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What is the fastest point of sail?

Beam Reach

100

What is a square knot used for on a pram?

mast tie


100

Whats the front of the boat called?

Bow

100

What was the name of the boat the Pilgrims sailed to America?

The Mayflower
100

How do you spell Chris's name?

K-R-I-S

200

What point of sail is in between a beam reach and a run?

Broad Reach


200

what color are the medium/large size life jacket?

Red

200

What term describes the stern of the boat passing through the wind?

Gybe

200

What is the full name of the battleship?

The USS Massachusetts

200

What instructors are from RI

Eva + Eve

300

Whats the thrid point of sail?

Close Reach

300

True/False: Sail Rec! has a pet bunny

True

300

What 2 categories of sailboat do we have at Sail Rec!?

Dingy and Keelboat

300

How did old time sailors navigate?

Stars and compass

300

Where does Michael live and what is his new job?

He lives in Eva's backyard as her gardener.

400

What is the official name for the NGZ?

Irons

400

What year did we stop erasing the whiteboard at the back of the Merc classrooom?

2020

400

What tack is it when the wind is hitting the right side of the boat?

Starboard tack

400

What did sails used to be made out of?

Linen

400

What languages can Sail Rec speak?

English, Spanish, Arabic, Ancient Greek, Latin

500

What point(s) of sail do you use a spinnacker

Run, Broad Reach, Beam Reach

500

Whats wrong with Michaels timesheet?

He used decimals for the whole thing

500

Conversion between knots and MPH

1.15 MPH = 1 KTS

500

What country invented triangle sails?

Portugal

500

What instructor eats a wrap for lunch every day?

Kris

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