Navigation Quiz 2
1. You are crossing a 100 mile wide channel with a strong current, is it fastest to . . ?
  • Adjust the course as the current changes to hold the cross track error to zero
  • Steer a single compass course - rumb line adjusted for net current - all the way to the destination
  • Steer one course initially and a second after the current switches direction
2. After you have set the anchor and have the engine in reverse, what's the best way to see if its dragging or firmly set?
  • Watch a beam transit
  • Feel the anchor rode to see if it is vibrating
  • Watch the gps
3. If your destination is dead upwind and there is a beam current, which tack is favored?
  • With current on the windward side
  • With current on the lee side
  • Neither
4. You are on passage, close hauled and the wind is expected to shift forward in 4 hours, which is fastest?
  • Continue steering directly toward the destination
  • Steer close hauled
  • Steer high but not close hauled
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