Seamanship Quiz 4
1. What's the best sail combination when running downwind for several days?
  • Wing & wing (e.g. poled-out jib and prevented out mainsail)
  • Large jib alone
  • Two poled-out headsails
2. What's the best way to get water out of the engine block?
  • Suck it out using the oil change pump
  • Slowly turn the crankshaft by hand
  • Remove the injectors and spin the crank shaft
3. When sailing on a reach, you should?
  • Move the jib sheet lead outboard
  • Tighten the mainsail foot
  • Set a tight main boom preventer
4. When anchoring with all chain rode, you should?
  • Use more scope than with rope
  • Use a stretchy snubber
  • Use a swivel
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The terms hazard and risk, though often used interchangeably, are not the same. Hazard takes into account the exposure to potential danger – the angle of the slope, the size of the waves, the intensity of the storm – as well as the probability of an event occurring. Risk is the hazard multiplied by the consequences – in other words, what might happen if something goes wrong.

Jill Fredston, Rowing to Latitude.