Sailboat Types
This type of sailboat has two hulls connected by a deck or trampoline.
What is a catamaran?
This is the left side of the boat when facing forward.
Port
This British sailor was the first person to sail solo non-stop around the world.
Who is Sir Robin Knox-Johnston?
This instrument measures angles and helps determine the boat's position relative to celestial bodies.
What is a sextant?
This knot is used to tie a boat to a dock.
What is a cleat hitch?
This type of sailboat is designed for speed and typically has a large mainsail and a small jib.
What is a Skiff
This term refers to the front of the boat.
What is Bow?
She became the youngest person to sail solo around the world at the age of 16.
Who is Laura Dekker?
This term describes the process of finding a course on a nautical chart.
What is Plotting?
This knot creates a loop that tightens when pulled.
What is a Granny Knot/Slip Knot?
This type of sailboat has a single hull.
What is a monohull?
This term describes a sudden increase of wind.
What is a gust?
This French sailor won the Vendée Globe solo round-the-world yacht race in 2012-2013.
Who is François Gabart?
This device uses sound waves to measure water depth beneath the boat.
What is a depth sounder?
This knot is used to join two ropes of different diameters together.
What is a sheet bend?
This sailboat has a tall, narrow sail used for speed and often seen in competitive sailing.
What is a sloop?
This term refers to the distance from the waterline to the lowest point of the boat's keel.
What is Draft?
He was the captain of the HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's famous voyage.
Who is Robert FitzRoy?
This type of navigation relies on visual references, such as landmarks and buoys, to determine position.
What is visual navigation?
This knot creates a secure loop at the end of a line that won't slip or jam.
What is a bowline?
This traditional sailboat design is commonly used in Asian waters and features a distinctive lug rig.
What is a junk?
This term describes the act of turning a sailboat's bow away from the wind to change direction.
What is Bare Away?
This Norwegian explorer led the first successful expedition to traverse the Northwest Passage by boat.
Who is Roald Amundsen?
This instrument measures the depth of water under a boat by emitting sound pulses and measuring their return.
What is a sonar?
This knot is used to secure a rope around an object and is commonly used in climbing and sailing.
What is a clove hitch?