Question 1
A sailing boat cannot sail downwind?
Your Answer:
False
Question 2
Which letter is represented by the following semaphore flag signal?
Your Answer:
C
Correct Answer:
M
Question 3
Which of the following is a the chart symbol for the direction of buoyage?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer:
Question 4
Which of the following vessels is the give-way vessel?
Your Answer:
The blue vessel.
Question 5
Lift is a force generated by the water pushing against the keel/centreboard of the boat. True or False?
Your Answer:
True
Correct Answer:
False
Question 6
Which of the following describes the "Tell Tales"?
Your Answer:
Aft edge of a sail
Correct Answer:
Light strips of material attached to the sail to indicate whether the air stream on the sail surface is smooth or turbulent
Question 7
Which IALA buoyage system will you be using when entering a harbour in Argentina?
Your Answer:
IALA Buoyage System A
Correct Answer:
IALA Buoyage System B
Question 8
Is the following vessel on a port tack or a starboard tack?
Your Answer:
Port
Question 9
What are the IALA buoyage systems?
Your Answer:
A system to identify buoys. Each country has their own system
Correct Answer:
A system to unify the worlds buoys. There's 2 different buoyage systems used throughout the world.
Question 10
Which of the following describes the sailing term "Tack"?
Your Answer:
Question Not Answered
Correct Answer:
Bottom forward corner of a sail
Question 11
The following image identifies which point of sail?
Your Answer:
Question Not Answered
Correct Answer:
Run
Question 12
Which of the following flags represents Z?
Your Answer:
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Correct Answer:
Question 13
The red circle in the following image identifies which sailing term?
Your Answer:
Question Not Answered
Correct Answer:
AHead
Question 14
The following image identifies which part of a sail?
Your Answer:
Question Not Answered
Correct Answer:
Leech
Question 15
Which letter is represented by the following semaphore flag signal?
Your Answer:
Question Not Answered
Correct Answer:
R
Question 16
The following image identifies which buoy?
Your Answer:
Question Not Answered
Correct Answer:
Isolated Danger
Question 17
"Long waves begin to form. White foam crests are very frequent. Some airborne spray is present" best describes the sea conditions for which beaufort wind scale number?
Your Answer:
Question Not Answered
Correct Answer:
6
Question 18
Which of the following flags represents L?
Your Answer:
Question Not Answered
Correct Answer:
Question 19
Which of the following describes the sailing term "Battens"?
Your Answer:
Question Not Answered
Correct Answer:
Long thins strips of usually either fibreglass or wood used to support the sail
Question 20
Which letter is represented by the following semaphore flag signal?
Your Answer:
Question Not Answered
Correct Answer:
H