Racing
how many whistles are blown at 30 seconds to the start?
3 short whistles
Name 5 kinds of boats used at this yacht club
cal20s, FJs, Lasers, Optis, Angels, C15s, kayaks
What is the purpose of a figure 8 knot?
stopper knot, to prevent the end of a line passing through an opening
Which instructor is the youngest?
(Changes week to week)
what is the penalty for your boat coming into contact with another boat in a race?
Penalty spin of 360 degrees
how do you rig a laser mainsheet?
bowline to the hiking strap, block at the front of the sitting area, block at front of the boom, feed through eye mid boom, block end of boom, down to transom, back to the block on boom end, stopper knot.
what is described by the phrase "chicken gybe"?
doing a tack even if you're on a somewhat downwind point of sail
What was the shovel in the glass case used for?
Breaking ground on the event center building
Describe a windward leeward course with a gate
start through gate, tack up around mark, avoid gate on the way down, gybe around mark, finish through the gate again.
What is the sail area of our typical laser or of an opti? (choose)
Laser: 50.6 ft2 / 4.7 m2
Opti: 35 ft2 / 3.3 m2
name 3 things that give one sailboat the right of way over another
starboard tack, leeward boat, being overtaken, being damaged or disabled
What year was the HMBYC founded?
1978
What is the three boat length circle?
The Zone is an imaginary area with the mark at its
center, and extending out a distance equal to three
hull lengths. As boats near a mark, rule 18 (Mark-Room) provides specific instructions
regarding which boats are entitled to mark-room, which must give mark-room to
others, etc. These instructions begin to apply when the boats first enter the zone
What is the Thwart on an opti?
or
What are the names of the three corners of a laser sail?
the little wall running across the beam of the boat that you want to sit next to when you sail
Head, Tack, Clew.
what is/are kinetics, and name two ways to use kinetics
Ways to move a sailboat independent of the wind.
Pumping, sculling, hiking, roll tacking, sitting on the lee in low wind
what are the names of 4 of the docked cal20 boats?
Argo, Venus envy, Cactus flower, Knot now, Merlin, Mercury, Pluto, Minnie