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Okay, here’s another quick little quiz of sailing terms born from our Sailing Made Easy book.
In our first Sailing Terms Quiz only 50% of you got all the questions right! Let’s see if you can all do a little better this time!
Test your sailing knowledge with these 5 questions – if you get them all right, the quiz will give you compliments. If you make a mistake, the quiz may act like a wise guy. Either way, it’s fun. Ready?
- What is a fairlead?
- The path in which a sheet runs aft from a sail to a winch
- A fitting used to lead a line at the correct angle towards something else
- A device that opens by way of a pin and a spring
- Any line in the running rigging that controls tension
- “Lee helm” is…
- The tendency of a sailboat, when sailing, to turn away from the wind
- The tendency of a sailboat, when sailing, to turn towards the wind
- The tendency of a sailboat, when sailing, to achieve perfect balance
- The tendency of a sailboat, when sailing, to vacillate in its ability to find balance
- What is “freeboard”
- The amount of space in the bilge area of a boat
- The width of the walking-area between the lifelines and cabin
- A large wooden plank that plays the role of a keel on smaller boats through the use of a block and tackle system
- The height of the hull above the waterline
- What’s a “bolt rope”?
- A metal fitting designed to secure ropes to decks
- A rope that has hard fiber threading similar to a metal bolt
- A rope sewn into the edge of a sail
- A rope used to permanently affix something
- What is a “hank”?
- An attachment fitting found in the rudder system
- A metal clip or fabric tab used to attach a sail’s luff to a stay
- The metal tab used to raise and lower zippers
- A knot used to tie two different types of rope together
Click on an answer above to start!
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Very good, please keep up the good work!!!!!
easy peasy
from the quiz you can tell I’m an Old School Boatswains Mate
Send more,
It’s been a while, but I guess some things just stay with you, if you like the subject!
Always fun to do these. Working with new sailors that just bought a 473 Beneteau and have directed them to the site.
Keep them coming.
Is bolt rope not the same as Leach Cord? That one got me confused.
A bolt rope is found on the luff of a sail and is used as a method of securing the sail to the mast. The bolt rope is inserted into a “track” in the mast when the sail is hoisted, an alternative to using sliding cars, or slugs.
A leech cord is found on the leech of the sail and is often adjustable at the clew. Most modern jibs and main sails have leech cords. A leech cord is used to fine trim the trailing edge of a sail reducing turbulence and preventing fluttering – often the leech cord will be tightened when the breeze picks up.
Hope that helps!
Bolt Rope can also be sewn in the foot of a sail and slide into a slot in the boom.
A bolt rope is used for things on a boat other than a sail, as well. They are often used in Sunbella/canvas shades, to afix one end of the shade to the underside of a rigid bimini. We had this arrangement in my Catana 471.
No, the bolt rope is fixed. Typically sewn into the the luff of a main, and is therefore fixed – ie, not used to adjust (tighten/loosen) the leech.
No. Bolt rope is in the luff- forward edge of a sail. Leach cord is in the leach – trailing edge of the sail.
Fun! Sometimes quizzes go a long way in not only testing but developing knowledge.
Your quizzes are fun, make the questions harder. Where did the term POSH originate?
No one knows for sure but it is known NOT to be port out starboard home. Google Worldwide Words for details.
If nobody knows then it could be Port Out Starboard Home! 🙂
Port outbound starboard home from European cruises
Port outbound (England to NY, so – sunny side of BOAT)
SH – OPPOSIT – NY to England
Port Out, Starboard Home
The preferred cabin side when travelling from England to India to avoid excess sun exposure
Port out, starboard home to denote preferred accommodations on a vessel
It was typed or stamped on the ticket of first class return tickets meaning port side out starboard home. On transatlantic crossings so always looking at the sunny side of the ship. In other words better than first class POSH they were! Don’t you know! Pass the port won’t you!
P O S H came from an excursion boat trip where the best view was ——
P ort O utbound, S tarboard H ome
port out, stab home
Fun.
It was fun to do and didn’t take a lot of time.
Of course if I hadn’t gotten them all correct it would have been embarrassing.
But in the end it reminds me that education is not a goal but a journey as is sailing itself so I am glad I own a copy of the ASA book for a lifetime of reference and sharing with others with whom I share the journey. ASA Member and have taken 101, 103, 104, 105.
Yes, fun. Cudos to Kathy and all the other ASA crew in LA.
Thanks Mark!