US SAILING BASIC KEELBOAT VOCABURARY REAL ESTATE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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US SAILING BASIC KEELBOAT VOCABURARY REAL ESTATE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
High Side - Answer-The windward side of the boat.
hike - Answer-To position crew members out over the windward rail to help balance the boat.
Hiking stick - Answer-See tiller extension.
Hiking strap - Answer-A ...
US SAILING BASIC KEELBOAT
VOCABURARY REAL ESTATE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
High Side - Answer-The windward side of the boat.
hike - Answer-To position crew members out over the windward rail to help balance the
boat.
Hiking stick - Answer-See tiller extension.
Hiking strap - Answer-A strap used by people hiking out that holds their feet.
Holding ground - Answer-The bottom ground in an anchorage used to hold the anchor.
Hove-to - Answer-A boat that has completed the process of heaving-to, with its jib
aback, its main loosely trimmed, and its rudder securely positioned to steer it close to
the wind.
Hull - Answer-The body of a boat, excluding rig and sails
Hull Speed - Answer-The theoretical maximum speed of a sailboat determined by the
length of its waterline.
Inboard - Answer-Inside of the rail of a boat.
In irons - Answer-a boat that is head-to-wind, making no forward headway
Jib - Answer-the small forward sail of a boat attached to the forestay
Jibe - Answer-To change direction of a boat by steering the stern through the wind.
Jibe-ho - Answer-The command given to the crew when starting a jibe.
Jiffy reef - Answer-A quick reefing system allowing a section of the mainsail to be tied to
the boom.
Jury rig - Answer-an improvised, temporary repair
Kedge off - Answer-To use an anchor to pull a boat into deeper water after it has run
aground.
,Keel - Answer-the heavy vertical fin beneath a boat that helps keep it upright and
prevents it from slipping sideways in the water.
Ketch - Answer-A two masted boat with its mizzen (after) mast shorter than its
mainmast and located forward of the rudder post.
Knockdown - Answer-A boat heeled so far that one of its spreaders touches the water.
Knot - Answer-one nautical mile per hour
land breeze - Answer-a wind that blows from the land to the sea due to local
temperature and pressure differences
Lash - Answer-to tie down
Lay - Answer-To sail a course that will clear an obstacle without tacking.
Lazarette - Answer-A storage compartment built into the cockpit or deck.
Lazy sheet - Answer-The windward side jib sheet that is not under strain.
Lead (LEED) - Answer-to pass a line through a fitting or a block
Lee helm - Answer-The boat's tendency to turn away from the wind.
Lee shore - Answer-Land which is on the leeward side of the boat. Because the wind is
blowing in that direction, a lee shore could pose a danger.
Leech - Answer-the after edge of a sail
Leeward (LEW-erd) - Answer-The direction away from the wind (where the wind is
blowing to).
Leward side - Answer-the side of the boat or sail that is away from the wind
Leeway - Answer-Sideways slippage of the boat in a direction away from the wind.
Lifeline - Answer-Wire supported by stanchions, around the outside of of the deck to
help prevent crew members from falling overboard.
Life Jacket - Answer-a piece of equipment designed to assist a wearer, who may be
either conscious or unconscious to keep afloat
Lift - Answer-1. - the force that results from air passing by a sail, or water past a keep,
that moves the boat forward and sideways. 2.- a change in wind direction which lets the
boat head up
, Line - Answer-A nautical rope
Low side - Answer-The leeward side of the boat.
Lubber's line - Answer-A small post in a compass used to help determine a course or a
bearing.
Luff - Answer-1. - the forward edge of a sail. 2. - the fluttering of a sail caused by aiming
too close to the wind.
Luff groove - Answer-The slot into which the luff of a sail is inserted.
Luff tape - Answer-An attachment to the luff of a sail consisting of a small, internal
boltrope inserted into the luff groove on a roller furling system.
lull - Answer-a decrease in wind speed for a short duration.
Magnetic - Answer-In reference to magnetic north rather than true north.
Mainmast - Answer-The taller of two masts on a boat.
Mainsail (MAIN-sil) - Answer-The sail hoisted on the mast of a sloop or cutter or the sail
hoisted on the mainmast of a ketch or yawl.
Mainsheet - Answer-The controlling line for the mainsail.
Marlinspike - Answer-A pointed tool used to loosen knots.
Mast - Answer-The large aluminum or wooden pole in the middle of a boat from which
the mainsail his set.
Masthead - Answer-The top of the mast.
Masthead fly - Answer-A wind direction indictator on top of the mast.
Mast step - Answer-The structure that the bottom of the mast sits on.
Mizzen - Answer-The small aftermost sail on a ketch or yawl hoisted on the mizzen
mast.
Mooring - Answer-A permanently anchored ball or buoy to which a boat can by tied.
Nautical Mile - Answer-A distance of 6076 feet, equaling one minute of the earth's
latitude.
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