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Atlántico Norte, navegamos con un velero cercano al mar Caribe, es mes de Junio, nos alcanza un huracán por su sector peligroso anterior, procederemos a maniobrarlo:North Atlantic, sailing near the Caribbean, in June, a hurricane catches us in its dangerous forward sector. We will manoeuvre by:
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Correct answer: b) Heaving to under minimum sail, with the wind on the starboard bow.
Why it is correct
In the Northern Hemisphere’s dangerous semicircle you heave to with the wind on the starboard bow, to move away from the centre.
Why the others are not
- a) That is the worst option.
- c) It must be to starboard.
- d) It could cross the track.
How to work it out in the exam
- North, dangerous: wind on the starboard bow.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2019 · 2ª convocatoria · CY Tipo 1 · question 23 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2024 · 3ª convocatoria · CY Tipo 1 · question 27 Official paper · Official answer key
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