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learn sailing right QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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learn sailing right1. what are symptoms of hypothermia: sluggishness, confusion, shivering,
yawn- ing
2. heat emergencies: heat exhaustion and heat
stroke treatment is to cool the person down
3. ditty bag: a small bag that carries tools, knifes, spare parts, whistle,
extra line, and other useful parts, pieces and safety devices in a small
pouch
4. 1 knot=
10 knots=: 1.1 mph
11mph
5. wind velocity: speed of the wind
6. lull: decrease velocity of wind
7. puff: increase velocity of wind
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,8. wind speed knots:
light wind
medium wind
heavy wind
very heavy wind
severe heavy wind: light wind: 0-
10 medium wind: 11-16
heavy wind: 17-21
very heavy wind: 22-
27 severe heavy
wind: 28-47
9. lift: winds direction shifts from the bow toward the stern
10.header: wind shift towards the bow
11.clocking wind: wind that consistently shifts in a clockwise direction
12.backing wind: wind that shifts in a consistently counterclockwise
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, direction
13.true wind: meteorological weather stations are always stationary,
which allows them to record accurate readings of the true wind
direction and velocity
you get the true wind velocity by staying in one place
14.apparent wind: the altered wind direction and velocity, which is
different from the true wind direction because the motion of the
weather station
boats always sail in apparent wind
15.what are some clues to weather change: wind direction
cloud patterns
falling temperatures
16.cumulus clouds: large, white, and
fluffy often an indicator of good
weather
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