ASA 101-PRACTICE TEST ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

ASA 101-PRACTICE TEST ACTUAL 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS



ASA 101: Basic Keelboat Sailing – Practice Test (2025/2026 Update)
Here is a comprehensive practice test based on the ASA 101 curriculum. The
questions cover boat parts, terminology, sail handling, navigation rules, and safety
procedures.


ASA 101 Practice Test: Questions & Answers
1. Hull
A) The body of the boat
B) The weighted fin at the bottom of the boat
C) The front of the boat
D) The back of the boat
Correct Answer =A) The body of the boat
2. Keel
A) The body of the boat
B) The weighted fin at the bottom of the boat
C) The front of the boat
D) The back of the boat
Correct Answer =B) The weighted fin at the bottom of the boat
3. Bow
A) The body of the boat
B) The weighted fin at the bottom of the boat
C) The front of the boat
D) The back of the boat
Correct Answer =C) The front of the boat

,4. Stern
A) The body of the boat
B) The weighted fin at the bottom of the boat
C) The front of the boat
D) The back of the boat
Correct Answer =D) The back of the boat
5. Port
A) The right side of the boat
B) The left side of the boat
C) Moving toward the stern
D) Moving toward the bow
Correct Answer =B) The left side of the boat
6. Starboard
A) The right side of the boat
B) The left side of the boat
C) Moving toward the stern
D) Moving toward the bow
Correct Answer =A) The right side of the boat
7. The space where the helmsman sits is called the:
A) Cabin
B) Cockpit
C) Keel
D) Hull
Correct Answer =B) Cockpit
8. The lever used to steer a small boat is called the:
A) Rudder
B) Tiller
C) Boom
D) Sheet
Correct Answer =B) Tiller
9. The fin used for steering is called the:
A) Rudder
B) Keel

,C) Daggerboard
D) Centerboard
Correct Answer =A) Rudder
10. A vertical pole that supports the sails is called the:
A) Boom
B) Mast
C) Spar
D) Spreader
Correct Answer =B) Mast
11. The spar at the bottom of the mainsail is called the:
A) Mast
B) Boom
C) Gaff
D) Spinnaker pole
Correct Answer =B) Boom
12. Lines used to raise the sails are called:
A) Sheets
B) Halyards
C) Guys
D) Lifts
Correct Answer =B) Halyards
13. Lines used to trim the sails are called:
A) Halyards
B) Sheets
C) Guys
D) Vangs
Correct Answer =B) Sheets
14. The tendency for the boat to turn towards the wind is known as:
A) Lee Helm
B) Weather Helm
C) Heeling
D) Apparent Wind
Correct Answer =B) Weather Helm

, 15. The commands given when tacking are:
A) Prepare to Jibe & Jibe Ho
B) Ready About & Hard a'Lee
C) Heading up & Falling off
D) Make ready & Execute
Correct Answer =B) Ready About & Hard a'Lee
16. The commands given when jibing are:
A) Prepare to Jibe & Jibe Ho
B) Ready About & Hard a'Lee
C) Heading up & Falling off
D) Make ready & Execute
Correct Answer =A) Prepare to Jibe & Jibe Ho
17. When two sailboats are on opposite tacks, which boat has the right of way
(is the stand-on vessel)?
A) The boat on a port tack
B) The boat on a starboard tack
C) The larger boat
D) The boat sailing faster
Correct Answer =B) The boat on a starboard tack
18. When two sailboats are on the same tack, which boat has the right of way?
A) The windward boat
B) The leeward boat
C) The boat with the larger crew
D) The boat with the spinnaker up
Correct Answer =B) The leeward boat
19. Sailing approximately 90 degrees away from the wind is called a:
A) Run
B) Close Hauled
C) Beam Reach
D) Broad Reach
Correct Answer =C) Beam Reach
20. Sailing with the wind coming from behind the boat is called a:
A) Beat