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BASIC KEELBOAT REVIEW QUESTIONS This hand-out is provided by Spinnaker Sailing to help you prepare for the American Sailing Association Basic Keelboat Exam © Spinnaker Sailing 1993, 2011

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1. Identify the following boat parts: Lifelines Keel Cabin Bow Stern Pulpit Stern Bow pulpit Shroud Gooseneck Mast Headstay/Forestay Spreader Deck Traveler Boom Backstay

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2. Identify the following sail parts Luff Clew Tack Head Leech Foot Battens Bolt Rope Hanks Genoa Mainsail Storm Jib Working Jib Spinnaker

___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

3. Describe the function of the following parts: Cleat Blocks Tiller/Wheel Halyard(s) Mainsheet

___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

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2 Fairlead Winch Jibsheet(s) Shackle Rudder

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4. Describe the function of the following parts: Boom Topping Lift ___________________________________________ Outhaul ___________________________________________ Downhaul/Cunningham _________________________________________ Fenders ___________________________________________ Boomvang ___________________________________________ Spring/Breast Lines ___________________________________________ Stays ___________________________________________ Telltales ___________________________________________ Shrouds ___________________________________________ 5. Define the following terms: Windward ___________________________________________ Port ___________________________________________ Starboard ___________________________________________ Leeward ___________________________________________ Astern ___________________________________________ Abeam ___________________________________________ Helmsman ___________________________________________ Ahead ___________________________________________ Crew ___________________________________________ Skipper ___________________________________________ Running Rigging ___________________________________________ Tacking/Coming About _________________________________________ Sailing by-the-lee ___________________________________________ Standing Rigging ___________________________________________ Jibing ___________________________________________ Heel ___________________________________________ Aft ___________________________________________ Forward ___________________________________________ Beam ___________________________________________

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3 6. Identify the windward and leeward boat in each of the following diagrams: Wind

Wind

7. Identify the point of sail for each boat in the diagram:

e

d

b

c

Wind f

a

a. ______________________________________ b. ______________________________________ c. ______________________________________ d. ______________________________________ e. ______________________________________ f. ______________________________________

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4 8. Define the following terms: Starboard Tack ___________________________________________ Luffing ___________________________________________ Port Tack ___________________________________________ Heading Up ___________________________________________ Sailing by the lee ___________________________________________ Bearing Away/Falling Off ________________________________________

9. Which boat is the give way boat? ________

10. Which boat is the give way boat? ________

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5 11. Which is the give way boat? _______ sailing fast

Describe the rule that applies:

motoring slowly

_____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________

12. Which is the give way boat? _______ motoring

sailing

Describe the rule that applies: ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________

13. Describe the action to be taken by sailboats when encountering vessels that are engaged in fishing, towing, large ships in confined channels, etc? __________________________________________________________

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6 14. To whom should a float plan be filed? ____________________________

15. What is the FEDERAL blood alcohol content sufficient for arrest for intoxication? ________ 16. What is the number of days allowed for an accident report with damage of more than $2000 or loss of a vessel? (Not for loss of life.) _________ 17. List three sources of navigation information for an area with which you are not familiar. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 18. What is the best angle to cross shipping lanes in order to get across quickly? ______________________ 19. Describe the pennants used for Small Craft Warnings and Gale Warnings.

20. Which way would you be traveling along a channel if you saw these buoys?

3 (green)

4

4

(red)

(red)

21. What does the following buoy represent?

white

red

or

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3 (green)

7 22. What do the following buoys represent?

23. List the required safety items for a 23 foot sailboat with outboard engine: _______________________ ________________________ _______________________ ________________________ _______________________ ________________________ 24. Where may plastics be disposed overboard? _______________________ 25. Where may garbage be disposed overboard? _______________________ 26. What is the fine for discharging oil in navigable waters of the US? _________ 27. Where must registration numbers be located on a boat? _________________ 28. What is the restriction regarding operating a motorboat in a swim area? _____________________________ 29. What is the Good Samaritan Rule of the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971? __________________________________________________________________ 30. What does five or more short blasts from another vessel indicate? ____________ 31. What does one short blast from another vessel indicate? ___________________ 32. What does two short blasts indicate? ________________________ 33. What color lights appear: Port side____________ at the stern_________________

Starboard side _________

34. What color light must be shown in addition to the above three when the vessel is under power? _______________ Where is it shown? __________________ Which way does it face? _________________________

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8 35. What is the purpose for the following knots? Square Knot (Reef Knot) ____________________________ Bowline ____________________________ Cleat Hitch ____________________________ Figure Eight ____________________________ Round Turn & Two Half Hitches ___________________________ Clove Hitch ____________________________ 36. What is the primary danger of sailing by-the-lee? ________________________________________ 37. On which points of sail are the greatest danger of an accidental jibe? _________________________

or ________________________________

38. While sailing on a close reach, name three observations to help determine proper sail trim. _____________________ _______________________ ____________________

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