Competent Crew Quiz
Sails and ropes: 8 Questions
The Sails and ropes Questions
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What is this edge of the mainsail called? -
What is this edge of the mainsail called? -
What is this edge of the mainsail called? -
What is this corner of the mainsail called? -
What is this corner of the mainsail called? -
What is this corner of the mainsail called? -
The rope shown in red pulls the sail up the mast. What is it called? -
The rope shown in red controls how far the boom swings out. What is it called?
Knot drawings from Wikimedia Commons: bowline by Hella, adapted by Tescobar (CC BY-SA 3.0); figure of eight, reef knot, sheet bend and rolling hitch by Lucasbosch (CC BY-SA 3.0); round turn and two half hitches by Stephan Brunker (CC BY-SA 3.0); clove hitch by Sawims (public domain). All other pictures are SailChecker's own.