Question 79 Deck General

The correct answer is A) The vessel is coming about. When the wind is coming from 020° relative, the vessel is close hauled on the starboard tack. To turn the vessel into the wind and change to the port tack, the vessel would be "coming about" - transitioning from one tack to the other by passing through the eye of the wind. The other options are incorrect because: B) The vessel would not be running before the wind, C) The vessel would not be close hauled on the port tack, and D) The vessel would not be on a broad reach and a starboard tack in this wind direction.