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38 Cards in this Set
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Hull
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What part of the boat is this?
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the body of the boat
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What is the job of the keel?
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provides stability through its weight.
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they are traditionally heavy.
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What kind of boats use a movable keel?
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dinghies
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they are small
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What's the name of moveable keels found in dinghies?
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a centreboard or a daggerboard
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think "middle" or "big knife"
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What controls the rudder in a dinghy?
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the tiller
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you __ the soil...
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What is the name of the person who steers the boat (rudder)?
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the helmsman
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he is at the .... of the company...
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It is comprised of the mast, boom and sail(s)
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The rig
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a big truck?
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What is the rig's job?
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To harness the wind and convert its force into drive to push the boat forward.
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think about what happens in sailing...
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What is the name of the system of wires that support the mast?
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Standing rigging.
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you don't find this on small dinghies.
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What is the name of the ropes that hoist and control the sails?
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running rigging.
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walk very very fast?
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What are the pullyes and pully systems knows as?
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Blocks and tackles
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you used them as a child to make houses; used in American football to get the ball.
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Name for the left side of the boat?
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port
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a good brandy?
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Name for the back of the boat?
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stern
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how a strict teacher might be?
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What's the flat end at the stern?
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transom
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it rhymes with what you pay a kidnapper.
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In small boats the length of wood or aluminium used to control the angle of the rudder.
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the tiller
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used to plow fields?
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The large triagular sail set behind the mast.
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mainsail
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like the number one street in a city, for example.
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A triangular sail at the front of the boat- attached to the bow and hoisted in front of the mast.
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jib
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--- jab is a good video site online.
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A wire that runs from the bow to the mast to support the mast.
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forestay
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dört beklemek
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the upright pole that supports the sails
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mast
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not the light fog
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wires on the port and starbord sides that support the mast
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shrouds
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he was -----ed in mystery..rhymes with those fluffy things in the sky
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horizontal pole to which the foot of the mainsail is attached
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boom
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the sound a bomb makes
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Rudder
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What part of the boat is this?
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the mast
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What part of the boat is this?
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They are used to hoist the sails; they exit the mast near the bottom.
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Halyards
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The rope used to pull in or let out the mainsail.
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Mainsheet
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the principle covering in your bed?
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Parts of the Sail- top corner
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head
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the top part of your body
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Parts of the Sail- aft edge
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leech
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used to suck blood by ancient doctors
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Parts of the Sail- bottom forward corner
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tack
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you don't want to sit on one of these
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Parts of the Sail- front leading edge
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luff
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rhymes with tough
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Parts of the Sail- the bottom edge
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foot
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the thing you walk on
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Parts of the Sail- the bottom aft corner
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clew
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rhymes with few
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Parts of the Sail- additional curved area on the leech outside a straight line from head to clew
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roach
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a bug you don't want to find in your house.
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Rope that adjusts tension in the mainsail foot
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outhaul
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The right-hand side of the boat when facing the bow.
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starboard
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Away from the wind, downwind
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leeward
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Towards the wind, upwind
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windward
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behind the boat
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astern
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in front of the boat
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ahead
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