Sailing Endorsement Questions And
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Which of the following lines would NOT be used in handling a jib or staysail? -
ANSWER✔✔Downhaul
You can make temporary repairs best for a broken forestay by using: -
ANSWER✔✔The jib or main halyard.
A sailing vessel with the wind coming over the port side is said to be a: -
ANSWER✔✔Port Tack
In order to maintain forward speed when changing from a close reach to a broad
reach, you should: - ANSWER✔✔Ease the sheets and shift weight inboard.
What is the proper method to fix running rigging to a cleat? - ANSWER✔✔A
round turn then half hitches
The purpose of a vang is to hold down the boom and control slack in the: -
ANSWER✔✔Leech.
Which line would not be used to rig a spinnaker? - ANSWER✔✔Headstay
The metal horseshoe-shaped pieces used to bend a staysail are called: -
ANSWER✔✔Hanks.
What standing rigging supports the mast in the fore and aft, and athwarships
direction? - ANSWER✔✔Shrouds and stays
A "reaching" course is one in which the wind: - ANSWER✔✔Comes over an area
extending from the bow to the quarter.
If a fore and aft sail were to tear along the foot boltrope, it could still be flown by: -
ANSWER✔✔Taking the first reef.
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