US SAILING BASIC KEELBOAT EXAM
REPORTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Position of Sails - Answer-Close hauled = Sail to corner of boat
Close reach = Sail a little farther than corner of boat
Beam reach = Sail is out towards beam of boat
Broad reach = Sail almost fully out
Run = Sail fully out, sailing by the lee - jib and mainsail opposite sides
In irons/No go zone = Sail is luffing, might move backwards
Parts of a Sail - Answer-Jib halyard, main halyard, head, leech, foot, luff, clew, tack
Sail Controls - Answer-Cunningham, boomvang, jib sheets, fairleads, outhaul,
mainsheet, traveler, horn cleat, cam cleat, clam cleat, winch
Basic Navigation Rules (6) - Answer-1. Starboard tack over port tack
2. Leeward vessel over windward
3. Overtaken vessel over overtaking vessel
4. Sailboats over powerboats
5. Star clear of large vessels (i.e. barges)
6. Be alert and safe
Parts of the Boat - Answer-Deck, bow, cabin trunk, port, starboard, hull, companionway,
keel, tiller, transom, rudder, stern, cockpit
Parts of the Rig - Answer-Mast, mainsail, batten, telltales, backstay, forestay, jib,
spreader, telltales, shrouds, boom
Points of Sail - Answer-Close hauled, close reach, beam reach, broad reach, run, in
irons/no go zone, starboard tack, port tack
Sailing Upwind - Answer-Beating, beating to windward
Tacking - Answer-90 degree angle, slower than jibes
Jibing - Answer-Smaller angle, faster than tacks
Stand-on Vessels Are (6) - Least to Greatest - Answer-*Stand-on vessels are:
1. Disabled vessel
2. Difficulty to move vessels (i.e. barges)