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Sailing Trivia
100

Turning the boat through the wind.

What is a tack?

100

Going straight downwind is known as this point of sail

What is running?

100
While racing, you typically round marks with them on this side of your boat.
What is port?
100
This syndicate won the 2017 America's Cup.
Who is Emirate's Team New Zealand?
100
On a sail boat, these lines are used to trim in sails.
What are sheets?
200
This method is used to flatten out the boat while sailing upwind on breezy days
What is hiking?
200
When you steer the stern of your boat through the wind it is called this.
What is gybing?
200
When two boats on opposite tacks come together, this one has the right of way.
What is the starboard boat?
200
This skipper dug himself out of a point deficit of 8-1 in order to come back and win the 2013 America's Cup.
Who is Jimmy Spithill?
200
The GHYC Sailing Center is named after this world class sailor.
Who is Gary Jobson?
300
When your leeward tell tale is flapping you would steer in this direction.
What is to windward?
300
The spinnaker pole goes on this side of the boat.
What is windward?
300
The imaginary line that comes off of a mark designating the course you would need to sail to get around it is called this.
What is a layline?
300
This is the location of the first ever America's Cup.
Where is Cowes, England?
300
This trophy is the world's oldest in international sport.
What is the America's Cup?
400
This control is used to adjust the shape and twist of the jib.
What is the jib car?
400
This line is used to raise the spinnaker pole
What is the toppinglift?
400
This method is often referred to as the correct way to round a leeward mark.
What is "wide and tight"?
400
The New York Yacht Club defended the America's cup for this many years before losing it in 1983.
What is 132 years?
400
The trailing edge of a sail is called this.
What is the leech?
500
If you are sailing too close to the wind it is called this
What is pinching?
500
In sailing, the involuntary gybe and heel over of a boat is called this.
What is a broach?
500
If you are disqualified from a race, you get this abbreviation on your score line.
What is "DSQ"?
500
Oracle Team USA won this many races in a row in 2013 to defeat Team New Zealand
What is eight?
500
In order to steer the boat to windward, you should shift your weight to this side of the boat.
What is the leeward side?
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