Sailing Terms

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Apart from a harbour, port means what? Left Front Right Back

2. Which colour indicates Starboard? Black Red Green Yellow

3. A Sailing vessel having two masts, the 'aft', i.e. rear mast, being taller than the front (for'ard) mast is called a ______________ ? Answer: (One Word - think of a large glass of sherry?)

4. The mount used to house the steering compass is called a ________ ? Binnacle Spinnaker Halyard Windlass

5. A sailing vessel is said to be "in irons" when it is stationary and pointing directly towards the wind direction, with its sails flapping. True False

6. A "painter" is a short rope used to strap down loose deck items. True False

7. A rope used to hoist or lower a sail is called a ___________ ? halyard stay sheet warp

8. When describing navigation lights, "occulting" refers to lights which are defective. True False

9. The fitting on a fore and aft rigged vessel which attaches a boom to a mast is called a ______ ? gooseneck elbow hinge universal joint

10. A type of flag flown by foreign vessels visiting another country, while they are in the territorial waters of that country, is known as a ___________ ? visitor's flag courtesy flag flag of respect ensign

11. When a vessel is under sail the wind felt by those on board is known as the _________ ? forward wind zephyr sailing wind apparent wind

12. North, South, East, and West cardinal navigation buoys are what colours? black and yellow green and red red and white black and red

13. When a sailing vessel turns away from the wind direction, it is ________ ? tacking heaving to running gybing

14. The guard rail around the bow, i.e. front deck area, is known as "the pulpit". True False

15. The magnetic error caused by iron and steel objects such as the engine, which form integral parts of a vessel is called ______ ? compass error variation deviation leeway