Marine Trivia Quiz – 98
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After you have completed
Cap’n Vortex’s Quiz, mail your
answers to AFLOAT, PO Box
709, Willoughby, 2068 or fax to:
(02) 9417-8761 or email to
[email protected]
Winners will be drawn from entries
received by October 22 and
they will receive a copy of either
Championship Sailing by Gary
Jobson or Getting Started In
Sailboat Racing by Adam Court
& Richard Stearns (see ad page
53) courtesy of Boat Books Crows
Nest.
Answers to the Marine Trivia Quiz
and the winners’ names will be
published next month.
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1. Under the Collision Regulations a
vessel only has the obligation to show
her lights between sunset and sunrise;
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No
Sometimes
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Support the top section of a
mast
Cut underwater nets
Prevent halyards jumping out
of mast sheaves.
‘Vic’ Balboa
‘Frank’ Magellan
‘Allan’ Martin
4. In 1875 a navigation method known
as ‘intercept method’ was introduced by;
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Thomas Sumner an American
Marq St Hilaire a Frenchman
The Royal Yachting Association
of the UK
5. ‘Newton Foster’, ‘Peter Simple’ and
‘Jacob Faithful’ all had the following in
common;
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3. The name ‘Pacific’ was bestowed on
the Ocean by;
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6. ‘Gripes’ are;
Uncontrolled luffs to windward
Slang for seaman’s complaints
and grumbles
Ropes
7. The collective noun for a group of seaelephants is;
2. A ‘jumper wire’ is used to;
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Compiled by Cap’n Eddie Vortex
They were cashiered Admirals
Are book titles
Gibbeted pirates
Answers to Quiz No 97
1. Jarvin/Newton/Bell won 5 match racing championships in 5 months.
See Afloat January 2004.
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A Herd
A Pod
A Spout
8. Sir Thomas Lipton a British merchant
born in Scotland named all of his
America’s Cup challengers;
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Thistle
Rose
Shamrock
9. Of the following sea-songs which is
the exception;
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The Lime Juice Ship
Heart of Oak
Tom Bowling
10. A ‘dipping lug’ is a;
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Rig type
Mainsail luff slide
A spar or yard
Last month’s winners Peter Carter, Lidcombe, NSW;
Dai James, Bayview, NSW.
Heritage Shipyard
Tours
4. Lusitania was sunk by U-boat action in 1915 with the loss of 1,198
lives. This act was one of the matters that caused the USA to enter
World War I.
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5. A besom is a bundle of stick made from the twigs of the broom
brush. This bundle or ‘broom’ displayed from the masthead actually
means the vessel was for sale. It was used to indicate a clean sweep
in naval operations when returning to port.
SOS Save Our Ships
2. The Harbour Queen is not a boat at all but started life as the floating
wharf in Lavender Bay. Afloat January 2004.
3. Eric the Red colonised Greenland in 985 AD.
6. Burning barnacles and weed of a ship’s bottom was to ‘bream’ or
broom her.
7. Corbie’s Aunt is another name for the atmospheric condition
commonly called St Elmo’s Fire.
8. A station pointer is a 3-armed navigational plotting instrument.
9. A recreational boat drifting and fishing is defined under the Collision
Regulations as ‘under way’ and must display side (red/green) and
stern (white) lights.
10. This one is most interesting. The Collision Regulations never use
the expression ‘right of way’ or ‘give way’, but only ‘keep clear’,
referring to the obligations between vessels.
A recreational sailing vessel under Navigation Regulations (NSW)
reg 4 must not ‘interfere’ with a ferry displaying an orange diamond.
When push comes to shove the ferry, as a power driven vessel
must keep clear. A seaplane most at all times keep clear of other
vessels.
So in the parlance of right of way, the sailing boat overtaking the power
boat does not have right of way because it must keep clear. Collision
Regulation 13 is an exemption to all other Steering Rules.
Saturday 9 October
Tours commence at 12.30 & 2.00pm
At Heritage Shipyard, Rozelle Bay
Only $5 per person (includes coffee).
Book by calling 9298 3888
Volunteers are urgently required by the
Australian Heritage Fleet, especially at our
shipyard at Rozelle Bay.
Positions currently available are:
• Steam & Diesel Engineers
(we can train you if you are keen to learn)
• Painters & Decorators
• Welders & Burners
• Timber Workers
• Crews for our heritage vessels
Phone 9298 3888
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Learning is Life
Take monthly with water October 2004
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