Question 1
Which of the following sailing terms is described as "Generates lift using the forward motion of the boat, counteracting the leeward force of the wind. It also provides ballast to the boat"?
Your Answer:
Keel
Question 2
Which of the following flags represents M?
Your Answer:
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Question 3
Which of the following describes the sailing term "Windward"?
Your Answer:
Towards the wind
Question 4
Which of the following describes the sailing term "Battens"?
Your Answer:
Long thins strips of usually either fibreglass or wood used to support the sail
Question 5
Which of the following describes the sailing term "Roach"?
Your Answer:
Additional curved area on the leech of a sail
Question 6
Which of the following sailing terms is described as "The back of the boat"?
Your Answer:
Stern
Question 7
"Moderate waves of some length. Many whitecaps. Small amounts of spray" best describes the sea conditions for which beaufort wind scale number?
Your Answer:
5
Question 8
Which of the following sailing terms is described as "A horizontal spar attached to the aft of the mast just below the sail."?
Your Answer:
Boom
Question 9
Which IALA buoyage system will you be using when sailing in the Mediterranean?
Your Answer:
IALA Buoyage System A
Question 10
The following image correctly shows a channel in IALA Buoyage System B. True or False?
Your Answer:
True
Question 11
Which of the following describes the sailing term "Bearing Away"?
Your Answer:
The boat turns away from the wind
Question 12
Which number is represented by the following semaphore flag signal?
Your Answer:
4
Question 13
What are the IALA buoyage systems?
Your Answer:
A system to unify the worlds buoys. There's now only 1 buoyage systems used in the world.
Correct Answer:
A system to unify the worlds buoys. There's 2 different buoyage systems used throughout the world.
Question 14
Which letter is represented by the following semaphore flag signal?
Your Answer:
Y
Correct Answer:
D
Question 15
Which of the following images identifies a Morse Code sequence for the letter "P"?
Your Answer:
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Question 16
A Safe Water Marker has which of the following top mark characteristics?
Your Answer:
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Question 17
Which of the following images identifies a Morse Code sequence for the letter "F"?
Your Answer:
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Question 18
Which of the following describes the sailing term "Tack"?
Your Answer:
Bottom forward corner of a sail
Question 19
Which of the following describes the sailing term "Genoa"?
Your Answer:
Sail at the foremast of the vessel, slightly longer than a jib and overlaps the main sail
Question 20
Which of the following vessels is the give-way vessel?
Your Answer:
The blue vessel.