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Sailing Terms Everyone Should Know

Knowing the right sailing terms to use on board a boat is not JUST a way of sounding super cool and impressing your friends. (Though it works for that, too.) It’s actually very useful, and sometimes crucial in communicating while you’re sailing. Some of the vocabulary used on board boats can sound arcane, which it is! That’s part of what’s

Sailing Terms Quiz (III)

How about another awesome ASA quiz, where you get compliments or a wisecrack. The last two have been about terminology and we've had feedback saying that they were too easy.

Sailing Terms Quiz (II)

Another quick little online sailing terms quiz from our Sailing Made Easy book.

Sailing Terms Quiz

Okay, here's a quick little quiz of sailing terms born from our Sailing Made Easy textbook.

The Evolution of the Sail