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US SAILING LEARN SAILING RIGHT! BEGINNING SAILING EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
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US SAILING LEARN SAILING RIGHT! BEGINNINGSAILING EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
The location of anything beyond either side of the boat at right angles to the centerline. -
Abeam
An unexpected jibe when sailing downwind and the wind catches the back side of the mainsasil,
possible causing the helmsman to lose control of the boat. - Accidental Jibe
The direction toward the stern - Aft
The location of anything forward of the bow. - Ahead
The location of anything aft of the stern - Astern
Stiffening pieces placed horizontally along the leech of the sail. - Battens
The point of sailing across the wind about 90 degrees from the wind, with the sails
approximately half way out. - Beam Reach
A spar attached to the mast at right angles to hold the bottom of the mailsail. - Boom
A slot on the top side of the boom into which the foot of the mailsail slides. - Boom groove
A piece of running rigging that pulls down on the boom to keep it from rising under the
pressure of the wind on the mainsail. - Boom vang
The outside surface of the hull below the water. - Bottom
, The front of any hull. - Bow
The most useful knot in sailing, the bowline produces an eye that is very secure but very easy
to untie - Bowline
The downwind point of sailing about 100 degrees to 140 degrees from the wind, with the sails
approximately three-quarters of the way out. - Broad reach
A type of multihull with two hull. - Catamaran
A form of fin to prevent sideslip that is adjusted by swinging up and down in a trunk. -
Centerboard
The fore-and-aft line running from the bow and stern halfway between the sides of the boat. -
Centerline
A fitting to which a piece of running rigging is secured. - Cleat
The method of securing a line to a horn cleat by taking a turn around the cleat and then
passing the line in a figure-eight pattern around the horns of the cleat. - Cleat hitch
The corner of a sail between the leech and the foot. - Clew
The upwind point of sailing closest to the wind, about 45 degrees from the wind direction. -
Close-hauled
The upwind point of wailing about 60-70 degrees from the wind direction, with the sails let out
about a quarter of the way. just of the verge of luffing. - Close-reach
The interior part of the boat where people usually sit. - Cockpit
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