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Sailing101 Test

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The principal mast of a sailboat.
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In the wind's eye and having lost all headway. A boat in this will not go off
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A device used for suspending the compass so it remains level.
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A bolt of metal secured to the rudder and fitting into the grudgeon. It gives a swinging suppor to the rudder
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To fill with water.
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The bottom length of a sail.
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A brief storm that arrives suddenly.
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Overhead
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On a run, having the wind coming slightly from the side on which the sails are trimmed.
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Running before the wind with the sails set on both sides.
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An area with rough or moderate waves.
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Weight placed in the bottom fo the boat to give it stability.
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The width of a boat at its widest point
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1) A small boat employed to go back and forth to the shore from a larger boat. 2) Heeling easily when close-hauled.
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The angle of a boat's mast from the vertical
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Any floating object anchored in one place to mark a position or provde a mooring
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The after edge of a sail.
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The line and chain that secure the anchor to the boat
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The most forward mast of a sailboat having two or more masts.
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Entangled or clogged.
A.
mainmast
B.
in irons
C.
tender
D.
fouled
E.
swamp
F.
by the lee
G.
buoy
H.
rake
I.
foremast
J.
leech
K.
Aloft
L.
foot
M.
seaway
N.
squall
O.
wing-and-wing
P.
pintle
Q.
ballast
R.
beam
S.
gimbal
T.
rode
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A wire supporting the mast to which the luff of the jib is attached.
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The compass (magnetic) direction from one object to another.
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A fitting used to change the direction of a line, giving it a better angle from a sail or block to a winch or cleat.
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The rail of the boat at deck level.
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A small triangular sail used forward of the mast on a reaching course.
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A sailboat with a single sail.
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The line used to control the forward or athwartships movement of a sail.
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a wind that blows across the boat from side to side.
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Support for the boom when the sails are furled.
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stow

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