Sailboat Parts

What is the name of the front of a sailboat?

• Bow

• Stern

• Port

• Starboard

What is the name of the back of a sailboat?

• Stern

• Bow

• Port

• Starboard

What is the name of the left side of a sailboat?

• Port

• Bow

• Stern

• Starboard

What is the name of the right side of a sailboat?

• Starboard

• Bow

• Stern

• Port

You are able to sail directly into the wind.

• False

• True

You are able to sail directly downwind.

• True

• False

Which of these is referenced by the word "Tack"? (Choose all that apply)

• the corner of a sail

• the direction you are sailing

• turning bow through the wind

• turning stern through the wind

What is the name of the rope that raises a sail?

• halyard

• sheet

• dockline

• springline

What is the name of sailboat part G?

• mast

• boom

• keel

• rudder

What is the name of sail part E?

• head

• tack

• clew

• foot