Points of Sail
What is the only point of sail where you can not move forward? (Hint, NO GO ZONE)
Head to Wind
Which tack has controlling rights when boats meet, Starboard or Port?
Starboard
What are the short and long whistles in a 3 minute start sequence used for?
Long whistles represent minutes, short whistles represent 10 second.
When sailing to a windward mark, sailors want to aim for this target approach.
What is a layline?
By definition, what is the fastest "knot" you can tie?
Granny Knot (1/2 square knot)
When trimmed correctly, what is it called when you are moving upwind?
Beat
At the start, boat A is luffing on starboard. Boat B is on port, but is also moving. If they approach, who has right of way?
Boat B, even though stopped, boat B is still on starboard in a controllable situation (not drifting in irons).
A point of stationary reference on land, as seen through the coach boat and pin.
Line Sight
If your leeward telltale starts to flutter, you are about to get "blank". When this happens, you want to "blank".
Lifted; head up and stay on the higher tack
What country is the most dominant on the world sailing stage?
Great Britain
What is the fastest point of sail, period?
Reach
What rule in fleet racing prohibits a boat from targeting and forcing another boat into a tedious, off course path from mark to mark?
Maintain proper course, sailing beyond laylines is no longer within proper course.
If boats are over at the start, the race committee will hail sail number notifying the racers that must return to the start line to clear themselves. If too many boats are over to hail and track all the sail numbers, the race committee enlists this rule.
General Recall
When a sailor overshoots a layline, it is usually the result of them going to far. We call this:
Banging Corners
In what year did Gary take a group to tier 2 national fleet racing championships?
2018
When on a run, with sails out and full, what is the fastest way to slow down without changing point of sail?
Over trim the mainsail.
Downwind, boat A is on port, but ahead of boat B who is also on port. Boat B tries to establish leeward overlap from behind, but Boat A knows this rule and can defend. What one scenario results in Boat B being able to overtake and establish rule control?
If Boat B Gybes onto starboard, like the laws of PEMDAS, Starboard always has rights over Port, and because the change of tack, boat A no longer has control. Gybing to starboard gives up any other rights A had, and forces them outside the pinwheel, and up to windward of boat B
When the I, Z, or black flags are in effect, at what time in the sequence do those rules take affect?
1 minute to go.
When leading a race, sailor A tacks around the leeward mark. They then tack back on top of sailor B, providing bad air for sailor B. What is this term called?
Loose Cover, Tacking on the Fleet
What is the name of the yacht club that Coach Matt grew up sailing at?
Wild Harbor Yacht Club
When travelling downwind in a race where the course is set, but how you get around the marks is up to you, what point of sail is typically the fastest?
Broad Reach
Where on the boat is overlap determined for mark rounding room?
The transom/stern and the line perpendicular to the bow.
What is another name for a 5 minute start sequence?
Gun Start or Flag Start
How many boats are on a team racing team and how many teams race at one time?
3,2
What school won both the Mass Bay League fleet and team racing championships last year?
Wellesley High School Raiders