Sailing Trivia

Types of Boats

100

Which two types of common small sailboats are primarily used in high school and college sailing?

FJ and 420

200

What does 'FJ' stand for?

Flying Junior

300

Which type of boat is Morning Light?

TP52

400

Rod Johnstone founded J Boats in 1977. Some of his famous designs include the J/22, J/24, J/27, J/35, and the J/41. Which J boat was his first design?

J/24

500

Look at the boat in the glass case. What type of rig is this sailboat?

Gaff Rig

Great Lakes

100

Which Great Lake is the smallest?

Lake Erie

200

The Great Lakes hold what percent of the world's freshwater? Closest answer wins.

~70%

300

Which canal connects lakes Erie and Ontario?

The Welland Canal

400

Which Great Lake has the most shipwrecks?

Lake Erie

500

List the Great Lakes in order of depth, Deepest to Shallowest (Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, Ontario)

Superior, Michigan, Ontario, Huron, Erie

You Gotta Regatta

100

What does it mean if a race is a W5?

5 legs

200

How big is the imaginary circle around an active mark that serves as the basis for mark room rights?

3 boatlengths

300

The Chicago Yacht Club's Race to Mackinac Regatta is a 333 mile long race up which Great Lake?

Lake Michigan

400

In Keelboat sailing, how does a boat clear itself if it rounds a mark incorrectly or hits a mark?

Complete a full turn around the mark and round again

500

What does the I (India) Flag indicate?

Competitors shall not cross on to the course side of the starting line after one minute. If competitors cross the starting line after one minute, they shall clear themselves by rounding the outer ends of the starting line.

Nautical Knowledge

100

Which two colors of lights are used to represent port and starboard?

Red and Green

200

It is customary to a bottle of this type liquor over the bow of a ship during its christening?

Champagne

300

What is the mnemonic used to remember one's direction of travel through a nautical channel in the United States?

Red Right Returning

400

What does a series of one long and three short horns indicate when near a dock?

A vessel is departing in reverse

500

Which greek philosopher and inventor is credited for the invention of the propellor?

Archimedes

Coaches

100

Which coach lives in Philadelphia for half of the year?

Olive

200

What subject is Tommy studying in college?

Nursing

300

Which coach can do a backflip on skis?

Matt

400

Which coaches went to Olmsted 64 for elementary school?

Olive, Ani, Lucio, Matt

500

Which coach is working on a high speed underwater glider research project?

Mason