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US sailing small boat Level 1 instructor course terms Exam
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US sailing small boat Level 1 instructorcourse terms
Apparent Wind - Answer -The altered wind direction and velocity, which is different from the true wind
direction, because the motion of the weather station.
Backstay - Answer -Is 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 boat''s centerline.
Center of Effort - Answer -Is the theoretical focal point of the force generated by the wind acting on the
sails(s)
Center of Lateral Resistance - Answer -Is the focal point of all the forces resisting slipping sideways
through the water.
Channel - Answer -The area of water between the nuns and cans.
Chart - Answer -A "road map" that sailors use on the water.
, Cirrus Clouds - Answer -Wispy, and thin clouds; indicator of good weather for the day, but may be
prediction that a change in weather is on the way.
Compression Battens - Answer -The patterns that extend from the luff to the main.
Cumulonimbus Clouds - Answer -Towering or "thunderhead' clouds; indicator of severe conditions,
including heavy rain and lightning.
Cumulus Clouds - Answer -Large, white, and fluffy clouds; indicator of good weather.
Current - Answer -The horizontal flow of water; described in terms of the direction and speed the water
is moving.
Dacron - Answer -Also known as polyster lines; typically used for towing.
Ditty Bag - Answer -A small pouch where a sailor keeps tools, a knife, spare parts, a whistle, extra line,
and other useful parts, pieces, and safety devices.
Draft - Answer -The depth and location of the curvature of the sail. Controlled by the outhaul,
Cunningham, downhaul, backstay, sprit, or main halyard.
Drag - Answer -Is a slowing force resulting from the friction of a boat moving through the water.
Ebbing - Answer -A did that if going out of dropping
Fathom - Answer -A unite of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the
depth of water.
Feathering - Answer -The act of scalloping slightly towards the No-Go Zone for each puff and returning
to the groove as the puff abate.
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