Basics

Question 1

A port tack is when the wind is coming from the starboard side of the vessel?

• False
• True

Question 2

Which of the following vessels is the give-way vessel?

• Neither vessels
• The blue vessel.
• Both vessels
• The red vessel

Question 3

For the majority of boats, which of the following is the fastest point of sail?

• Head to Wind
• Broad Reach
• Run
• Beam Reach

Question 4

Which of the following describes the sailing term "Main Sail"?

• Sail located behind the main mast of the vessel
• The right side of the boat
• The boat turns into the wind
• Most commonly a stainless steel wire, the forestay is a piece of standing rigging which helps keep the mast upright. It is attached at the bow of the boat, to the top of the mast

Question 5

The following describes which part of a sail "Bottom aft corner of a sail"?

• Clew
• Battens
• Tack
• Head