Sailing

What is tacking

• Turning away from the wind

• Turning into the wind

What is the term used for the 'front of the boat'?

• Port

• Stern

• Bow

• Starboard

What is there term used for the 'rear of the boat'

• Starboard

• Stern

• Transom

• Bow

Which side of the boat is called the 'port side'?

• Right

• Left

• Windward

• Leeward

Which side of the boat is called the 'starboard side'?

• Leeward

• Left

• Windward

• Right

Which of the following will you NOT find on a sailboat?

• outboard

• rudder

• daggerboard

• mast

Which part of the sailboat does the skipper use to steer?

• boom

• thwart

• tiller

• galley

The name given to the body of a vessel is the...

• bottom

• gunwale

• base

• hull

Top edge of the boat.

• Gunwale

• Bow

• Amidship

• Stern

How long is a nautical mile?

• 1.852 km

• 2.2 km

• 1.609 km

• 1 mile