What is the proper location for a helmsman to sit on a small dinghy? - ANSWER Windward side
What does heaving to require? - ANSWER a backed jib
what is the term for changing direction toward the wind
What is the proper location for a helmsman to sit on a small dinghy? - ANSWER Windward side
What does heaving to require? - ANSWER a backed jib
what is the term for changing direction toward the wind - ANSWER heading up
What is the name of the top corner of a sail - ANSWER Head/ sometimes luff
When do sails work at their maximum efficiency when sailing upwind? - ANSWER on the verge of a luff
Which of the following is stated in the Navigation Rules regarding collisions?
A.) All vessels must take measures to avoid collisions
B.) a lookout be posted only in foggy weather
C.) the stand on vessel always has right of way
D.) sailboats always have right of way over powerboats - ANSWER A
In a man overboard drill what is the best method to return to the victim on a sailboat? - ANSWER Tack
and sail back on a reach
what is true regarding the scoop capsize recovery method in light air - ANSWER it doesn't matter which
direction the sails are facing
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