Sailing 101

What do you call the rope used to hoist the main sail?

• tell-tale

• halyard

• main sheet

• cleat

A catamaran has _ hulls.

What should you do if the inside tell tale is flapping? (there are two correct answers)

• steer away from the wind

• steer into the wind

• loosen the mainsheet

• tighten the mainsheet

True or false: Port is the nautical term for the right side of the boat.

• True

• False

What do you use to steer the boat? (there are two correct answers)

• main sail

• hull

• tiller

• rudder

What should you do if the outside tell tale is flapping? (there are two correct answers)

• Loosen the mainsheet

• Cut off the flapping tell tale to prevent distraction
• Steer into the wind

• Tighten the main sheet

True or false: When you are sailing upwind, you are sailing in the same direction of the wind.

• False
• True

Where can you find the telltales on a sailboat?

• On the sails
• On the hull
• On the trampoline

• On the mast

What should you do if your sail is "luffing"?

• Let the sail flap freely
• Tighten the sail by pulling in the sheet to reduce the angle of the sail to the wind.

• Hoist the sail higher
• Ignore the luffing and continue sailing