The Questionnaire

2. Bow
3. Stern
4. Port
5. Starboard
6. Gunwale
7. Thwarts
8. Ribs
9. Strakes
10. ...the inner keel of a boat? Kelson*
11. ...the wooden block into which the mast is set? Maststep*
12. '...this? Rudder
13. '...this? Tiller
14. '...these? Rowlocks

15. ...the loose boards at the bottom of your boat? Floorboards*
16. '...these? Oars
17. What do you use oars for? Rowing
18. ...the part that goes into the water? Blade
19. What do you put under your boat to launch it? Skids
20. When too much water comes into the boat, you have to...? Bail Out
21. ...the place where the sky seems to meet the sea? Horizon
22. What points on the coast do you use to find your way back into the harbour? - Is there a name for all of them? Landmarks
23. ...that tall round building on a rock or cliff to guide ships? Lighthouse
24. In a shallow river-mouth you might run aground on...? Sandbanks
25. ...a dangerous patch of sea near a sandbank, cut up by waves? Rough Water
26. ...the foam blown from the top of the waves? Spindrift*
27. ...a place, often of stone or wood, for landing passengers or cargo on? Quay
28. What are the boats moored to on the quay-side? Bollards*
29. ...the rope with which you fix the boat to the bollard? Mooring Rope*
30. ...the four chief points on the compass? North, South, East, West
31. ...the four compass-points between these? N.E., S.E., S.W., N.W.
32. When the wind is right behind your boat, you say it's...? Astern/Aft
33. When the wind blows from the sea, you say it's...? An Off-Sea Wind*
34. When it blows not from the sea but from the opposite direction, you say it's...? An Off-Land Wind
35. About every 12 hours, when the sea is farthest in, it's...? High Water
36. What plant is washed up along the high water mark? Seaweed
37. After high water the tide...? Ebbs
38. After low water the tide...? Flows
39. When the sea is not ruffled by the wind, you say it is...? Calm
40. ...those big waves that smash against rocks? Breakers
41. ...that light round the moon showing bad weather? Halo
42. ...the other sign in the sky of bad weather, the one with many different colours? End of Rainbow
43. When you can't see as far as you'd like to because of white patches drifting across the sea, you say it's...? Misty (don't accept foggy.)
44. One side of your boat is to windward, the other is to...? Leeward
45. ...the water which is always present at the bottom of a boat? Bilge*
'...these parts of an anchor?

46. Crown
47. Flukes
48. Shank
49. Stock
50. The old way of getting soundings was to...? Cast a Lead
51. When making nets, you say you are...? Braiding*
52. If a net has a big hole torn in it and you want to use it again, you have to...? Mend It
53. When making the knots, what do you hold in your left hand? Spool
54. A fish can't get out of the net because it's caught in the...? Meshes
55. ...the old-fashioned float made of skin? Skin-Buoy
56. ...the small wooden buoy you use to show where fishing lines are? Dan
'...these parts of a line?

57. Snood
58. Hook
59. Barb
60. What is put on the barb? Bait
'...these parts of a crab pot?

61. Bow
62. Topstick
63. Spout
64. Door
65. Pot Bridle (a)/Pot Strop (b)*
66. To get the mussel out of its shell, you've got to...? Open It
67. '...that rather small fish with a spiral shell? Whelk
68. ...those shellfish with long tails that turn pink when boiled? Shrimps
69. ...those salt-water fish that kippers are made from? Herrings
70. ...all those eggs inside the female fish? Roe
71. '...that small grey fish with a large head that grunts when taken from the water? Grey Gurnard
72. ...a half-sized cod? Sprag
73. ...a very tiny cod? Codling
74. ...that sea animal that stings and is like an umbrella? Jellyfish
75. ...that pinkish sea- creature with five arms? Starfish