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ASHORE KNOWLEDGE
SECTION I - Terminology
- Identify the following parts of a sailboat:
a) hull h) jib b) bow i) battens c) stern j) traveler/bridle d) transom k) spreader e) mast l) boom vang f) boom m) goose neck g) mainsail - Point out and describe the functions of the following items in a sailboat:
a) centerboard/daggerboard i) forestay b) mainsheet j) shrouds c) jib sheet k) rudder d) halyard l) tiller e) fairlead m) tiller extension f) block n) painter g) shackle o) hiking strap h) cleat (describe two) p) bailer - Define the following terms:
a) port h) heel b) starboard i) hike c) tacking j) skipper d) gybing k) helmsman e) windward l) crew f) leeward m) heading up g) luffing (of sails) n) bearing away - Describe the following points of sail and select individual diagrams that portray these points:
a) beat f) close reach b) head to wind g) beam reach c) run h) broad reach d) port tack i) sailing by the lee e) starboard tack
SECTION II - Seamanship
- a) Tie:
i) rolling hitch in 10 seconds;
ii) a sheetbend in 10 seconds.
b) Describe at least two uses of each of these knots. - Identify and describe the wave conditions resulting from various wind speeds in knots.