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Question 1: Towards the end of the 19th century people began to use these small boats for sport and recreational sailing, utilising the opportunities for leisure afforded by the ________.
Thomas HighsTextile manufacture during the Industrial RevolutionIndustrial RevolutionWilliam Radcliffe

Question 2: Trapezing during a race first appeared in 1934, on the Thames A Class Rater Vagabond sailed by ________ (son of the famous Scott of the Antarctic), and John Winter.
Peter ScottLondonUnited KingdomDavid Attenborough

Question 3: Examples of these are the Wayfarer, the Mirror, the Laser Stratos, the ________, the CL 16 and the Laser 16.
SailingMirror (dinghy)DrascombeOptimist dinghy

Question 4: In Britain and ________ dinghy sailing has also been considerably advanced by the RYA, the regulatory authority which regulates racing and which provides modular and accredited training courses for leisure and competitive sailing.
Western EuropeEuropeBalkansEastern Europe

Question 5: During the ________ plywood had become a major building material for aircraft.
Soviet occupationsSecond Sino-Japanese WarWorld War IICollaboration with the Axis Powers during World War II

Question 6: When racing, the above skills need to be refined and additional skills and techniques learned, such as the application of the "________", boat handling skills when starting and when rounding marks, and knowledge of tactics and strategy.
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at SeaWindsurfingRacing Rules of SailingYacht racing

Question 7: ________ had a private sailing boat presented to him when he returned from exile to England in the 17th century, and he sailed for recreation and competition.
Charles I of EnglandWilliam III of EnglandJames II of EnglandCharles II of England

Question 8: Dinghy sailing is the activity of sailing small boats by using the five essential controls: (1) the sails and (2) underwater foils (daggerboard or centreboard and ________).
CompassStrakeAircraft flight control systemRudder

Question 9: This results in less friction because of reduced ________ length, reduced displacement (the amount of water needing to be pushed aside by the boat), and reduced 'wetted area'.
Stability conditions (watercraft)Classification societyWaterlineHull (watercraft)

Question 10: Larger privately used sailing boats had developed separately, and have resulted in the ________ of today.
SloopSailboatWindsurfingYacht
















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