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Windsurfing Questions: 

1.  What is the the piece of equipment that you should check before sailing.

  The centerboard's attachment to the windsurfing board.
  The attachment of the mast to the board.
  The attachment of the boom to the mast.
  The sail.
  The attachment of the sail to the boom..
  All of the above.

2.  What is the first thing you do to get on the windsurfing board?

Place your feet on either side of the mast.
Pull your self on from the back end of the board, grabbing each side of the board with your hands..
Pull your self on to the board by grabbing the mast foot with your front hand, and placing your back hand over the center line.
Pull yourself on the board by grabbing the uphaul.
 Swim parallel to the board and then roll your body onto the board.

3.  You are now kneeling on the board.  The next position you want to assume is the:

  Sailing Position
  Basic Position
  Back-to-the-Wind Position
  Balance Position
  Rescue Position

4.  You begin to lift the rig out of the water by first using your:

  Arms, going hand over hand on the uphaul.
  Your back, by bending over and pulling on the uphaul.
  You do not lift the rig.  Instead turn the board so the rig is upwind and let the wind lift it.
  Using your knees and thighs by bending your knees and slowly lifting up leaning backward slightly to balance the rig.

5.  When lifting the rig, you must keep it in what relationship to the board?

perpendicular to the board.
tilted slightly forward.
tilted slightly backward.
over the back of the board.

6.  You have uphauled the rig and are standing back to the wind with the sail flagging downwind.  What position are you in?

  Sailing Position
  Rescue Position
  Back to the Wind Position
  Basic Position
  Balance Position

7. In the basic position:

  You are behind the mast with the rig balanced over the center of the board.
  There should be a "V" between you and the rig so your body is leveraged against the weight of the rig.
  You are laying prone on the board over a folded rig..
  You are standing on the board holding the uphaul ready to hoist the rig.

8. From the basic position you may?

  Turn the board.
  Drop the rig.
  Enter the Balance and then the Sailing Position.
  All of the above.

9.  When you want to turn the board away from the wind you:

  Tilt the rig toward the front of the board.
  Tilt the rig toward the back of the board.
  Tilt the rig perpendicular to the board in the start position.
  Tilt the rig off  to the side and toward from the wind.

10.  What is a Tack?

  Sailing directly into the wind.
  The front of the board passes through the wind.
  The back of the board passes through the wind.
  Sailing directly downwind.

11.  You should give your windsurfing plan to:

  The United States Coast Guard.
  The police department.
  A responsible friend.
  The buddy you will be windsurfing on the water with.

12.  What is TRUE about offshore wind?

  Often occurs in the morning and is called a land breeze.
  Blows from the land to the ocean.
  You should not sail in offshore winds.
  All of the above.

13.  In the self rescue, you should:

  Only paddle to shore if you know you can make it.
  Head upwind to your desired landing point on shore.
  In all but very light winds, roll your rig and place in the center of the board.
  If a centerboard or daggerboard is present, pull it up and secure it in the rigging.
  All of the above.

Questions 14 through 28 are on the windsurfing board diagram:
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14.  Uphaul             E    G   L  N   O

15.  Clew/Outhaul  E    G   L  N   O

16.   Batten  D  I   J  N  O

17.   Boom    D  I   J  N  O

18.    Mast     D  I   J  N  O

19.    Head     A  B  C  F  L  M

20.    Luff       A  B  C  F  L  M
 
21.    Foot       A  B  C  F  L  M

22.    Leech    A  B  C  F  L  M

23.    Tack      A  B  C  F  L  M

24.    Mast Foot   K  H  J  I  G

25.     Skeg           K  H  J  I  G

26.    Center Fin   K  H  J  I  G

27.    Stern            K  H  J  I  G

28.    Bow              K  H  J  I  G
 
29.   Important safety procedures in windsurfing include:

Always windsurf with a buddy.
Always let someone on shore know your windsurfing plan.
When on the water, never leave your board.
Always wear a USCG approved life jacket or PFD.
All of the above.

30.  The knot used to tie the outhaul and downhaul lines around the mast and boom extensions is the::

Square Knot.
Figure 8.
Sheet Bend.
Clove Hitch.
Half Hitch

31.  Which of the following rules of road is NOT true:

The board on a port tack gives way to the board on a starboard tack.
 A windsurfing board always has the right of way over a sailboat.
  A windsurfing board gives way to a surfing board.
  If on the same tack the upwind board is the give way board.
  A windsurfing board is the give way boat when it overtakes a powerboat.

32.   A knot which can be used to tie a rope around a person is called a:

Figure 8.
Square Knot.
Bowline.
Clove Hitch.
Half Hitch.

33.   The center of resistance refers to: 

The focal point of force of the water on the center fin and skeg.
The force of the wind on the sail.
The middle of the board where the sailor is situated to provide resistance against the sail.
On most windsurfing boards it corresponds to the middle of the boom.
  

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