Parts of a sailboat
This propels the sailboat forward
What is the sail?
This pushes a sailboat across the oceans
The Wind!
The product of the mass of a particle and its velocity
What is momentum?
This is the number of sails on a RS vision sailboat
What is three sails?
This must be worn when you set foot on the dock or the sailboat
What is the life jacket?
This is the part of the sailboat you sit on
What is the hull?
The sailboat flips over
This law of physics states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
What is Newton's third law?
The emergency marine radio channel
What is channel 16?
This person can open the dock
What is the dockmaster?
This supports the sails
What is the mast?
The act of changing direction when going upwind
What is tack?
A force that produces rotation
What is torque?
This was used to cross entire oceans when we did not have charts, compasses, or GPS.
What is stars?
This is where beginner RSC sailors must stay within
What is the the log booms?
This keeps a sailboat upright
What is the keel or centerboard?
The act of changing direction when going downwind
What is Jibe?
The buoyant force equals the weight of the fluid that the body displaces
What is Archimedes’ Principle?
This is the fastest and easiest point of sail
What is beam reach?
This should not be used when sailing in high winds
What is the cleat?
This is deployed when sailing downwind
What is the spinnaker?
The degree of the No-Go Zone
45 degrees on each side or 90 degrees in total
The speed of the fluid increases, the pressure decreases
What is Bernoulli’s Principle?
This type of high-speed sailing boat rises out of the water on hydrofoils
What is a foiling sailboat?
The vessel that has the opposing boat coming up on its starboard side
What is the give-way vessel?