1. The sport of Kings in England, also known as "Yachting",  can be traced back as far as the mid 1600's with King Charles II.  As a lad, Charles II spent some time on Jersey, an island off the coast of France, during the political unrest at home. To pass the time, he began sailing and soon developed a lasting love for the sea and ships. Two years after the violent death of his father, King Charles I, by public hanging during the civil war, Charles II attempted to take back control of the crown but was thwarted and forced to leave the country secretly by boat in disguise.

   The journey that Charles II made from Shoreham near Brighton to Fecamp, France has been recreated annually since 1976 in the form of a Yacht Race by the Sussex Yacht Club.   

   What was the name of the original boat that took Charles to safety during his flight to France in 1651?

   C. The Surprise
    

2. The first "Jachts" originated in The Netherlands, a country that for centuries depended upon its numerous waterways as the primary means of transportation, both of goods and of people. The word "jacht" comes from the dutch word, "jagen" meaning to hunt or chase. The first Dutch jachts were light, fast vessels used by the Dutch Navy to hunt down pirates and other transgressors of the waterways and to transport royal messengers. Jachts came to refer to light, three-masted, full rigged ships, just large enough to be completely decked over.

   Which of the following Dutch jachts was the first authenticated European ship to visit Australia in the early 1600's?
   
   C. Jacht Duyfken

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