Ready to crew?

Eight quick scenarios pulled from modules 1 and 2 of the course — the kind of thing a skipper actually says on deck. Answer them and get a straight read on where to start, no boat required.

What do these eight questions actually check?

• Orientation — port, starboard, and reading another boat’s lights.
• Lines — telling a halyard from a sheet.
• Points of sail — why a boat can’t sail straight upwind.
• Wind — true vs. apparent wind, and which side is windward or leeward.
• Heel — why a boat leaning over is normal, not a problem.