1. List the materials you chose to construct your boat. Give a brief explanation of why you chose these materials.
b. Hull:
c. Sail:
d. Shrouds:
e. Other parts:
2. Sketch the design of your boat.
3. Did you have any problems building your boat? If
so, what were the problems and how would you do things differently
next time to build a boat?
4. What did you do to get the boat to travel in different
directions with respect to the wind? For example, could you get
your boat to travel downwind? Upwind? With the wind at
the side of the boat?
5. How do you think the shape of the hull effected the way
the boat moved in the water?
6. Did your boat tip over? If so, what would you need
to do to prevent this in the future>
7. Briefly describe how the wind from the side of the boat
can make it travel in a straight line.
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