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Cal Sailing Club SENIOR and CRUISING WRITTEN TEST January 23, 1991 (updated March 12, 2013) You will need the following equipment to take this test: Chart of central San Francisco Bay (18649 or 18652) Course Plotter Pen or pencils and eraser Tide book for any year (for current charts and tidal difference tables) Tide and current tables for 1990, which can be found at /calendar/year/5546.html?y=1990m=1d=1 and /calendar/year/2194.html?y=1990m=1d=1 A non-programmable calculator may be used, although the problems are designed so that a calculator is not required. No other materials, notes, or publications are permitted The test is closed book (except for the chart, tide book and tide tables), and must be completed in one sitting without assistance of any kind. PASSING SCORE: 85% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAILING THEORY AND PRACTICE 1) Which of the following will not increase weather helm? Tightening the backstay Increasing heel angle Loosening the outhaul Over-trimming the mainsail 2) On a Commander, which of the following will have the greatest effect on weather helm? Raking the mast 4 inches at the tip Heeling the boat another 20° Moving the jib lead forward by two holes Steering from the other side of the cockpit 3) What is the primary function of a boom vang? Tighten the luff of the mainsail Flatten the mainsail Reduce the twist of the mainsail Reduce the possibility accidental jibes Reduce weather helm 4) What is the primary function of a mainsheet traveler? Reduce load on the mainsheet Allow the boom to be let out without reducing load on the mainsheet Reduce weather helm Increase the mechanical advantage of the mainsheet 5) What is the primary