US Sailing - Intermediate Sailing CORRECT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A)
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Course
Sailing Right!
Institution
Sailing Right!
Groove - ANSWER Is the course between the high & low side of close hauled, when you are making the best speed & achieving the highest pointing angle toward the wind.
Feathering - ANSWER The act of scalloping slightly towards the No-Go Zone for each puff & returning to the groove as the puff abat...
US Sailing - Intermediate Sailing
CORRECT QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(RATED A)
Groove - ANSWER Is the course between the high & low side of close hauled,
when you are making the best speed & achieving the highest pointing angle
toward the wind.
Feathering - ANSWER The act of scalloping slightly towards the No-Go Zone for
each puff & returning to the groove as the puff abates.
Footing - ANSWER Act of easing sails slightly & heading down to the lower side of
the groove.
Reefing - ANSWER Reducing sail area by by lowering a sail part way.
Heaving-To - ANSWER A method for stopping the boat.
Vang Sheeting - ANSWER A technique that Flattens the sail by reducing the draft
and minimizing power to make the boat more stable and controllable.
Draft - ANSWER Depth & location of the curvature in a sail.
Twist - ANSWER The curvature of the leech(most noticeably near the top of the
sail). The more vang the less twist.
, Drag - ANSWER Slowing force resulting from friction of a boat moving in water.
Traveler - ANSWER A control used to adjust the location of the boom with the
main sheet.
Backstay - ANSWER The standing rigging that runs from the top of the mast to the
transom; helps pull the top of the mast aft.
Bridle - ANSWER A fixed piece of line that, when shortened or lengthened, affects
the boom position relative to the boats centerline.
Compression Battens - ANSWER The battens that extend from the luff to the leech
of the main.
Dacron - ANSWER Used for towing (Polyster lines).
Fathom - ANSWER A unit of length equal to 6' used for measuring depth.
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