Helmsman's Test
1) When trying to sail into a dock the best thing to do is to:a. Come into the wind
b. Head three sheets to the wind
c. Release your sails
d. a and b only
e. a and c only2) If you are skippering the boat you should assign one of your crew members to:
a. tell you where the wind is coming from
b. look under the sail to make sure no one is sailing on a collision course with your boat
c. test the water temperature
d. look for leaks in the hull3) If you want to reduce the amount of bag in your mainsail at least one item you will want to tighten is the:
a. Peterson line
b. Crough bar
c. Cunningham rig
d. Connor cleat4) If you capsize the cardinal rule of sailing is:
a. stay with the boat
b. swim to Bassing’s Beach
c. swim to the nearest boat
d. swim to the nearest buoy5) The top priority rule for two boats on a collision course is:
a. starboard tack over port tack
b. avoid collision
c. port tack over starboard tack
d. raise the anti-fouling flag6) If you are sailing up wind and find too much pressure on the tiller to maintain your course, you may wish to consider:
a. increasing your nautilus work out
b. ease the main sheet
c. hike out more to windward
d. b and c only7) In sailing close hauled the center board should be:
a. fully pulled up
b. fully lowered
c. partially pulled to the Musto mark
d. fully pulled up except when tacking through the wind8) When you are thinking of jibing, you say to your crew:
a. buckle up your life jacket
b. let’s wing n’wing
c. are you prepared to jibe, jibe ho
d. mizzen the yardarm9) The line which raises and lowers the mainsail is called:
a. the main downhaul
b. the outhaul
c. the Sweeney rope
d. the main halyard10) The line which controls the lateral movement of the boom and mainsail is called the:
a. topping lift
b. foreguy
c. Flibotte chain
d. main sheet11) The most common reason(s) for capsizing include:
a. an uncontrolled jibe
b. tangled lines
c. inappropriate weight distribution
d. a and c only
e. a, b, and c12) When leaving for a sail you should always:
a. check on the weather forecast
b. let someone know where you are going and for how long
c. know the direction of the tide
d. a and b only
e. a, b and c13) If you are returning to a harbor the buoys should be respected in the following manner:
a. leave red buoys to your right and green buoys to your left
b. leave red buoys to your left and green buoys to your right
c. leave both red and green buoys to your right
d. leave both red and green buoys to your left.14) If one of your crew members feels seasick:
a. return to shore as soon as possible
b. tell them to get sick downwind
c. tell them to get sick up wind
d. hand them a bag from the LaGuardia shuttle
e. heave to15) If one of your crew members falls overboard, the best way to approach the crew member is:
a. downwind
b. in irons
c. close hauled, with the sails luffing and the body to windward
d. close hauled, with the sails full and the body to leeward16) If you are departing from the dock you should be careful about:
a. staying away from the Gulph river entrance
b. not sailing into the path of oncoming power and sail boats
c. not wiping out people on the dock with your boom
d. staying away from Bassings Beach swimmers
e. all of the above17) If your boat starts to tip going up wind, this condition is called:
a. keeling
b. heeling
c. reeling
d. filibustering18) If your boat starts to tip too much going up wind you can:
a. ease the mainsheet
b. hike out more to windward
c. pinch the boat more into the eye of the wind and "spill some air"
d. do any one or all of the above19) If you run aground on sand, you can:
a. call 911
b. lower the sail, raise the centerboard and try to walk the boat to deeper water
c. ask for a tow after lowering the sail and raising the centerboard
d. perform the Galligan maneuver
e. b or c20) When on the water you should always:
a. wear your life preserver
b. use your cell phone to order a pizza from RGP or Papa Gino’s for when you return to shore
c. attach the safety mizzen to the Shipp cleat
d. complete a dead reckoning calculation