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Want to see if you're ready for an advanced sailing program? Take this quick, optional quiz to find out where you stand!

If you haven’t finished a basic sailing certification (like ASA 101, US Sailing Basic Keelboat Course or IYT Introductory Sailing Skills course) this is important if you want to join an AQ program like Carina or Polaris.

The quiz isn’t timed, and your results aren’t saved or sent to us. Got questions? Reach out to our office — we’re here to help!

About your Sailing Experience So Far

How many years of sailing experience do you have?*

Keep going with the quiz! But since you’re still building up your sailing skills, we think our beginner sailing program like Vega or Quest could be a great fit for you. Give the questions a shot and see how you do!

Choose the option below that best describes your sailing experience.*

Our advanced sailing programs are meant for sailors who’ve got some experience or have certifications on bigger yachts, like a 45ft catamaran or monohull. If you're part of a sailing race team, this might also be a good fit for you. Based on your sailing experience, our Vega or Quest program seems like a better match for you, but feel free to keep going with the quiz if you want!

Sailing Knowledge Quiz

1. What is the general name for the lines that are used to raise and lower sails?*

Sheets

Topping Lifts

Halyards

Guys

2. What is the general name for the lines that control the trim of sails?*

Topping Lifts

Guys

Halyards

Sheets

3. If you turn a boat’s bow through the eye of the wind to change which side of the vessel the wind is passing over, it is called?*

Footing

Gybing

Tacking

Heeling

4. What is the name for the ‘point of sail’ where the vessel is being sailed 90 degrees to the true wind angle?*

Reaching

Beam Reaching

Close Hauled

Running

5. What is the word used to describe when a sailing vessel leans over due to the force of the wind on the sails*

Gybing

Heeling

Footing

Tacking

6. What is the name for the spar that is most often found at the bottom of the mainsail and is used to control its angle to the wind?*

Mast

Bow Sprit

Spreader

Boom

7. What is the name used to describe the front edge of any sail?*

Leech

Luff

Foot

Clew

8. What is the name of the side of the boat that is away from the wind?*

Leeward Side

Windward Side

Starboard Side

Port Side

9. What is the name used for the wires that hold a mast up and stable from side to side?*

Stays

Spreaders

Turnbuckles

Shrouds

10. What is the name of the ‘point of sail’ a vessel is on when it is sailing directly downwind?*

Running

Close Hauled

Beam Reaching

Reaching

11. What is the term used for the right side of a vessel when you are facing the bow?*

Leeward Side

Port Side

Starboard Side

Windward Side

12. What knot is commonly known as the stopper knot?*

Figure Eight

Bowline

Sheet Bend

Clove Hitch

13. What is the name of the fin (typically at the back of the boat) that is used for steering?*

Rudder

Keel

Centerboard

Dagger Board

14. What is the term for the ‘point of sail’ that a vessel would steer to sail its maximum course toward the direction of the wind?*

Close Hauled

Beam Reaching

Running

Reaching

15. What is the term used to describe the vessel that must hold its course and allow another vessel to avoid a collision?*

Give Way Vessel

Stand On Vessel

Priority Vessel

Designated Vessel

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21 Days	6/15/26 - 7/5/26	$7,970
21 Days	7/7/26 - 7/27/26	$7,970
17 Days	7/29/26 - 8/14/26	$7,270

21 Days	6/15/26 - 7/5/26	$7,970
21 Days	7/7/26 - 7/27/26	$7,970

Want to see if you're ready for an advanced sailing program? Take this quick, optional quiz to find out where you stand!

About your Sailing Experience So Far

Sailing Knowledge Quiz

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