US Sailing Course and Online Sailing School


There are three versions of the sailing test. The complete test has all of the questions, if you take this one you need not take the others. The tests are both for fun and learning. If you fail the test, you will be prevented from retaking any of the tests for 10 minutes to allow you to review the material. Once submitted, the computer will grade the test and notify you which questions you have missed. If you pass, you will be asked if you wish to submit the test via-E-Mail. If you do, an answer sheet will be sent back to you. All information submitted in the form and test will be held in confidence.
The Complete Keelboat Sailing Test has all of the 51 sailing questions. 70% is required to pass (you can miss 15 questions) * If you pass this test a US SAILING Document of Completion is awarded *
The Novice Sailing Test has a total of 36 of the Complete Keelboat Sailing Test's questions. 72% is required to pass (you can miss 10 questions) * If you pass this test a US SAILING Document of Completion is awarded *
The Advanced Sailing Test has a total of 15 of the Complete Keelboat Sailing Test's questions. There are questions on boat design, stability and sail shape. 73% is required to pass. (you can miss 4 questions). * If you pass this test a US SAILING Document of Completion is awarded *
The Cruising Sailing Test has a total of 44 questions (NOT on the Complete Keelboat Test). This is a hard test. 70% is required to pass. (you can miss 13 questions). * If you pass this test a US SAILING Document of Completion is awarded *
The Smallboat Sailing Test has a total of 10 questions (NOT on the Primer Sailing Test). 70% is required to pass. (you can miss 3 questions). * If you pass this test a US SAILING Document of Completion is awarded *
Some questions are present not because of the answer but because you must review basic knowledge to obtain the answer. I have also tried to eliminate most of the "ambiguous" questions, however, these are the questions which make you think and learn the most. For example, a question such as " In a storm, do you stay out on in a sailboat or try to head into a narrow harbor ?" does not have a clear answer but really gets you thinking about all the variabes and possibilities. The more you know about sailing the harder it is to take a test. You know too much. In the field of medicine there is a story which describes this predicament. A 20 year old married female appears in your clinic with a swollen abdomen which has been slowly enlarging over the last 8 months. The second year medical student examines the patient and states "I do not know what is wrong with her.". The third year medical student examines the patient and states "The patient is obviously pregnant". Finally, the fourth year medical student examines the patient and states "I do not know what is wrong with her."