PARTS OF THE BOAT
The part of the boat that controls the main sail.
What is the main sheet?
The point of sail that is into the wind.
What is Irons (No Go Zone)?
Must be put on before going on the water or to the pool.
What is sunscreen?
The left side of the boat
What is port?
Simple stopper knot that looks like an 8
What is a figure 8 knot?
The part that steers the boat.
What is the rudder?
The point of sail going directly away from the wind.
What is a run? (Downwind)
The name of the coach boats with inflatable tubes.
What are ribs?
The tack that has right of way.
Nicknamed the king of all knots, it is used to tie the main sheet to the traveler on a sunfish.
The lines that controls the jib.
What are jib sheets?
The way to tell the direction of the current.
What is the way the boats are pointing in the mooring field?
3 things that we require when going out on the water.
What are (life jacket, close toed shoes, water bottle)
The amount of boat lengths required to call for room while rounding a mark.
What is 3 boat lengths?
The stopper knot that is stronger than a figure 8, and used on a maimsheet.
What is the barrel knot
The metal shroud on the front of the 420
What is Fourstay?
The part of the river that has the most amount of current.
What is the centre of the river?
Bopha’s last name.
What is Shook?
The boat that has right of way when both boats are on the same tack.
What is the leeward boat.
Used to keep a line tidy.
What is a coil?
The peg that goes into the gudgeon to connect the rudder.
What is the pintle?
The part of the river that has the least amount of current.
What is along the shore?
The channel that all the instructors use on the radios.
What is channel 8.1?
The boat that has right of way when they are on the same tack and not overlapping.
What is the boat in front?
The knot used to tie two lines of different thickness.
What is a sheets bend?