Here's a few simple exercises you can do at home to improve your racing skills. They'll give you
instant feedback on your answer, give you the correct answer if you make a
mistake, and they won't keep track of your score, so you won't be graded! They
get easier when you do them on a regular basis, so come back often and run
through a few!
Any suggestions on other exercises you'd like to see are certainly welcome.
Please let me know.
Note on Bookmarks: Set a bookmark on
this page rather than on the actual exercise. Some of the exercises will not work properly if
directly bookmarked.
New Compass Headings
Do you struggle to determine the heading for the upcoming leg? Common courses are covered here
(windward-leeward, Olympic, and Modified Olympic). Or practice calculating /
guessing your new heading after tacking or gybing.
Heading to the next mark (windward-leeward courses)
Practice
reciprocal courses to your heart's content.
The quiz gives you a randomly chosen heading, and asks for the heading on the next leg.
This one gives you a randomly chosen current leg and its heading and
asks for the heading on the next leg, but the angles in
olympic courses are more challenging.
