1982
Sailing, Sailing
September 1982


“Sailing, Sailing,” Friend, Aug.–Sept. 1982, 26

Sailing, Sailing

Crossword puzzle

Across

  1. Ropes supporting mast.

  2. Toward the rear.

  3. A ship is called a she not a he or an _____.

  4. Front end of a ship.

  5. Large working sail.

  6. A place to sit.

  7. Dip water out of a boat.

  8. Right side of a ship.

  9. Abbreviation for seaman apprentice.

  10. What seagulls do.

Down

  1. Rear end of a ship.

  2. Triangular sail attached to foremast.

  3. Nickname for Thomas.

  4. Large body of water.

  5. Rope used to hoist sail.

  6. Moving ridge on a body of water.

  7. Lever attached to ship’s rudder.

  8. Left side of ship.

  9. Metal alloy of copper and zinc.

  10. A ship’s steering mechanism.

  11. Best sailing weather.

  12. Change a sailing boat’s direction.

  13. Pole to extend the foot of a sail.

Answers:

  • Across—(1) stays, (3) aft, (4) it, (8) bow, (10) mainsail, (11) seat, (14) bail, (17) starboard, (20) SA, (21) soar. Down—(1) stem, (2) jib, (5) Tom, (6) sea, (7) halyard, (9) wave, (12) tiller, (13) port, (14) brass, (15) rudder, (16) fair, (18) tack, (19) boom.