ASA 101 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Keel - Correct Answers -the longitudinal structure along the centerline at the bottom of a
vessel's hull
Bow Pulpit - Correct Answers -railing at the bow of a boat
Transom - Correct Answers -back of boat, flat surface
Mast - Correct Answers -upright center post holding sails
Boom - Correct Answers -post across bottom of main sail
Gooseneck - Correct Answers -connects boom to mast
Bow - Correct Answers -front of boat
Stern - Correct Answers -back of boat
Tiller - Correct Answers -hooked to top of rudder to steer boat
Rudder - Correct Answers -hooked to stern in to water to steer
Standing Rigging - Correct Answers -ropes and cables that support mast
Shroud - Correct Answers -wires from hull to mast on the sides of then oat sometimes
connected to spreader
Spreader - Correct Answers -post from mast to shroud
Chainplate - Correct Answers -hooks shroud to hull
Headstay / Forestay - Correct Answers -wire from top of mast to front of hull
Backstay - Correct Answers -wire from top of mast to back of hull
Stanchion - Correct Answers -post that holds lifeline
, Lifeline - Correct Answers -runs around side of boat on top of stanchion
Winch - Correct Answers -mechanical device to tighten lines
Cleat - Correct Answers -device to attach ropes to boat
Fender - Correct Answers -put between boat and dock for protection
Block - Correct Answers -pulley is called a block on a boat
Fairlead - Correct Answers -ring mounted to guide a roap
Mainsail - Correct Answers -primary sail behind the mast
Tacking - Correct Answers -turning bow into the wind through the 'no-go zone' so that
the direction from which the wind blows changes from one side to the other
Jibing - Correct Answers -opposite of a tack - turning so the wind from the aft switches
from one side to the other
Heading Up - Correct Answers -turning bow towards the wind
Jib / Genoa - Correct Answers -sail in front of mast
Tack - Correct Answers -turning front of boat in to and through the wind
Head - Correct Answers -top corner of the sail
Batten - Correct Answers -solid slats or rods in batten pockets to help sail retain airfoil
Bolt Rope - Correct Answers -think rope sewn on to the foot of the sail that slides in to a
groove along the top of the boom
Running Rigging - Correct Answers -...
Halyard - Correct Answers -rope used to raise or lower sail
Cunningham - Correct Answers -lets you tension the luff on the mainsail without using
the halyard
Traveler - Correct Answers -traveler is a device that allows for changing the position
where the mainsheet tackle connects to the boat
Hank - Correct Answers -ring that connects sail to a stay
Boom Topping Lift - Correct Answers -...
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Keel - Correct Answers -the longitudinal structure along the centerline at the bottom of a
vessel's hull
Bow Pulpit - Correct Answers -railing at the bow of a boat
Transom - Correct Answers -back of boat, flat surface
Mast - Correct Answers -upright center post holding sails
Boom - Correct Answers -post across bottom of main sail
Gooseneck - Correct Answers -connects boom to mast
Bow - Correct Answers -front of boat
Stern - Correct Answers -back of boat
Tiller - Correct Answers -hooked to top of rudder to steer boat
Rudder - Correct Answers -hooked to stern in to water to steer
Standing Rigging - Correct Answers -ropes and cables that support mast
Shroud - Correct Answers -wires from hull to mast on the sides of then oat sometimes
connected to spreader
Spreader - Correct Answers -post from mast to shroud
Chainplate - Correct Answers -hooks shroud to hull
Headstay / Forestay - Correct Answers -wire from top of mast to front of hull
Backstay - Correct Answers -wire from top of mast to back of hull
Stanchion - Correct Answers -post that holds lifeline
, Lifeline - Correct Answers -runs around side of boat on top of stanchion
Winch - Correct Answers -mechanical device to tighten lines
Cleat - Correct Answers -device to attach ropes to boat
Fender - Correct Answers -put between boat and dock for protection
Block - Correct Answers -pulley is called a block on a boat
Fairlead - Correct Answers -ring mounted to guide a roap
Mainsail - Correct Answers -primary sail behind the mast
Tacking - Correct Answers -turning bow into the wind through the 'no-go zone' so that
the direction from which the wind blows changes from one side to the other
Jibing - Correct Answers -opposite of a tack - turning so the wind from the aft switches
from one side to the other
Heading Up - Correct Answers -turning bow towards the wind
Jib / Genoa - Correct Answers -sail in front of mast
Tack - Correct Answers -turning front of boat in to and through the wind
Head - Correct Answers -top corner of the sail
Batten - Correct Answers -solid slats or rods in batten pockets to help sail retain airfoil
Bolt Rope - Correct Answers -think rope sewn on to the foot of the sail that slides in to a
groove along the top of the boom
Running Rigging - Correct Answers -...
Halyard - Correct Answers -rope used to raise or lower sail
Cunningham - Correct Answers -lets you tension the luff on the mainsail without using
the halyard
Traveler - Correct Answers -traveler is a device that allows for changing the position
where the mainsheet tackle connects to the boat
Hank - Correct Answers -ring that connects sail to a stay
Boom Topping Lift - Correct Answers -...
