Boat Parts
The piece of equipment that goes in the water and is used to steer the boat
What is a rudder?
The most common stopper knot
What is an 8 knot?
The zone where your sail produces no thrust
The verb used to describe setting up your boat
What is rig/rigging?
Coach Matt’s middle name
What is James
The main source of thrust on a sailboat
What is a mainsail?
A knot used to join 2 lines of similar diameter
What is the reef knot?
The point of sail where you are pointing directly away from the wind
What is a Run?
The name for the beam reach course often sailed before all other courses
What is the Sassy Sausage?
Coach Chris’ middle name
What is James
The horizontal metal bar that needs to be ducked under
What is the boom?
A knot that makes a loop that can’t change size
What is a bowline?
The point of sail most commonly used when sailing upwind
What is Close Hauled?
The name of the maneuver where your sail switches sides after steering through the wind
What is a tack?
The coach that takes the bus to work
Who is Coach Nate?
The line used to tighten the leech (trailing edge) of the mainsail
What is a boom vang?
A knot used to join 2 lines of non similar diameter
What is a sheet bend?
The point of sail that is typically considered fasted on monohull sailboats
What is Beam Reach?
The name for a sailing race
What is a Regatta?
The coach that thought their boat broke when the engine turned off but they actually just forgot to connect the gas tank
Who is Coach Liz?
The pin that secures the rudder to the stern of the boat
What is a pintle?
An loop knot that can be adjusted to change diameter
What is a round turn and two half hitches
The type of wind shift where the wind will shift one way, then shift back repeatedly
What is an oscillating wind shift
The windward side of your boat when you have right of way over another boat crossing your path
What is starboard?
The coach that drove their car the wrong way down the highway on ramp
Who is Coach Chris?