Which term can also mean to prepare a boat to go sailing?

Which term can also mean to prepare a boat to go sailing?

• A. Rig
• B. Reef
• C. Roller furling
• D. Reeve

Answer: (A)

Rig is the term for preparing a boat to go sailing. In sailing, to rig a boat means to set up the mast, sails, rigging, lines, and hardware so the vessel is ready to sail. It covers the whole preparation needed before departure. The other terms describe specific actions: to reef means reducing sail area; roller furling is a system for rolling up sails to adjust area; reeve means to thread a rope through a hole or hardware. These are parts of handling or adjusting sails, not the overall preparation to sail.

Rig is the term for preparing a boat to go sailing. In sailing, to rig a boat means to set up the mast, sails, rigging, lines, and hardware so the vessel is ready to sail. It covers the whole preparation needed before departure. The other terms describe specific actions: to reef means reducing sail area; roller furling is a system for rolling up sails to adjust area; reeve means to thread a rope through a hole or hardware. These are parts of handling or adjusting sails, not the overall preparation to sail.