More Sailing Terms

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1. What is a neap tide? Tide whose range is minimal Time of zero, i.e. "slack" tide Lowest point of tidal range Northerly direction of tidal flow

2. What colour flag must be flown when first entering the territorial waters of another Country? Yellow Blue & white Red Green

3. S.O.S. is the international morse code distress signal. It was first selected because it stands for "Save our Souls". True False

4. Which of the following is not a type of sail? Spanker Yawl Mizzen Course

5. What shape are the top marks of Cardinal buoys indicating the direction of a submerged hazard? There aren't any top marks Square Cone shaped Spherical

6. Powered vessels must always give way to vessels under sail. True False

7. The radio distress call, "Mayday", is derived from the internationally recognised importance of May 1st? True False

8. The ropes which pull sails from side to side, or alter their angle to the boat are called? Yards Sheets Shrouds Stays

9. While sailing at night and still some distance from land, although you cannot yet see the lighthouse, you see its beam sweeping across the sky from the horizon ahead. This beam is called what? The loom The ray The sweep The streak

10. Under the Beaufort scale of windforce, a "gale" is what strength? Force 10 Force 8 Force 7 Force 12

11. Fore & aft rigged sailing vessels usually have a short rope between the boom and deck which prevents the boom from rising too much. This rope is called a kicking strap. What is another name for the kicking strap? Vang Stay Tack Kedge

12. Which of the following is not a type of anchor? Danforth CQR Bruce Lateen

13. One of the World's most famous and hotly contested yacht races is the America's Cup. Which Nation won the race in 2003? Switzerland U.S.A. New Zealand France

14. What are "warps & springs" used for? They are cables connecting the steering wheel to the rudder Lifting heavy objects onto and off a boat Ropes used to set and manoeuvre a large square-sail Tying up a vessel to a jetty or harbour

15. Which of these knots is not commonly used in sailing? Bowline Carrick bend Square lashing Sheet bend