Mainsail - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

When reefing the mainsail, once the new _____________ is established, take up the ___________ again until the luff is tight, then establish the new ___________ - ️️new tack, halyard, clew Other than the federally required items, ASA recommends the following additional equipment be carried on board - ️️VHF radio, cell phone, spare lines, navigation charts, plotting tools,anchor, binoculars, knife, first aid kit, tool kit, flash light, spot light, clock, radar reflector, boat hook, s...

Boom Vang - ️️an item of running rigging, often a block and tackle, used to hold down the boom Apparent wind - ️️The combination of true wind and the wind effect of motion as felt aboard a moving boat Abaft - ️️Toward the stern, as in "abaft the beam" Abeam - ️️Off the boat at right angles to its centerline. Aft - ️️Toward the stern or behind the boat Aground - ️️When the hull or keel is touching the bottom Aid to navigation - ️️A buoy or other device deploy...

Standing Rigging - ️️Lines, wires, or rods which are more or less fixed in position while the boat is under sail, in contrast to running rigging, which move and change fairly often Keel - ️️Heavy, fixed appendage on the bottom of the hull that not only provides the sideways resistance, but also the vertical stability needed to counter the force of the wind on the sails that would otherwise push the boat sideways Hull - ️️Watertight floating body of the boat that gives it form a...

Ahead - Answer-H Forward - Answer-C Abeam - Answer-I Starboard - Answer-F Port - Answer-A Windward side - Answer-B Leeward side - Answer-D Aft - Answer-G Astern - Answer-E Head - Answer-G Leech - Answer-F Batten - Answer-B Clew - Answer-D Foot - Answer-E Tack - Answer-A Luff - Answer-C Boom - Answer-A Mainsail - Answer-B Jibsheet - Answer-C Mast - Answer-D Mainsheet - Answer-E

Mainsail - Answer-Sail behind the main mast Batten Pocket - Answer-A slot sewn into the roach of a sail into which battens are inserted. Jib - Answer-A jib is a triangular sail that sets ahead of the foremast Genoa - Answer-The genoa is a type of large jib or staysail that overlaps the main sail Tack - Answer-A corner of a sail on the lower leading edge. Boom Topping Lift - Answer-A line that provide upward force on a boom Clew - Answer-A corner of a sail on the lower trailing ...

What sailing maneuver reduces the transition time of the sail switching sides during a tack? - ANS Roll tack Why do sailors keep an eye out for puffs and lulls when sailing upwind? - ANS To anticipate changes in wind strength and direction. Five or more short blasts of a boats horn indicate which of the following? - ANS Danger or doubt about another vessels intention How should you adjust your sail shape when sailing upwind in waves and moderate breeze? - ANS flatten it Which...

US SAILING LEARN SAILING RIGHT! BEGINNING SAILING EXAM | EXPERT FOR GUARANTEED PASS | 100% CORRECT Abeam - The location of anything beyond either side of the boat at right angles to the centerline. Accidental Jibe - 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. Aft - The direction toward the stern Ahead - The location of anything forward of the bow. Astern -...

Spar - ️️A pole of any type used to support the sails. Mast - ️️Is a spar which stands vertically from the deck. Boom - ️️A spar which supports the bottom edge of the mainsail. Mainsail - ️️The aft most sail. Headsail - ️️Any sail that sets forward of the mast. Luff - ️️The sails forward edge. It feels the wind first. Foot - ️️The bottom edge of the sail. Tack - ️️Between the luff and the foot at the sails bottom front corner. Head - ️️The corner at th...

Hull - Answer-The body of the boat Hull - Answer-The body of the boat Keel - Answer-The weighted fin at the bottom of the boat Keel - Answer-The weighted fin at the bottom of the boat Bow - Answer-The front of the boat Bow - Answer-The front of the boat Stern - Answer-The back of the boat Stern - Answer-The back of the boat Cockpit - Answer-The space where the helmsman sits Cockpit - Answer-The space where the helmsman sits Rudder - Answer-The fin used for steering ...