QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● The desirable force generated by the wind moving across a sail is
called ______..
Answer: lift
●● The direction relative to the wind in which the sailboat cannot sail is
called the _____ ____ _____..
Answer: no sail zone
●● Sailboats can reach an upwind destination by sailing a ____ course..
Answer: zigzag
●● The point of sail at the edge of the no-sail zone is called ___ ___.
Answer: close-hauled
●● A boat sailing across the wind is said to be.
Answer: reaching
●● Sailing straight downwind is called ___.
Answer: running
,●● As the sailboat's direction changes relative to the wind, so should the
sail's _____ to the wind be adjusted..
Answer: angle or trim
●● The combination of the true wind and the wind created by the boat's
motion (that we feel on the boat) is called _____ wind?.
Answer: apparent
●● The _____ is an underwater fin fixed on the bottom of the sailboat
that provides stability and lateral resistance..
Answer: keel
●● The sailboat's direction through the water is controlled by the ____,
which can be turned by the means of either a _______ or a ________
________..
Answer: rudder, tiller, steering wheel
●● Parts of sail - Top Point.
Answer: head
●● Parts of sail - forward bottom point.
Answer: tack
, ●● Parts of sail - aft bottom point.
Answer: clew
●● Parts of sail - forward edge.
Answer: luff
●● Parts of sail - aft curved edge.
Answer: leech
●● Parts of sail - bottom edge.
Answer: Foot
●● Parts of sail - stiff pieces in sail to provide support.
Answer: batten
●● On-board Orientation - moving forward.
Answer: ahead
●● On-board Orientation - moving towards the stern.
Answer: astern