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Racing Rules of Sailing Test

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of 25 available terms

5 Written Questions

5 Matching Questions

  1. Rule 10
  2. Rule 16.1
  3. Rule 13
  4. Rule 23.2
  5. Rule 19.2 (c)
  1. a At an obstruction, a clear astern boat cannot gain inside overlap and require room when there is not room to pass inside
  2. b No rights between passing head to wind and close-hauled
  3. c A boat cannot purposefully sail outside of her proper course and interfere with a boat on another leg or lap of the course
  4. d When changing course the right-of-way boat must give others time/room to keep clear
  5. e Starboard has rights over port

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. When a right-of-way boat sailing close-hauled or above hails for room to tack, the hailed boat must avoid and give room to tack
  2. Overlap is established once the first boat reaches the 3 boat-length circle. Outside owes room to inside; clear astern owes room to clear ahead
  3. Inside the 3 boat-length circle, outside boat must give mark-room to boats with inside overlap
  4. When a port-tack boat is in a position to cleanly cross a starboard boat, the S boat cannot change course so that P must immediately change course
  5. Leeward has rights over windward

5 True/False Questions

  1. Rule 14Leeward has rights over windward

          

  2. Rule 15Give other boats room to keep clear when you acquire right-of-way

          

  3. Rule 18.2 (c)Overlap is established once the first boat reaches the 3 boat-length circle. Outside owes room to inside; clear astern owes room to clear ahead

          

  4. Rule 18 (all parts)Inside the 3 boat-length circle, outside boat must give mark-room to boats with inside overlap

          

  5. Rule 22Clear ahead has right-of-way (clear astern must keep clear)