Sail Trim
Pointing too close too the wind.
(one word)
What is "pinching"?
The hottest part of the ocean.
What are hydrothermal vents?
The end of an opti pole that points down and touches the mast. (not a fancy word)
What is the rubber end?
The name of three different companies that sell wetsuits.
What is;
BillaBong, Helly Hansen, Gill, Hurley, O'Neill, Roxy, Body Glove, Quicksilver, Vissla, Xcel, Patagonia and many more.
The most common reason for weather helm.
(aka your boat naturally turns towards the wind)
What is too much heel?
The percentage of life that lives in the ocean on planet earth. (must be within 5% of answer)
What is 94% of life on planet earth?
The three corners of a sail.
What is the head, tack and clew?
The last day of fitness and theory for spring season.
What is March 23rd?
When you are sailing with the wind flowing opposite to its normal direction along your sail.
(from back edge to front edge)
What is sailing "by the lee"?
An ice sheet that is roughly the size of the US and Mexico combined.
What is the Antarctic ice sheet?
The three edges of a sail.
What is the luff, leech and foot?
The age of the youngest person to circumnavigate the Southern Hemisphere unassisted.
(single-handed across the world!)
What is 16?
The curvature of a sail where the depth is the greatest. (one word)
What is "draft"?
The "tons per square inch" of pressure at 35,802 feet below the surface (in the Mariana Trench).
(single digit answer; 1-9)
What is 8 tons?
A rod or cable that runs from the stern of the boat to the top of the mast.
What is a backstay?
The first type of boat Kaden ever sailed.
Double points for the exact model!
What is a catamaran?
(x2 pts) What is a Hobie Wave?
The difference between the angle of attack at the foot(bottom) and at the head(top) of a sail?
(one word)
What is "twist"?
The percentage of earths ocean that has been explored.
(single digit answer; 1-9)
What is 5%?
We have better maps of mars, even though its nearly 50 million miles away!
Struts used to increase the power of the shrouds, they are attached to the mast.
What is a spreader?
A classic english saying that originally came from sailors, but is used by many more people today. If a ship lost its captain during a voyage, the sailors would sail blue flags, indicating their loss.
What is "feeling blue"?