Parts of the Boat
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
The blade that makes the boat go straight
What is the centerboard
The boat that has the right of way when crossing another boat
What is starboard
Darker water
Where halyard comes from
Hauling the yardarm to change the sails on sailing ships
Robert's biggest peeve
What is interrupting and asking questions that don't have to do with the topic being discussed
The front sail
What is the jib
The boat that has to stay clear of the other boat when coming from behind
What is the overtaking boat
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Flatter water
What is less wind or obstructed wind
Where port comes from
Old ships typically came in to dock on their port side.
The type of boat we sail
The back edge of the sail
What is the leech
The boat that has the right of way when 2 boats are next to each other
What is the leeward boat
The best way to identify wind
What is a flag
The name for the widest part of the boat
What is the beam
Using your weight to help turn the boat through a tack/gybe
What is roll tacking/gybing
The metal pieces on the rudder that hold it to the boat
What are pintles
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
The typical wind direction in Newport Harbor
What is west
What is the downhaul or cunningham
When sailing backwards is ok
NEVER
The holes on the back of the boat that the rudder slips in to
What is are gudgeons
A sailboat is not a sailboat when
It is using an engine to move
How wind is formed
What is hot and cold air mixing
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.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
The ONLY time the sail is pulled in to the center of the boat
What is a controlled gybe