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learn sailing right QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(2024 LATEST UPDATE 2024

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what are symptoms of hypothermia - ANSWER sluggishness, confusion, shivering, yawning heat emergencies - ANSWER heat exhaustion and heat stroke treatment is to cool the person down ditty bag - ANSWER a small bag that carries tools, knifes, spare parts, whistle, extra line, and other useful p...

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  • September 30, 2024
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learn sailing right QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(2024 LATEST
UPDATE 2024

what are symptoms of hypothermia - ANSWER sluggishness, confusion, shivering, yawning



heat emergencies - ANSWER heat exhaustion and heat stroke

treatment is to cool the person down



ditty bag - ANSWER a small bag that carries tools, knifes, spare parts, whistle, extra line, and other useful
parts, pieces and safety devices in a small pouch



1 knot=

10 knots= - ANSWER 1.1 mph

11 mph



wind velocity - ANSWER speed of the wind



lull - ANSWER decrease velocity of wind



puff - ANSWER increase velocity of wind



wind speed knots:

light wind

medium wind

heavy wind

very heavy wind

severe heavy wind - ANSWER light wind: 0-10

medium wind: 11-16

, heavy wind: 17-21

very heavy wind: 22-27

severe heavy wind: 28-47



lift - ANSWER winds direction shifts from the bow toward the stern



header - ANSWER wind shift towards the bow



clocking wind - ANSWER wind that consistently shifts in a clockwise direction



backing wind - ANSWER wind that shifts in a consistently counterclockwise direction



true wind - ANSWER meteorological weather stations are always stationary, which allows them to record
accurate readings of the true wind direction and velocity

you get the true wind velocity by staying in one place



apparent wind - ANSWER the altered wind direction and velocity, which is different from the true wind
direction because the motion of the weather station

boats always sail in apparent wind



what are some clues to weather change - ANSWER wind direction

cloud patterns

falling temperatures



cumulus clouds - ANSWER large, white, and fluffy

often an indicator of good weather



cirrus clouds - ANSWER wispy, thin

usually means good weather for the day but may be a prediction that a change in weather is on the way

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