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1 When you want to point higher, a tighter leech is usually better than an open leech.
2 A deep sail creates more drag than a flat one
3 Which of the following may require that you trim your sails differently from tack to tack?
4 In which wind/sea condition would you want the least amount of twist in your sails?
5 Which of the following does not indicate the possible presence of wind sheer aloft?
A difference from tack to tack in:
6 Which of these is the least effective in depowering your main?
7 Which of the following is a good time for trimming your sails on the tight side when sailing upwind?
8 In choppy conditions you should generally sail with more twist in your sails.
9 The reason why sails need twist on both tacks is because of wind sheer aloft.
10 Trimming a sail tighter is one way to increase the amount of its lift, or power.
11 When you're having trouble finding the 'groove,' which of the following are good ideas?
12 When you are about to hit a couple of bad waves, which of the following is not a good idea?
13 You are permitted to move your body to help steer the boat through waves.
14 How many degrees of windward helm do you usually want when you're sailing upwind?
15 When sailing upwind, which of these should be the lowest priority for the helmsperson?
16 More leeward heel increases windward helm.
17 Which of the following will not reduce windward helm?
18 You don't want the front of your jib to be rounder when;
19 When you get a 'velocity header' you should usually:
20 Which of the following things might you do to increase the amount of pre-bend in your mast?
21 If possible, you should always tune your rig so the mast is perfectly straight from side to side on both tacks.
22 One good method for gauging how much rake you have is to measure the length of your forestay.
23 If you cannot trim your sails identically on each tack, your rig is not tuned correctly.
24 The primary way to get more rake is by pulling harder on your backstay or runners.
25 If you have large overbend wrinkles extending from the mainsail clew toward the mast, you might consider:
26 Trim the spinnaker sheet hard enough to keep the sail from curling along the luff.
27 If you are reaching and you want less power in the spinnaker, lower the outboard end of the pole.
28 Which of the following is not a good guideline for setting the height of your spinnaker pole?
29 You should not let your mast go farther forward than vertical when racing downwind.
30 A centerline sprit pole should be fully extended whenever the spinnaker is set.
31 When running in breeze, the tack line of an asymmetrical chute should rise vertically from the outer end of the sprit pole.
32 The tack of an asymmetrical chute should be pulled down to the end of the sprit.
33 It is permissible to fly your spinnaker without a pole for the entire run.
34 You are allowed to pump the spinnaker sheet to promote surfing or planing.
35 On a heavy-air run, which of the following are not ways to gain more control?
36 A tighter backstay makes your headsail flatter.
37 If the leeward luff telltales are stalled, you should either ease the jib sheet or try bearing off a little.
38 In a typical headsail, how far aft should the position of maximum draft normally be?
39 When you want to point higher, one of the first things you should try is trimming your jib sheet tighter.
40 You should set the fore-and-aft position of your headsail lead so that:
41 On most boats, you should tension the luff of your jib or genoa until you eliminate all the wrinkles.
42 You can usually point higher by pulling harder on the jib luff tension.
43 If you add more pre-bend, you will usually be able to sail with a fuller headsail.
44 The primary way for a jib trimmer to "change gears" is by moving the lead position.
45 When you ease the backstay, this moves the draft in the main farther forward.
46 You should almost never position your traveler car above (to windward of) the centerline of the boat.
47 When you loosen your cunningham control line:
48 The primary reason for tensioning the cunningham is to get rid of wrinkles in the lower part of the mainsail.
49 The telltale on your top batten should normally be stalling about half the time in:
50 In most conditions, a good rule of thumb is to trim your main so the top batten is parallel to the boom, both upwind and when you're running.
51 When you ease the outhaul, it closes the lower leech and increases windward helm.
52 You should always keep the mainsail at maximum hoist with the top of the headboard at the black band.
53 Telltales on the main don't help much on a run, so ease the sheet until the main just starts to luff near the mast.
54 You normally need to use a lot of cunningham for:
55 In a mainsail, how far aft (distance from luff to leech) should the position of maximum draft normally be?
56 Which of the following will not help reduce excessive backwind in the main?
57 On a beat, you should try to go for speed first and then work on pointing.
58 You should never heel to windward upwind.
59 An upwind 'target' is the boatspeed that will give you maximum VMG to windward in the existing wind velocity.
60 In light air you often move crew forward on a run to:
61 The most accurate way to gauge how well you are performing upwind is to:
