Sailing Terms
POSH
What is Port Out, Starboard Home?
1896
What is the first year sailing appeared in the Olympics?
This is the longest river in the world
What is the Amazon?
Other than their love of tea, Sir Thomas Lipton and Syd Fisher share this AC record
Who are the only 5 time losers?
It was the fastest of Columbus’ three ships
What was the Pinta?
Pirates hiding their crew below deck gave rise to this phrase.
What is above board?
He won gold medals in four consecutive Olympics
Who is Paul Elvstrom?
At 550 feet tall, this was the largest piece of this oceanic detritus ever
What is an iceberg?
This country has lost in more AC Finals than any other
What is England?
(19 losses)
This is the name of the ship from which Charles Darwin made his now famous observations
What is the HMS Beagle?
Old term for a sail improperly attached to a boom
What is footloose?
Because of him, Britain won the most medals at Sydney, Athens and Bejing
Who is Ben Ainsley?
At 1,243 miles this is the longest reef in the world
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
Now a world-class sailor, having raced around the world and in multiple ACs, this sailor’s first victory was in the 1975 El Toro North Americans
Who is Paul Cayard?
Originally built for the "Tea Trade" her name was later used on a brand of potent potable
What is the Cutty Sark?
The item referred to in the phrase “let the cat out of the bag”
What is a cat of nine tails?
This hull has the longest running number of appearances in the Olympics
What is the Star?
With 840,000 square miles, this is the largest island in the world
What is Greenland?
Russell Coutts
Who is the winningest person in the America’s Cup? Won the cup 4 times; 14-0 record on the water
The oldest warship still in commission was also Lord Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalger
What is the HMS Victory?
The Skyscraper
What is the old word for the highest set sail on a square rigger?
After the 1996 competition, the name of the sport was changed to this
What is sailing?
Previously called yachting but the International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) had changed its name to the International Sailing Federation (ISAF)
At 56,453 miles this country has the longest coastline in the world
What is Canada?
She was used as a blockade for the Confederate States of America
What is the gaff-rigged schooner America, for whom the cup is named?
The name of the ship in which Capt. James Cook made his second and third explorations of the pacific
What is HMS Resolution?