SailingQuiz
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $4.99 | RYKLIN SOFTWARE INC. | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Questions are divided into three categories of skill: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
The beginner section covers basic sailing questions typical of the American Sailing Association standard (ASA 101).
The intermediate section covers information needed for basic coastal cruising aboard larger vessels 20' or greater in length. These questions help prepare sailors for the ASA 103 Basic Coastal Cruising Exam. This section covers more advanced sailing information including weather and navigation off shore, such as aids to navigation.
The advanced section covers information for bare boat chartering, including living aboard a boat and understanding a cruising yacht's engine, galley, and other mechanical equipment. These questions help prepare sailors for the ASA 104 Bare Boat Chartering exam.
There is also a fourth section entitled additional skills which include important information about wind scales and hand signals.
List of features:
Almost 500 questions organized across three skill levels and 15 categories:
Main Categories:
1. Boat Anatomy
2. Sailing Terminology
3. Rules and Aids to Navigation
4. Safety Procedures
5. Navigation and Weather
6. Seamanship
7. Emergencies
8. Boat Systems
9. Boat Orientation, Planning, and Living Afloat
Also features:
10. The Beaufort Wind Scale,
11. Hand Signals
Even includes Code Signals.
Standards:
Basic Keelboat Sailing
Basic Coastal Cruising
Bareboat Chartering
USCG Navigation Rules
Compatible with iOS 8.0 or greater
Reviews
Helpful, not perfect
bobtheowl2
App is certainly helpful in studying and still worth buying, but here are a few negatives: Example pictures are misleading, it's all text (or I don't remember any images). It would be nice to take one test at a time (like ASA 101 only). 500 questions in one go is way too long of a testing feature to be useful. And it appears to grab from random categories so you effectively can't test in a particular section.
Excellent sailing tool
PeteyTheDog
I'm new to sailing so this app was a great way for me to hone my knowledge and prepare me for getting my certifications. Very well done and professional presentation of the info!
Very helpful but flawed
XXX2u
The quiz is extremely helpful in identifying area of strength and, more important, weakness. The one major problem is that the App crashes nearly to the end of the second section. When this is repaired, it will be a dynamite App for every sailor.
Not bad
Mattbdxl
Crashes half way through the quiz. Also, the test should be able to be taken in one of the 3 categories. 500 questions is to long.
Good but....
boulderknowles
Good learning app but crashes toward the end of the exam section which is very frustrating. Also exam is too long - should be broken down between ASA 101/3 & 4
Sailing Quiz
Ronarc
Excellent review of sailing essentials. Useful for rapid review prior to takin ASA exams. Many notes provide further insight into boating scenarios to improve your skills on the water.
No way to choose you exam leve questions
New Sailor
I'm taking the ASA 101 course and I wanted to practice the exam questions with this app. The problem is, this app exam includes all the questions and there is no way to choose what level you want to quiz. For a $5 App you should be able to pick your level of questions.
Get this before going on your next sail!
RamblinUSA
Even though I already have ASA certification, I'm glad I had this app to review with before skippering my own personal charter! I recommend you use this app not only to prepare for an ASA test but also as a reference for yourself.
Could be a lot better
SpanTheMan
This app provides a great way to hone your sailing knowledge, however it has a way to go before being a great app. There are a number of mistakes in the answers and the material is not perfectly aligned with the ASA body of knowledge. Graphics are few and when present of very poor quality. Overall, I was disappointed.
