Back - ANSWERSto stop or to propel boat backward by holding the clew of a sail out to windward.
apparent wind - ANSWERSThe wind aboard a moving boat
aground - ANSWERSa boat whose keel is touching the bottom
balance - ANSWERSthe capability of the boat to sail straight without changing tille...
US Sailing Basic Keelboat Questions &
Answers
Back - ANSWERSto stop or to propel boat backward by holding the clew of a sail out to
windward.
apparent wind - ANSWERSThe wind aboard a moving boat
aground - ANSWERSa boat whose keel is touching the bottom
balance - ANSWERSthe capability of the boat to sail straight without changing tiller
positions
bail - ANSWERSto empty a boat of water
Athwartships - ANSWERSacross the boat from side to side
batten - ANSWERSa thin slat that slides into a pocket in the leech of a sail, helping it
hold its shape.
beam - ANSWERSthe width of a boat at its widest point
beam reach - ANSWERS(point of sail) sailing approximately 90 degrees to the wind
bearing - ANSWERSthe direction from one object to another expressed in compass
degrees
beating - ANSWERSa course sailed upwind
below - ANSWERSthe area of a boat beneath the deck
bear away - ANSWERSto fall off, head away from the wind
bend - ANSWERSto attach a sail to a spar or a hearsay, or attach a line to a sail.
bight - ANSWERSa loop in a line
blanket - ANSWERSto use a sail or object to block the wind from filling a sail.
block - ANSWERSa pulley on a boat
boat hook - ANSWERSa pole with a hook on the end used for grabbing hold of a
mooring or retrieving something that has fallen overboard.
,bolt rope - ANSWERSthe rope sown into the foot and the luff of some mainsails and the
luff of some jobs by which the sails are attached to the boat.
boom vang - ANSWERSa block and tackle system which pulls the boom down to assist
sail control
bottom - ANSWERSthe land under the boat
bottom - ANSWERSthe underside of the boat
Breast line - ANSWERSa short dockline leading off the beam of the boat directly to the
dock
Bow line - ANSWERSa line running from the bow of the boat to a dock or mooring
Bowline - ANSWERSa knot designed to make a loop that will not slip and can easily be
untied
broach - ANSWERSan uncontrolled rounding up into the wind, usually from a downwind
point of sail
Broad reach - ANSWERS(point of sail) sailing in a direction with the wind at the rear
corner of the boat (approximately 135 degrees from the bow)
bouy - ANSWERSa floating marker
Bulkhead - ANSWERSa wall that runs athwartships on a boat, usually providing
structural support to the hull.
By the lee - ANSWERSSailing on a run with the wind coming over the same side of the
boat as the boom
cabin - ANSWERSthe interior of the boat
can - ANSWERSan odd numbered, green, flat-topped bouy marking the left side of the
channel as you return to port.
Catboat - ANSWERSa boat with only a main sail and the mast located at the bow
capsize - ANSWERSto tip or turn a boat over
centerboard - ANSWERSa pivoting board that can be lowered and used like a keel to
keep a boat from slipping to leward
centerline - ANSWERSthe middle of a boat running from bow to stern
, chafe - ANSWERSto wear on a line caused by rubbing
chainplates - ANSWERSstrong metal plates which connect the shrouds to the boat
channel - ANSWERSa (usually narrow) path in the water, marked by bouys, in which
the water is deep enough to sail.
Chart - ANSWERSa nautical map
adrift - ANSWERSa boat drifting without control
charter - ANSWERSto rent a boat
chock - ANSWERSa guide mounted on the deck through which docklines and anchor
rode are run
chop - ANSWERSrough, short, steep waves
cleat - ANSWERSa nautical fitting that is used to secure a line.
clew - ANSWERSthe lower, aft corner of the sail.
close-hauled - ANSWERSthe point of sail that is closest to the wind.
Close reach - ANSWERS(point of sail) sailing in a direction with the wind forward of the
beam (about 70 degrees from the bow).
Coaming - ANSWERSthe short protective wall surrounding the cockpit
Cockpit - ANSWERSthe lower area in which the steering controls and sail controls are
located.
coil - ANSWERSto loop a line neatly so it can be stored
come about - ANSWERSto change direction by turning the bow through the wind; to
tack
companionway - ANSWERSthe steps leading from the cockpit or deck to the cabin
below
compass rose - ANSWERSthe twin circles on a chart which indicate the direction of true
North and magnetic north
course - ANSWERSthe direction in which the boat is steered
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