Rules
Which tack has right of way?
Starboard
What is the oldest trophy in the history of sport?
The America's cup
Which side of the line should you start on?
The favored side
How many sail Gp events have Emma and Malcolm attended? 100 pts for each right answer
We've both went to the 2024 one in Halifax
Describe these boat parts/features (100 pts each)
Gungeon, knuckle, thwart, free board
1st team gets to pick 2 to answer
Coach's discretion
If you hit the RC boat while in sequence, how many spins should you do?
1 360 degree spin, the RC is a part of the course, and treated like a mark.
When was the Club 420 Class created?
The Club 420 sailboat was introduced in 1970. It was created by Vanguard Sailboats in the United States as a more durable, simplified, and affordable version of the International 420 (which was designed earlier in France in 1959) to better suit North American youth and educational sailing programs.
What is it called when you tack infront of a boat to leeward?
Leebow
What are our favorite colours?
How many Sail Gp events have been held in Canada?
2 in Halifax
What right does any boat or commitee have to ____ to another boat?
Protest
What is the name of the most famous Canadian Racing Yacht?
The Bluenose
Which tack should you sail first?
(Assuming it isn't a persistent shift)
The long tack (lifted one, called the long one since you'll spend more time on it as it is lifted)
Malcolm - Lasers
What class of dinghy in the NSC yard has no restriction on their spinnaker size?
I14 - there are two!
What does rule 42.1 state?
Except when permitted in rule 42.3 or 45, a boat shall compete by using only the wind and water to increase, maintain or decrease her speed. Her crew may adjust the trim of sails and hull, and perform other acts of seamanship, but shall not otherwise move their bodies to propel the boat.
What is the most popular famous sailboat designed in Ottawa? And how many of them have been built approximately? Give a range, such as over x amount have built.
The Laser, now called the ILCA, which was designed originally at Britannia Yacht Club on a napkin, and was first built in Montreal in Pointe Claire.
There have been over 228388 lasers built to date.
In a situation where two boats are on close hauled sailing upwind side by side on the same tack, what is an indicator that the leeward boat is not being covered?
What are our favourite boats to sail?
Emma - 49er, Malcolm - I14
When was NSC founded?
1973
When match racing, are you allowed to interfere with a boat on another leg of the course? And if so, when and why are you allowed to?
You are never allowed to.
Which America's Cup had the most challengers ever vie for the trophy?
The Fremantle America's Cup in 1987 holds the record for the most challengers in the event's history, featuring 13 different syndicates competing in the Louis Vuitton Challenger Selection Series.
Describe why it is hard to hold your lane when you have been leebowed, even though it may seem like you have clear air and lane?
The wind coming off the leeward boat's sails creates turbulent air which gets pushed into your sails
Emma - New Zealand
Malcolm - School and Skiing
What is the most popular keelboat class in Ottawa for Thursday night one design racing?
C&C27 has the largest fleet