Parts of the Boat
Rules
Wind
Terms
General
100

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

The blade that makes the boat go straight 

What is the centerboard 

100

The boat that has the right of way when crossing another boat

What is starboard

100

Darker water

What is a puff or gust 
100

Where halyard comes from

Hauling the yardarm to change the sails on sailing ships

100

Robert's biggest peeve

What is interrupting and asking questions that don't have to do with the topic being discussed

200

The front sail

What is the jib

200

The boat that has to stay clear of the other boat when coming from behind

What is the overtaking boat

200

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Flatter water

What is less wind or obstructed wind

200

Where port comes from

Old ships typically came in to dock on their port side. 

200

The type of boat we sail

What is a sloop (or Lido 14)
300

The back edge of the sail

What is the leech

300

The boat that has the right of way when 2 boats are next to each other 

What is the leeward boat

300

The best way to identify wind

What is a flag 

300

The name for the widest part of the boat

What is the beam

300

Using your weight to help turn the boat through a tack/gybe

What is roll tacking/gybing

400

The metal pieces on the rudder that hold it to the boat

What are pintles 

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

A boat is on a starboard tack when

The sail is on the left side and the skipper is on the right side

400

The typical wind direction in Newport Harbor

What is west

400
The line that attaches to the front of the sail

What is the downhaul or cunningham

400

When sailing backwards is ok

NEVER

500

The holes on the back of the boat that the rudder slips in to

What is are gudgeons 

500

A sailboat is not a sailboat when

It is using an engine to move

500

How wind is formed 

What is hot and cold air mixing

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Where starboard comes from AND why it has the right of way

What is old ships had 'steer boards' on the right side. Because of that they were considered less maneuverable on that side. 

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

The ONLY time the sail is pulled in to the center of the boat 

What is a controlled gybe