Question 79Deck General70% to pass
Which is TRUE for a sailing vessel with the wind coming from 020° relative?
AI Explanation
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.
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