The cadet is now sitting comfortably with the cooled, raised hand, no obvious deformity, and the pain is easing slightly. Should the skipper cut the trip short?

A. Carry on with the full planned day exactly as normal since the pain is easing

B. It is sensible to head back to harbour soon so the injury can be properly looked at and an X-ray considered if needed — even without an obvious deformity, a crush injury can sometimes hide a small fracture or other damage that is hard to tell on the boat

C. Make the decision purely based on whether other crew want to keep sailing, ignoring the cadet's injury

D. Ask the cadet to keep using that hand for sailing tasks to "test" if it still works

A. Immediately ease the sheet (let the rope go slack) to release the pressure on the trapped finger — this is far more urgent than anything else in the first few seconds

B. Finish the tack first, then deal with the finger afterwards

C. Shout at them for not being careful, before doing anything else

D. Tell them to pull their finger out themselves while the rope is still under load

A. Check if the finger can be gently moved at all, whether there is a lot of bleeding, and whether the shape of the finger looks normal or clearly bent/deformed (a sign of a possible fracture)

B. Only check it once back at the harbour, not while still sailing

C. Pull on the finger firmly to see if it straightens out, regardless of pain

D. Ignore it completely since fingers are not a serious part of the body