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What is a Sloop define by Wikipedia A sloop (from Dutch sloep, in turn from French chaloupe) is a sailing boat with a single mast and a fore-and-aft rig. A sloop has only onehead-sail: if a vessel has two or more head-sails, the term 'cutter' is used, and its mast may be set further aft than on a sloop. In contrast, in the US a sloop may have one, two or three head-sails forward of the mast—the term cutter not generally being used for sailboats. The most common rig of modern sailboats is the Bermuda-rigged sloop. Typically, a modern sloop carries a mainsail on a boom aft of the mast, with a single loose-footed head-sail (a jib or a genoa jib) forward of the mast. Sloops are either masthead-rigged or fractional-rigged. On a masthead-rigged sloop, the forestay (on which the headsail is carried) attaches at the top of the mast. The mainsail may be smaller than the headsail, which is then called a genoa jib. On a fractional-rigged sloop, the forestay attaches to the mast at a point below the top, typically 3/4 of the way to top, or perhaps 7/8 or some other fraction. The mast of a fractional-rigged sloop may be placed farther forward; compared to a masthead-rigged sloop, this results in a rather smaller jib relative to the size of the mainsail. 100

Activity one Instructions After reading the passage above complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks. 1. There are __________________________ classes of sloops __________________, _____________________, ____________________. 2. ________________________________ sloop must be no longer than _____________________ between perpendicular and between ____________________________ and _____________________ beam. 3.The _____________________ and _______________ must be made of __________________ , though _______________________ is allowed as a deck covering. 4. The boat cannot have __________________________, ___________________________, ______________________, or ________________________. 5. ________________________________ must be __________________________________ with no wire ________________________________. 6. ________________________________ must be traditional Bahamian sloop. 7. The sloop must be Bahamian design , _____________________________ owned and ____________________________. 8. They have __________________________, ________________________, ____________________ _________________________ _______________________ and ________________________ shapes. 9. _______________________________ are _______________________________, and ___________________________________ pass through a slot in the _________________________________. 10. ___________________________________ are ___________________________, ________________________________, and usually have a ____________________________ across them near the top . 101

Activity two INTRUCTIONS: SECTION A The following is a list of words that are found in the puzzle below. Try to find as many words as possible by underlining them gold medal bronze medal melboune sir durward knowles class a rig olympic dinghies bowsprits skippered crew sailing s i r d u r wa r d k n o wl e s f g h j k l b n g i f wx e x z a d c b mo g q e p n j h y r b n i s k i p p e r e d g h b mc f v l j as dvqt yhhj kpovbi s d f b o ws p r i t s i b n n g o l d me d a l e v b c n g r g f t h wq c l a s s a s z wa t y j u k me l b o u n e b s r g y q b r o n z e me d a l s i l i n g 102

Activity three INTRUCTIONS: Fill out the diagram 103

Activity four Instructions After reading the passage above complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks. 1. The ______________________________ are lined up at ____________________________ before the start of each race. 2.All except the ______________________ _______________________ must start on the _________________ ____________________________. 3. There are ______________________________ _________________________ the race ___________________________________________, which includes varies ___________________________ of ________________________________________. 4. The _____________________________________________ are _______________________________________ and exciting to watch. 5. In the early _____________________________________, working ________________________________ was fast _____________________________ from this part of the world. 6. The _____________________________ ____________________________________ fishing ______________________________________ was all but gone. 7. The _______________________________ oyster ________________________________ were no longer being ____________________________________ as they were layed up , and the many _______________________________ still working under ______________________________ in the Bahamas. 8. In ____________________________________ a small group of ______________________________ and _______________________________ yachtsmen conceived the idea of holding a _____________________________ for the Bahamian working __________________________________ _________________________________________. 9. In the late ______________________ _________________________ nearly __________________________________ Bahamian ___________________________________, ________________________________, and ____________________________________ gathered in ______________________________ ___________________________________ for three days of ____________________________. 10. The ___________________________________ involved over the many years sent ___________________ into what it is today. 104

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