Sailing Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The aft mainsail
  2. 3. The tack you are on when the boom is on the port side
  3. 5. Emergency equipment that transmits your location
  4. 8. Brand name for HMPE rope
  5. 9. Portuguese explorer who’s crew completed the first circumnavigation
  6. 10. Safety line to clip your tether to when on deck
  7. 13. Island in the Atlantic, type of sailboat rig
  8. 14. 6 feet of water
  9. 15. Drains in the cockpit
  10. 19. Slang term for the masthead wind indicator
  11. 22. Opening in the boat below the waterline
  12. 23. The back corner of a sail
  13. 24. What the English call the boom vang
  14. 26. Historical term for the port side of the boat
  15. 27. Outermost upwind headsail on a bow sprit
  16. 31. Offshore race that starts on boxing day (2 words)
  17. 32. Singlehanded round-the-world race
  18. 34. Current holder of the America’s Cup
  19. 35. “Red sky in morning, sailors take _____”
Down
  1. 1. The controversial design feature that decided the 1983 America’s Cup (2 words)
  2. 4. “____, right, return”
  3. 6. The infamous 1979 ______ race
  4. 7. 12 ____ Class
  5. 11. The front edge of a sail
  6. 12. Design feature of a hull that is wider on the topsides than on the gunnels
  7. 13. Magnetic compass at a ship’s helm
  8. 16. Eight US Navy ships bear this name
  9. 17. Get a drink at the ____ Pony after the Mackinac race
  10. 18. Falling in the water (acronym)
  11. 20. The forecastle on a ship where the crew slept
  12. 21. Forward and aft deck curvature
  13. 25. A common downwind maneuver (American spelling)
  14. 28. Distance sailed sideways
  15. 29. Famous 100-footer; Native American tribe
  16. 30. Racing rule popular in the 1970’s
  17. 33. Italian city; type of sail
  18. 36. First yacht to win the America’s Cup