Parts of the boat / rigging
What holds up the head of the sail on an opti?
Sprit pole
A boat on which tack has right of way over a boat on the opposite tack?
Starboard tack has right of way
what is that 45 degrees on either side of the wind where you cannot sail called?
The NO GO ZONE or "In Irons"
Name all of this weeks instructors, junior instructors, and deck hands
Andreas, Maya, Tyler, Ronik, Eisley.
How many burgees are hung up in this room?
156
Line attached to the boom the pulls it in or lets it out
Mainsheet or main sheet
what knot do you tie around the hiking strap of a laser?
A Bowline
Describe 3 ways to tell which way the wind is coming from
Using: your sail, ripples on the water, the direction of anchored boats, flags, wind sock, your face, your friend's face, wind vane on top cal20s, probably more
Name 5 animals that live underwater in the harbor but are not fish
urchins, sea stars, harmless jellies, kelp crabs, hermit crabs, sand crabs, sea snails, anemones, barnacles, harbor seals, elephant seals, sea lions, clams, mussels, rays, chitons, marine worms, and probably more.
What does a boats "hull speed" mean?
The hull speed is the fastest a boat can go without Planing.
"Hull speed or displacement speed is the speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the waterline length of the vessel."
What prevents your boom from lifting up, or in a laser, coming off?
Boom Vang
What knot is tied around an opti mast?
Square knot / reef knot
Draw a boat on Broad Reach, Beam Reach, And Running.
👍Great!
What was the shovel in the glass case by the door used for?
Breaking ground on the event center (this room) being built.
A ship that sailed perfectly due west after leaving San Francisco harbor would make landfall in which country?
Japan
The line on the boom that pulls the sail out
Outhaul
Grab a line, Create a bowline with a barrel knot in the loop
⭐️✨👍⛵️
If you're on a port tack close reach and turn 90 degrees to the right, which tack are you on and at what point of sail?
Port tack still, broad reach maybe running
In what decade was Caleb Built?
(70 bonus points for it's original name)
1940s
These boats become more stable the further apart the twin hulls are. Derived from Tamil, what is the name of these vessels that are first known to have appeared in 1662?
Catamarans
how many blocks (pulleys) do you run a laser main sheet through?
4 blocks (cockpit, boom mid, boom end, traveler)
If two short whistles are blown in a three minute start sequence, how long is it until the start?
20 seconds
Describe a Chicken Gybe
When you do a turn of like 270 degrees and tack instead of doing a gybe
What year was the Half Moon Bay Yacht Club founded?
1978
The oldest international competition in any sport is a series of races between sailboats. The competition is named for its trophy, which in turn is named for the first winner. What is the name of the competition?
America's cup