Position of sails - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Groove - Answer-Is the course between the high & low side of close hauled, when you are making the best speed & achieving the highest pointing angle toward the wind. Feathering - Answer-The act of scalloping slightly towards the No-Go Zone for each puff & returning to the groove as the puff abates. Footing - Answer-Act of easing sails slightly & heading down to the lower side of the groove. Reefing - Answer-Reducing sail area by by lowering a sail part way. Heaving-To - Answer-A meth...

port - Answer- The left side of the boat as you face forward. helmsman - Answer- The person steering the boat. crew - Answer- The person or persons in the boat who trim the jib, balance the boat, and keep a lookout for things the helmsman cannot see. running rigging - Answer- Consists of ropes, called lines, that pull the sails up and adjust the sails' shape. ahead - Answer- The location of anything forward of the bow. windward - Answer- Toward the wind. wheel - Answer- On lar...

What sailing maneuver reduces the transition time of the sail switching sides during a tack? - Answer- Roll tack Why do sailors keep an eye out for puffs and lulls when sailing upwind? - Answer- To anticipate changes in wind strength and direction. Five or more short blasts of a boats horn indicate which of the following? - Answer- Danger or doubt about another vessels intention How should you adjust your sail shape when sailing upwind in waves and moderate breeze? - Answer- flatten it ...

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 - An...

Boating Test Questions and Answers Graded A+ Bow front of a vessel Stern rear of a vessel Starboard right side of a vessel Port left side of a vessel Hull body of a vessel Propeller rotates and powers a boat forward or backward A capacity plate indicates the maximum _______ capacity and/or the maximum _______ ____ _______ that the boat can carry safely in _______ weather. weight; number of people; good Before beginning to fuel, turn off anything that might cause a ________ (engines, fans,...

ASA 101, Basic Keelboat Sailing | 2023/24 Hull - Watertight floating body of the boat that gives it form and houses or supports every other part of the boat Deck - Encloses the top of the hull and is generally horizontal Transom - Transverse, vertical section that makes up the stern of the boat, as high as the hull or as low as the waterline Keel - Heavy, fixed appendage on the bottom of the hull that not only provides the sideways resistance, but also the vertical stability needed to ...

Apparent Wind - Answer- The altered wind direction and velocity, which is different from the true wind direction, because of the motion of the weather station Backstay - Answer- 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- the theoretical focal point of the force ge...

Groove - Answer- Is the course between the high & low side of close hauled, when you are making the best speed & achieving the highest pointing angle toward the wind. Feathering - Answer- The act of scalloping slightly towards the No-Go Zone for each puff & returning to the groove as the puff abates. Footing - Answer- Act of easing sails slightly & heading down to the lower side of the groove. Reefing - Answer- Reducing sail area by by lowering a sail part way. Heaving-To - Answer- A...

Describe how to rig a mainsail in 7+ steps. - Answer- 1. Before you put on your mainsail, make sure your stays are fasten and tight to prevent any movement of the mast while on water. 2. Once you have finished rigging and tightening the jib, Feed the foot into the groove in the boom, clew corner first. 3. Unroll the sail and check for battens. 4. Attach the tack, then the clew, and finish with the head. 5. Loosen the mainsheet and boomvang. 6. Raise the sail up the mast 6-12 inches and s...

Groove - Answer- Is the course between the high & low side of close hauled, when you are making the best speed & achieving the highest pointing angle toward the wind. Feathering - Answer- The act of scalloping slightly towards the No-Go Zone for each puff & returning to the groove as the puff abates. Footing - Answer- Act of easing sails slightly & heading down to the lower side of the groove. Reefing - Answer- Reducing sail area by by lowering a sail part way. Heaving-To - Answer- A...