Parts of the Boat
The name for the front of the boat
What is the bow
The smaller sail on a boat like the 420
What is the jib
The part you use to steer the boat
What is the tiller
Name one way that you can tell where the wind is coming from
What is flags/other boats/etc.
The knot used at the end of your jib sheets
What is an eight knot
The metal pole that goes up and down that holds the sail up
What is the mast
The line that controls the mainsail
What is the mainsheet
When the bow of your boat goes through the wind
What is a tack
When you are pointing your bow directly into the wind you are in this.
What is the irons/no-go-zone/head to wind
The piece on the dock that you tie your painter to
What is the cleat
The part of the boat that you put on last when the boat is in the water that is used to steer the boat
What is the rudder/tiller
The line that is used to raise the mainsail on a 420.
What is the main halyard
What happens when you are sailing downwind on a run and you pull the tiller towards you.
What is a gybe
The knot used to tie sail ties to the mast and boom on an opti
Reef/Square Knot
The name for the part of the hull at the stern of the boat
What is the transom
The line on the boom that connects to the bottom of the mast which pulls the boom down
What is the boom vang
What you do with the tiller to head up.
What is push the tiller away from you
The point of sail where you should have your sails trimmed in all the way.
What is close hauled
The type of knot that you tie to the bottom of your mast when you are getting ready for a tow.
What is a bowline
The metal fittings on the boat that the pintles of your rudder head go into
What are the gudgeons
The sail control that pulls on the foot of the sail
What is the outhaul
The point of sail between beam reach and close haul.
What is close reach
A knot you use to tie two pieces of line together that are different diameters
What is a sheet bend