Parts Of a Sailboat
The front of the boat
What is the Bow?
with its pole mast straight up in the bow, carries a single sail and is easily handled by a single sailor.
What is a Sunfish?
For several centuries, the _____ was a primary method of travel for explorers and settlers. Today, it remains an important part of the wilderness experience and an enjoyable leisure activity that teaches communication, teamwork, and physical fitness.
What is a Canoe?
Perhaps one of the oldest and most useful tools of man. In small boats, it is used for mooring, anchoring, towing, and general utility.
What is Line?
The right side of the boat if you are looking toward the bow
What is Starboard?
The ________ is a fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel having two to seven masts with a foremast that is usually smaller than the other masts. ________ can sail closer to the wind than a square-rigged sailing ship, need a smaller crew, and are very fast.
What is a Schooner
These craft can come in many different types, including:
Sit-On, Sit-In, Recreational, Fishing, Touring, Inflatable, and Hybrid.
What is a Kayak
Paperwork to be filled out and filed to individuals waiting on land in case an emergency should occur whilst underway.
What is a Float Plan?
The backbone of the boat, the basic support extending from bow to stern
What is the Keel?
The _____ is a single-masted vessel with the mast far enough aft to enable it to carry one or more headsails—forestaysail, jib, or spinnaker.
What is a Sloop
Characteristics of these craft include a Nose, Rail, Deck, a Leash cup, and Fin. And can be referred to as an SUP.
What is a Stand Up Paddleboard?
Scouting rules to ensure safe and enjoyable experiences involving water.
What is Safety Afloat?
- The depth of a hull from the waterline to the lowest part of the keel
What is Draft?
A ______ is a small, single-masted vessel that is fore and aft rigged with two or more headsails. The mast is set further back than a sloop. The ______ carries a staysail directly in front of the mast that is set from the forestay.
What is a Cutter?
Craft can be propelled by one or more individuals, and consists of two separate paddles used parallel to each other.
What is a Rowboat?
A set of internationally recognized regulations, commonly known as the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
What are the Rules Of The Road?
The distance between the waterline and the main deck or gunwale
What is Freeboard?
The _____ is somewhat like a yawl except that her after mast is somewhat larger and is stepped forward of the rudderpost. This mast is also called the mizzen. The area of the mizzen sail is one-third to three-fifths of the area of the main. It, too, aids in sailing balance. Sail may be shortened to mizzen and a large headsail.
What is a Ketch?
Evolving from individuals paddling small 10-foot _____ with double-bladed paddles to multi-person _____ propelled by single- bladed paddles and steered by a tour guide at the stern. The modern _____ is an inflatable boat, consisting of very durable, multilayered rubberized or vinyl fabrics (PVC) with multiple air chambers.
What is a Raft?
What is Risk Management?