US Sailing Basic Keelboat Practice Test

Kedging off describes using an anchor to pull a grounded boat into deeper water. The idea is to drop an anchor in deeper water and haul on the line toward that anchor, effectively using the anchor as a fixed point to pull the vessel off the shoal. This technique is specifically about using an anchor to regain depth, which is exactly what the scenario asks.

Keel refers to the boat’s structural fin, not an action to move off. Knot is a unit of speed, not an action. Land breeze is a wind pattern near shore, not a towing or anchoring method.