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1
Q
“Seamanship”
A
“The art of sailing, maneuvering, and preserving a ship or a boat in all positions and under all
reasonable circumstances”
2
Q
The luff of a mainsail is attached to the mast either by:
A
the bolt rope or slugs
3
Q
Center of Buoyancy vs. Center of Gravity
A
CoB - locus of forces keeping the boat afloat; CoG - locus of weight pulling the boat down
4
Q
Most of the force generated by sails is centered just a bit forward of ______. The ____, _____,
____, and ____ convert that force into forward motion
A
, sideways; rudder, keel, dagger boards, skeg
5
Q
When the mast is ____ to aft, weather helm is _____..
A
raked; induced/increased;
6
Q
The downside of too much weather helm
A
rudder is slowing down boat vs. adding lift forward
7
Q
The “right” amount of weather helm tug is about ____ degrees
A
three
8
Q
At 1/3 of hull speed, there will be ____ waves created by the boat from bow to stern. At 1/2 hull
speed, there will be ____. If there is only one, then the boat is near or at its _______ hull speed.
A
three; two; one
9
Q
Displacement to length ratio = D/L ratio
A