Learn Sailing Right Exam Study Guide Solutions

Learn Sailing Right Exam Study Guide Solutions wind directions moving aft - ANSWER-lift, requires sail and boat adjustments where to sit in a small dinghy - ANSWER-just aft of where the mainsheet is trimmed, or shoulder to shoulder with a crew in front telltails - ANSWER-piece of yarn or string attached to both sides of the sail near the luff not enough sail trim telltale - ANSWER-windward telltale will be fluttering around, trim in the sail slightly or head down until the telltales stream too much sail trim telltale - ANSWER-leeward telltale will flutter or droop, ease sail to correct the problem or push tiller towards the telltale power up mainsail - ANSWER-loosen outhaul to give more power through waves or if the boat can be sailed flat, in light air loosen the cunningham to shift the draft aft for more control outhaul - ANSWER-pulls the sail out along the boom and controls the depth and location of the draft of the sail ©EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/7 more outhaul tension - ANSWER-more tension creates a flatter sail good for very light or very heavy wind less outhaul tension - ANSWER-less tension creates a fuller sail with deep-draft power which is better with waves or medium wind conditions de-power mainsail - ANSWER-tighten outhaul with small or no waves or if hiking doesn't flatten the boat boom vang - ANSWER-affects sail shape by altering leech tension and mast bend loose boom vang - ANSWER-opens the leech lightly and provides speed but sacrifices pointing ability tight boom vang - ANSWER-be slower but benefits pointing ability sail controls - ANSWER-boom vang, cunningham, outhaul, backstay, jib tension, full length battens backstay change - ANSWER-control the shape of the leech of the main to either add or reduce power, controls the shape of the jib, reduces mainsail draft by bending the middle of the mast footing - ANSWER-powers up the boat when you are sailing a close hauled course (in situations where more power is needed), ease sails slightly and head down to the lower side of the groove or maybe to a close reach to provide more power ©EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/7 crews weight - ANSWER-crews move to keep the boat flat while the skipper stays focused on steering, lean with upper body first then step lightly and quickly move whole body as needed capsize - ANSWER-when the boat flips over singlehanded walkover capsize recovery - ANSWER-righting the boat while staying dry and avoiding turtling, climb over the high rail and stand on the centerboard as the boat is capsizing, hold the rail and lean back to right the boat, carefully get in the boat and steer carefully scoop recovery - ANSWER-scooper is on the centerboard, the scoopee uncleats the the jib and main sheets and holds on to the hiking straps ready to be scooped, once the boat is up the scoopee needs to help balance the boat scoopee - ANSWER-person who drops into the water during a capsize scooper - ANSWER-person on the centerboard who prevents the boat from turtling knot around pilling - ANSWER-bowline where you slip the opposite end of the line into the loop, used to tie a line to a pilling, very strong knot towing through deck mast - ANSWER-must secure a towline around a strong structural part of the hull like the traveler ba reefing - ANSWER-The act of reducing the area of the mainsail by lowering the sail partially and securing the lower portion to the boom. ©EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 4/7 towline materials - ANSWER-dacron polyester, sometimes polypropylene on small dinghies channel markers - ANSWER-lateral markers, red and green buoys (daymarks) identify the sides of channels, red channel markers - ANSWER-even numbers marking the starboard side of the channel green channel markers - ANSWER-odd numbers marking the port side of the channel red nuns - ANSWER-cone shaped and even numbers green cans - ANSWER-cylindrical shaped and odd numbe