PARTS OF A BOAT
The front of a boat is called this.
What is the bow?
A small open boat powered by oars.
What is a rowboat?
The rope used to secure a boat to a dock.
What is a line?
A flotation device worn around your torso.
What is a life jacket?
A sailor’s term for the kitchen area.
What is the galley?
This is the back of the boat.
What is the stern?
A boat powered by sails and wind.
What is a sailboat?
The person steering the boat.
Who is the captain?
This circular flotation ring is thrown to someone overboard.
What is a life buoy?
The bathroom on a boat.
What is the head?
The left side of a boat when facing forward.
What is portside?
A luxury boat often used for cruising.
What is a yacht?
The place where boats are tied up and stored on the water.
What is a marina?
A distress signal device that emits bright light.
What is a flare?
The area at the back of the boat where the engine is often mounted.
What is the transom?
The right side of a boat when facing forward.
What is starboard?
A flat decked boat that floats on two or more aluminum tubes.
What is a pontoon boat?
The direction opposite of “upstream.”
What is downstream?
Used to alert others with sound in foggy conditions.
What is a horn or whistle?
A device that measures a boat’s direction relative to magnetic north.
What is a compass?
The bottom of the boat that touches the water.
What is the hull?
A boat designed for high-speed racing.
What is a speedboat?
The device used to measure a boat’s speed through the water.
What is a speedometer?
This piece of equipment removes water from inside a boat.
What is a bilge pump?
A unit used to measure the depth of water, equal to six feet.
What is a fathom?