HOOVER RACING TRIVIA QUIZ:
1. If you interfere with a fisherman by snagging or breaking his
line while you are racing, you must:
a. sink him, to eliminate witnesses
b. buy him a beer
c. retire, you are disqualified
d. do a 720
2. Pursuant to club rule, protests shall be lodged:
a. by brandishing a suitable firearm at the offender
b. by presenting your side to George Fisher as soon as you can corner him
c. with the Delaware County Court
d. with a member of the race committee within 30 minutes after the committee boat docks
3. The permanent white buoys used to be set marks for club racing. The three remaining white marks are now placed in the reservoir as:
a. warnings of shallow water
b. alternate wing marks for Windmills
c. practice marks and territorial markers
d. convenient fishermen's moorings
4. In the starting sequence, the blue shape stays up:
a. 2 minutes
b. 3 minutes
c. until everyone seems ready
d. doesn't matter - the blue shape can't be seen against the trees or water anyway
5. By club rule, boats waiting at the dock to be hauled out are pulled in order of:
a. age before beauty
b. closest to the ramp first
c. the position of cars and trailers waiting in line
d. whoever needs the most practice
6. During a race, a capsized boat is treated as:
a. an obstruction
b. an object of mirth and derision
c. the first sign of Spring
d. a mark of the course
7. Do the racing rules apply between boats from different fleets?
a. no, only between boats that started together
b. yes, always
c. no, the bigger boat has right of way
d. almost always, but voting members of the Board of Governors always have right of way
8. In club weekend racing, if there is a general recall of just your group's start, your restart will take place:
a. 3 minutes after the outburst of swearing from the boat which properly won the start
b. 3 minutes after the last scheduled start which has boats racing
c. 3 minutes after the start which was recalled
d. 3 minutes after the two recall sounds are made
9. Until its preparatory signal is made, how far away must a boat intending to race stay from the starting area?
a. far enough away that they can't see the blue shape
b. 25 yards from the line and its ends in all directions
c. anywhere, so long as no collision occurs
d. 10 yards from the line and its ends in all directions
10. In the club course placard sequence "WOLGW", what do WO and LG stand for, respectively?
a. Wednesday Order, Less Groups
b. Watch for Obstructions, Limit Gybes
c. Windward Offset, Leeward Gate
d. Women Only, Lower Gravity
ANSWER KEY: 1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (c)
SCORING ANALYSIS:
0-3 correct - Rules education must have been funded by Ohio Legislature. Call Sally Struthers for G.E.D., then take up golf
4-6 correct - Barely adequate to avoid scorn of fellow sailors. Attend all Rules Seminars, read Club Directory
7-9 correct - Good rules knowledge. Improve further by picking arguments on rule interpretations with your fleet hot shots
10 correct - Next year's Fleet Captain!
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