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¿Qué se entiende por correr el temporal?What is meant by running before a gale (“correr el temporal”)?
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Correct answer: c) Sailing with the sea on the quarter when there is a very strong gale.
Why it is correct
Running before a gale (correr el temporal) means sailing with the sea and wind on the quarter at controlled speed (often trailing warps or a drogue astern to check yawing) when a gale is too severe to lie a-hull or heave-to bows-on.
Why the others are not
- a) Forcing maximum speed in a heavy gale endangers steering and hull integrity.
- b) Running before a gale matches speed safely with the sea on the quarter rather than racing at full speed.
- d) Going astern into heavy seas would expose the rudder and stern to breaking crests.
How to work it out in the exam
- Running before a gale: sailing with the sea on the quarter during a very strong gale.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2026 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 10 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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