WorksheetsSailing
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the name of the rope that controls the mainsail
mainrope
Mainsheet
A line
Rope1
What is tacking
Turning away from the wind
Turning into the wind
When do you gybe in sailing?
when sailing upwind
you don’t gybe
When sailing downwind
Is sailing a sport
Yes
No
What is gybing
Turning into the wind
Turning away from the wind
When do you tac in sailing
You don’t tac
When sailing upwind
When sailing downwind
What do you do if you crash into a mark
Nothing
A 720
A 360
Which of these are part of a boat
plinth
Rudder
Centre board
Tiller
Back shelf
What does the burgee tell you
How big the waves are
Where the wind is coming from
if your boat has goos buoyancy
Where your sail points
Which of these could be sails belonging to a dingy boat
Jib
Mainsail
board
Spinnaker
If you are on port do you have right of way
Yes
No
If you are on starboard do you have right of way
Yes
No
Where do you sit on a sailing boat?
On the same side as the sail
right At the very front of the boat
On the opposite side of the sail
What is it called when you are facing into the wind and stop moving ?
Close hauled
Head to wind
Broad reach
toe To wind
Is sailing the best sport (your opinion) ?
Yes
No
I haven’t tried it yet
