Parts of the Boat
The pole that goes up and down that holds up the main sail
What is the mast
The part you use to steer the boat
What is the tiller/tiller extension
Name one way that you can tell where the wind is coming from
What is flag/ripples on water/trees
The thing that you should always always always be wearing when we are on the water either on a sailboat or motor boat
What is lifejacket
The "knot" used to attach the main halyard to the grommet at the top of the main sail
What is a luggage tag knot
When you are pointing your bow directly into the wind you are in this.
What is the no-go-zone/in irons
What is luffing
The stopper knot used when rigging the main sheet
What is a figure eight knot
Where the skipper should be looking as they switch sides on the sailboat during a tack or gybe
What is out the bow of the sailboat
The part of the stern where it is best to re-enter a recovered capsized boat from
What is the transom
The black line on the boom that pull the foot of the sail taut along the boom
What is the outhaul
The type of knot that used to tie a bow line to the bow of a boat
What is a bowline
The small pole that connects at a diagonal angle between the mast and the boom, also where the main halyard is stowed when not in use
What is the boom gnav
What does the center board go into?
What is the centerboard trunk
After a tack and you are happy with the direction that you are sailing in you do this
What is straighten the tiller
When your sails are trimmed in halfway and you are not going upwind or downwind but your going in between
What is a reach
The line that is used to raise the mainsail
What is the main halyard