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Question | Answer |
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What side is port? | Left |
What side is starboard? | Right |
What side do you make a mark rounding? | Port |
What boat has right of way? | Starboard |
What is a penatly turn? | 360 degre spin |
What is a foul spin? | 180 degre spin |
What is the bow? | front |
What is the stern? | back |
What is the back sail? | Main |
What is a keel? | Stables boat, can't capsize, stays in place |
What is a centerboard? | Stables boat, can capsize, removable |
What is the front sail called? | Jib |
What happens when you pull the tiller tworads you? | Gybe |
What happens when you push the tiller away fom you? | Tack |
What is an airbag? | Keeps boat afloat when capsizes occur. |
What is the mast? | Pole standing straghit up. |
What is a boom? | Side pole of sail rig? |
What is a wind vane? | Small flag to tell wind derections |
What are halyards? | ropes to pull up sails. |
What are sheets? | rope used to pull in sails. |
What point of sail is downwind? | Away fom wind. |
What point point of sail is iorns? | into wind. |