Parts of the Boat
The part of the boat that is put in the water at the back of the boat
What is rudder/tiller
The part you use to steer the boat
What is the tiller/rudder
Name one way that you can tell where the wind is coming from
What is flag/piece of hair/ripples
The thing that you should always be wearing when we are on the water or dock even if you see other sailors not wearing theirs.
What is lifejacket
The knot that is tied in your jib sheets
what is an eight knot
When you are pointing your bow directly into the wind you are in this.
What is irons
the amount of whistles blown when coaches want you to go to their coach boat
What is 3 whistles
The rope that controls the mainsail
What is the mainsheet
What is a reef knot
When the wind is directly behind you, you are sailing in this direction.
What is running free
Where the skipper sits
What is the gunwhale
the rope that connects the sail to the boom
What is the outhaul
The line on the boom that connects to the bottom of the mast which pulls the boom down
What is the boom vang
When you are sailing upwind and you want to turn the boat a little bit closer towards the wind you do this.
What is push the tiller away from you/head up
When your sails are trimmed in all the way you are sailing in this direction.
What is close hauled
The type of knot that you tie when you are getting ready for a tow.
What is a bowline
The part of the boat that you hold to control the rudder
What is the tiller extension
The 420s version of a daggerboard
What is the centerboard
When your sails are trimmed in halfway and you are not going upwind or downwind but your going in between
What is beam reach
The rope that is used to raise the mainsail on a 420.
What is the main halyard