KU Sailing Shore Sessions Test 1

Label the boat parts

c

d

e

g

h

i

j

f

Mainsail

Boom

Rudder

Centerboard

Hull

Sheet

Bow

Tiller

Mast

Jib

When standing in a boat looking towards the bow, the left side is the ___ side and the right side is the ___ side.

• fore, aft

• starboard, port

• aft, fore

• port, starboard

What start sequence is used for college sailing?

• 3 minutes

• 4 minutes

• 5 minutes

• 6 minutes

In general, a boat on the ​ (a)   tack will have right away over a boat on the ​ (b)   tack and a ​ (c)   boat will have right away over a ​ (d)   boat.​

• starboard
• port
• leeward
• windward
• left
• forward
• faster
• aft
• azmiuth

To be the windward boat means what?

• You have right way

• You are closest to the wind

• You are furthest from the wind

• You rule

What is your greatest enemy in sailing?

• Wind shifts

• The race committee

• Your competitors

• Yourself

Match the following parts of a sailboat to their function:

• Vang

• Used to adjust the tension in the foot of a mainsail

• Telltales

• Used to adjust the tension in the luff of a mainsail

• Cunningham

• Lines for adjusting sail positions (in and out)

• Sheets

• Pulls the boom downward

• Outhaul

• Indicates the direction of the wind

Shifting crew weight forward turns the bow to ​ (a)   and shifting the crew weight backwards turns the bow to ​ (b)   .

• windward
• leeward
• left
• right
• fore
• aft
• astern
• upwind
• downwind

What is the point of roll tacking?

• Give yourself right away during a tack

• To look cool for pictures

• Slow down a tack

• Generate speed during a tack

How would you want your boat to look under each condition?

• Full Sails

  Minimal heel

  Main all the way

• Light Air

• Full Sails

  Some heel

  Main in some

• Heavy Air

• Flat sails

  Minimal heel

  Slightly eased

• Medium Air