The small boat online test is both for fun and learning.  If you fail the test, you will be prevented from retaking any of the tests for 10 minutes to allow you to review the material.  Once submitted, the computer will grade the test and notify you which questions you have missed.  If you pass, you will be asked if you wish to submit the test via e-mail.  If you do, an answer sheet will be displayed.  All information submitted in the form and test will be held in confidence.  

NOTE:  This test is based on the boating skills on this site and in the US SAILING Book "Start Sailing Right"..  Please view these before taking the test.

Ten questions, a score of 70% is required to pass the Small Boat Online Test. 
   


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Small Boat Online Test Questions : 

1. Which knot is best for putting a "stopper" at the end of the the jib sheet?

two half hitches
 bowline
clove hitch
figure 8

2. "Balance" on a small dinghy means the...

  skipper and crew must sit on opposite sides at all times
  sails, centerboard and rudder are adjusted so the boat will sail forward in a straight line
  main and jib are trimmed in tight
  centerboard is halfway down

3. Vertical wrinkles along the luff of the mainsail indicate too much...

  halyard or cunningham tension
  outhaul tension
  mainsheet tension
  boomvang tension

4.  You would depower a mainsail to...

  eliminate excessive heel
  correct weather helm
  increase crew comfort
  all of the above

5. The wind felt by a person near a stationary object such as a tree, flag, smokestack or motionless boat is called ...

  the apparent wind
  the velocity
  the true wind
  a header

6.  A seabreeze is caused by...

 a front passing offshore
 water temperatures that are warmer than land
 land temperatures that are warmer than water
 approaching rain squalls

7.  To steer a boat properly a sailor uses...

  rudder, body weight and sail trim
  the centerboard only
  boom vang and sail trim only
  only rudder

8.  Areas of high pressure contain...

  warmer air
  cooler air
  humid air
  whirpools

9. An element of the standing rigging that secures the mast to the hull is called the ...

shroud
jib sheet
boom vang
traveler

10.  For maximum jib performance in various wind speeds you may have to adjust the... 

  daggerboard
  fairleads
  mainsail
  gudgeon

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