes directions.
What is a wind shift?
What is a 720?
When your sails are trimmed all the way in, you are on this point of sail
What is upwind
These colors are on the flag for an individual recall
What is white and blue?
This keeps the rudder on the transom
What is an oscillating?
This is what you must give another boat if you come from behind and to leeward on the starting line
What is time and opportunity to avoid contact?
This is the point of sail when the wind indicator is pointed at the leech of your sail
What is sailing by the leee
Describe what the 'round an end flag' looks like.
What is yellow with a black dot in the middle?
This keeps your boat from sliding to leeward
What is the centerboard or daggerboard?
This is the type of wind that your boat generates when it moves
What is apparent wind?
This is the time when there is no proper course.
What is the start?
This is the point of sail your sail should be adjusted while you flatten after a tack
What is a beam reach?
This is the flag that gives you a 20% penalty if you are over early.
What is the Z flag?