Parts of the Boat
Rigging
Steering
Wind
Misc.
100

The pole that goes up and down that holds up the main sail

What is the mast

100
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 rudder/tiller
100

The part you use to steer the boat

What is the tiller/tiller extension

100

Name one way that you can tell where the wind is coming from

What is flag/ripples on water/trees

100

The thing that you should always always always be wearing when we are on the water either on a sailboat or motor boat

What is lifejacket

200
The name for the front of the boat
What is the bow
200

The "knot" used to attach the main halyard to the grommet at the top of the main sail

What is a luggage tag knot

200
When you are sailing upwind and you want to turn the boat, pushing the tiller away does this.
What is a tack
200

When you are pointing your bow directly into the wind you are in this.

What is the no-go-zone/in irons

200
What both sails are doing when the sailboat is on a towline

What is luffing

300
The line that controls the mainsail
What is the mainsheet
300

The stopper knot used when rigging the main sheet

What is a figure eight knot

300
When you are sailing downwind and you want to turn the boat, pulling the tiller towards you does this.
What is a gybe
300
When the wind is directly behind you, you are sailing in this direction.
What is downwind/run
300

Where the skipper should be looking as they switch sides on the sailboat during a tack or gybe

What is out the bow of the sailboat

400

The part of the stern where it is best to re-enter a recovered capsized boat from

What is the transom

400

The black line on the boom that pull the foot of the sail taut along the boom

What is the outhaul

400
When you are sailing upwind and you want to turn the boat a little bit closer towards the wind you do this.
What is push the tiller away from you
400
When your sails are trimmed in all the way you are sailing in this direction.
What is upwind
400

The type of knot that used to tie a bow line to the bow of a boat

What is a bowline

500

The small pole that connects at a diagonal angle between the mast and the boom, also where the main halyard is stowed when not in use

What is the boom gnav

500

What does the center board go into?

What is the centerboard trunk

500

After a tack and you are happy with the direction that you are sailing in you do this

What is straighten the tiller

500

When your sails are trimmed in halfway and you are not going upwind or downwind but your going in between

What is a reach

500

The line that is used to raise the mainsail

What is the main halyard