Easy Questions
Parts of the boat
Sailing Terms
Safety
Random
100
I am the best instructor
trick question, we are all the best instructors!
100
you hold me in your hand to steer the boat
what is the tiller extension (will also accept tiller)
100
the left side
port
100
why do you need to wear shoes
so you don't scrape your feet, step on something sharp, or get a splinter
100
what point of sail did Tim draw on the whiteboard
Tim, What is the correct answer?
200
the body of water that we sail in here at CPO1 Matthew Symes Sail Centre
What is Salt Pond?
200
I am a large board that goes in the middle of an opti that helps keep your boat moving straight. you take me out of the boat at the end of the day
daggerboard
200
draw a detailed picture of close hauled
200
if something is wrong, what should you do
tell and instructor or have another student tell an instructor for you.
200
where are the opti rudders and daggerboards stored?
in the junior sailing lockers
300
I make your boat move by catching the wind
what is the sail
300
I am a thin metal pole that goes diagonally across the sail to hold it up on an opti/JY Trainer
what is the sprit
300
the right
starboard
300
how can you make putting a boat away on the opti rack easier?
ask other students for help
300
how do we flip a boat back over if it capsizes?
swim to the back of it and pull down on the daggerboard.
400
Where we meet at the start of a Sail Lesson
what is the Boat Shed?
400
I am a metal pole attached to the mast and the sail and I am parallel with the ground/water.
the Boom
400
when your boat tips over
capsize (will also accept turtle)
400
name 2 dangerous parts of the dock
- the cracks where you can slip into
- very slippery where wet
- easy to get splinters
400
how do we keep the mast from falling out of the boat if we capsize in an opti/JY Trainer?
the mast tiedown keeps it attached
500
name 3 ways that you can tell the direction of the wind
- What are flags?
- throwing light objects in the air
- feel it on your face
- look at boats in the bay
500
I am the large board that goes in the center of a 420 and a bluejay. you cannot take me out of the boat at the end of the day because I am permanently attached to the boat
centerboard
500
when you turn your boat through the wind and the boom passes over your head
What is tack?
500
when you are sailing and you turn through the wind, what happens and what should you do? Be very specific
the boom will go over your head so you need to duck and switch sides of the boat
500
what knot is this?
square knot