TONY CROWLEYAdlard Coles Ltd William Collins Sons 8 Co. Ltd 8 Grafton Street, London WIX 3LA First published in Great Britain by Adlard Coles Lid 1986 Distributed in the United States of America by Sheridan House, Inc. Copyright © Tony Crowley 1986 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Crowley, Tony The sailing quiz book. 1. Sailing—Miscellanca |. Title qers2e07s —@veit ISBN 0-229-11780-5 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Mackays of Chatham, Kent All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, oF by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. INTRODUCTION Welcome to The Sailing Quiz Book, The book is packed with quizzes, Fiddles, and puzzles concerning the many different aspects of sailing ~ there is even a personality test to help you to decide the best kind of sal ing for you js hoped that the book will be a source of interest, entertainment, and reterence to all who enjoy sailing: a diversion for families during the off season or when bad weather cancels the weekend cruise, or asa learning land revision aid for yachtsmen and women preparing for RYA examin ations. ‘Answers toall ne quizzes are providedat the back of the book but have ‘2 go and see if you can puzzle out the correct solution before turning to this section The contents do not follow any special order but the longer quizzes have been organised into three sections: Force 1 104: Fairly easy Force $107: Medium difficulty Force @ 10 10: Heavy going Finally, several short but useful microcomputer programs will be found ft the back of the book and thase include a morse code training program,PART1 Force 1 to4 Light airs to a moderate breeze SAILING Here is a short quiz to test your knowledge of basic sailing terms. 1. What are the three main points of sailing (in relation to the wind)? (a (o). 0. 2, What terms are used to describe the situation when fa). the wind is dead ahead? 7 (6). the wind is before (just ahead of the beam? [e)_ the wind ig abatt (ust Denind) the beam?, [d)_ the wind is dead astern? aa [e}_ the boat is running with the wind on the same side as the Doom? 3. What call should be given to warn members of the crew that the boat is [a)_ going to change tack that is, change direction so the bows pass through the wing? (b} going to gybe ~ that is, change direction so the stern passes through the wind? 4. What call is given as a warning at the time the boat actually (a) changes tack? (0) gybes? ‘5, What order is given to the helmsman so that he or she (a) moves the boat's head closer to the direction of the wind (to windward)? (6). keeps the boat on its present course? (e) moves the boat's head away from the wind (Io leewar)? WORDSEARCH Hidden among this panel of letters are thenames f ten different partsofa sail. They run in all directions: forwards, backwards, up, down, and diagonally. Some cross each other. When youhave managed to find them, ‘use the dlagram to locate their correct positions 2