Points of Sail
Parts of the Boat
Rules
HYC Trivia
Miscellaneous
100

On what point of sail do you have your sail in all the way?

Up wind/Close Haul

100

What 2 parts of the boat do you use to steer

rudder, tiller

100

Who has the right of way, port or starboard?

Starboard

100

Name all the senior instructors (9)

Nick, Ellie, Sara, Shea, Ethan, Sydney, Kevein, Amy, Kelsey

100

Name a regatta that HYC has sailors at today

C420 Nationals and Marblehead
200

How far out do you want your sail on a down wind?

All the way out (perpendicular to the boat)

200

What do you call the role you use to raise the sail?

Halyard

200

Who has the right of way, windward or leeward?

leeward?

200

Who is the youngest senior instructor

Sydney

200

Name 4 islands in near HYC

Answers vary

300

You cannot sail directly into the wind. What is this space called?

No go zone, no sail zone, irons

300

What do you call the line that keeps the boom from going too high?

Vang

300

In a three minutes dinghy start what does 1 long blast followed by 3 short blasts signify?

1 minute 30 seconds

300

Who is the commodore?

Commodore Esselonis 

300

Who owns "Worlds End"

Trustees

400

What point of sail is between a reach and a downwind?

Broad reach

400

What do you call the line that spreads the sail along the boom?

Outhaul

400

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400

What year was the club founded

1895

400

What do hurricane flags look like

Red with black square in it

500

Name 4 points of sail

Upwind/close haul, reach, close reach, broad reach, training run, dead run/downwind

500

What do you call the pins and holes that attach the rudder to the boat?

Pintels/Gudgeons

500

What does OCS mean?

On course side

500

What school subject does Kevin Bell teach?

History

500

Which state eats the most icecream

California

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