US SAILING LEARN SAILING RIGHT! BEGINNING SAILING EXAM STUDY GUIDE 100% PASS QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS | A+ GRADE ASSURED // LATEST
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Sailing Right!
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Sailing Right!
Abeam - ANS The location of anything beyond either side of the boat at right angles to the centerline.
Accidental Jibe - ANS An unexpected jibe when sailing downwind and the wind catches the back side of the mainsail, possible causing the helmsman to lose control of the boat.
Aft - ANS ...
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, Abeam - ANS The location of anything beyond either side of the boat at right angles to the
centerline.
Accidental Jibe - ANS An unexpected jibe when sailing downwind and the wind catches the
back side of the mainsail, possible causing the helmsman to lose control of the boat.
Aft - ANS The direction toward the stern
Ahead - ANS The location of anything forward of the bow.
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Astern - ANS The location of anything aft of the stern
Battens - ANS Stiffening pieces placed horizontally along the leech of the sail.
the sails approximately half way out.
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Beam Reach - ANS The point of sailing across the wind about 90 degrees from the wind, with
Boom - ANS A spar attached to the mast at right angles to hold the bottom of the mainsail.
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Boom groove - ANS A slot on the top side of the boom into which the foot of the mainsail
slides.
Boom vang - ANS A piece of running rigging that pulls down on the boom to keep it from rising
under the pressure of the wind on the mainsail.
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Bottom - ANS The outside surface of the hull below the water.
Bow - ANS The front of any hull.
Bowline - ANS The most useful knot in sailing, the bowline produces an eye that is very secure
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but very easy to untie
Broad reach - ANS The downwind point of sailing about 100 degrees to 140 degrees from the
wind, with the sails approximately three-quarters of the way out.
Catamaran - ANS A type of multihull with two hull.
Centerboard - ANS A form of fin to prevent sideslip that is adjusted by swinging up and down
in a trunk.
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