END OF MODULE SEVEN ASSESSMENT TASKS - New Zealand Radio Yachting Association Inc.

END OF MODULE 7 ASSESSMENT TASKS

This is an open book test. You may use the following reference material to complete the test:

a. Racing Rules of Sailing 2017 – 2020 (RRS)
b. NZRYA Race Management Manual (NZRYA RMM)
c. NZRYA Standard Sailing Instruction (NZRYA SSI)
d. Heat Management System (HMS 16).

The questions are all multiple choice and there is only one correct answer to each question. Record which one you believe it is.

Your Name

Your Email

1. Gate marks should be a minimum of:

A..................4 to 6 boat lengths apart

B..................6 to 8 boat lengths apart

C..................8 to 10 boat lengths apart

D..................15 to 20 boat lengths apart.

2. A good course length should take the first boat:

A...............4 to 6 min to complete

B...............6 to 10 min to complete

C..............10 to 15 min to complete

D...............20 to 30 min to complete..

3. If the venue permits, which of the following courses is recommended for NZRYA Sanctioned events?

A.................windward/leeward

B.................triangle/sausage

C.................box

D.................trapezoid.

4. Course boards are:

A.................not mandatory at NZRYA Sanctioned Events

B.................positioned so they are visible to competitors while racing

C.................connected with connecting marks to show the rhumb line

D..................located next to the official notice board.

5. Offset marks are positioned to:

A................separate boats approaching the windward mark from those leaving it

B................reduce congestion at a single leeward mark

C................allow the fleet to use either side of the course

D.................prevent boats fetching the windward mark from the start line.

6. Where possible, races should finish on a beat to windward to:

A..............allow boats to approach the finish line on either tack

B..............allow boats to finish on starboard with right of way over running boats

C..............assist the finish-line judges to read the sail number

D...............get boats off the course quicker after finishing.

7. If the majority of boats are using one side of the gate, the Race Officer should:

A...................move the other mark upwind to encourage boats to use either mark

B...................not delay racing by moving the marks

C...................move the other mark downwind to encourage boats to use either mark

D...................bring the marks closer together so boats are not getting an unfair advantage.

8. The NZRYA Sailing Instruction alters RRS E3.8 (c) to:

A.................prevent courses from being shortened at NZRYA Sanctioned events

B.................make course boards compulsory at NZRYA Sanctioned event

C.................make control areas optional at NZRYA Sanctioned events

D.................allow courses to be shortened at NZRYA Sanctioned events.

9. Experience has shown that course boards should be:

A...............self-explanatory

B...............explained by the Race Officer at his initial briefing

C...............illustrated with lines connecting the marks

D..............drawn to scale with as much detail on the course as possible.

10. In shifting wind, rather than sending the Boat Driver out to move marks every time the wind alters direction, the Race Officer can keep the racing moving by:

A...............replace the gate with a single leeward mark so there is only one mark to move.

B...............setting two set of windward/offset marks

C...............setting two sets of start marks

D...............setting two finishing lines.

NZRYA Information Categories