Sailing quiz 10/16

Tiller position during a roll tack

• To the tank

• All the way over

• how every gets the boat around the fastest

• No idea

Why do we roll tack?

• To make the sailboat more stable in rough waters.
• To change the direction of a sailboat by turning the bow through the wind with your body weight.

• To increase the speed of a sailboat by catching more wind.
• To prevent the sailboat from capsizing in strong winds.

Putting weight on the port side turns the boat?

• To the port side

• To the starboard side

Putting weight on the Starboard side turns the boat?

• To the port side

• To the starboard side

What happens when you over flatten on a roll tack?

• boat capsizes

• boat speeds up

• Boat stops

• boat sinks

What happens when you roll too hard?

• Boat fills with water

• Everyone gets wet

• boat could sink

• You stop the boat

When do you let the sail out when roll tacking?

• During the final phase of the tack when you flatten

• When the wind is blowing from the opposite direction
• When the boat is completely stopped
• During the initial phase of the tack once you roll

When do you sheet in durning a roll tack?

• At the beggining of the tack

• Never
• When you go to flatten

• Before a roll tack

You can steer the boat without a tiller.

• TRUE

• FALSE

How should you switch the tiller and main sheet?

• To the left

• In front

• Behind your back

• To the right