ASA 101 EXAMS SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Tightening the ________ ________ holds the boom down on a downwind point of
sail. - ✔✔boom vang
✔✔To get full power and optimum use of the mainsail, _____ it until is just starts to luff,
then trim the mainsail in so it just stops ______. - ✔✔ease, trim
✔✔Change the sail's angle to the wind by - ✔✔ease or trim the sail
✔✔Besides easing or trim the sail, change the sail's angle by - ✔✔head-up or bear
away
✔✔The tendency for the boat to head up toward the wind on its own is called _______
helm. - ✔✔weather
✔✔The tendency for the boat to bear away from the wind on its own is called ______
helm. - ✔✔lee
✔✔at close-haul, move the crew to the _______ side of the boat to reduce heeling -
✔✔windward
, ✔✔at close-haul _______ ________ slightly, into the edge of the no-sail zone to reduce
heeling - ✔✔head up
✔✔at close-haul ______ the __________ to reduce heeling - ✔✔ease, sheet
✔✔at close-haul move the _______ to leeward to reduce heeling - ✔✔traveler
✔✔Reducing the size of a sail so that less area is exposed to the wind is called
_______ - ✔✔reefing
✔✔This knot is used to tie two ends of a line together - ✔✔square knot
✔✔This knot is more secure tie-up to dock piling - ✔✔round turn and 2 half hitches
✔✔This knot forms a non-slipping loop, tie jib sheets to clew of jib - ✔✔bowline
✔✔This knot keep line from slipping through a fairlead or block - ✔✔figure 8
✔✔This knot is good to secure a dock line to a horn cleat - ✔✔cleat hitch
✔✔This knot will temporary tie-up a dock piling, attach fenders to stanchions - ✔✔clove
hitch
✔✔when you want to break while sailing, you can make the boat lie _______-
_________ - ✔✔hove-to
✔✔You can heave-to by backing the _______, easing the ______, and putting the
_________ to leeward. - ✔✔jib, mainsail, helm (Tiller)
✔✔This are used to protect the hull from contact with the dock or other boats. -
✔✔fenders
✔✔This dock line secures the bow of the boat to the dock. - ✔✔bow line
✔✔This dock line secures the stern of the boat to the dock. - ✔✔stern line
✔✔This dock line keeps the boat from moving aft. - ✔✔forward spring
✔✔This dock line keeps the boat from moving forward. - ✔✔aft spring
✔✔The ideal point of sail to approach a mooring ball is on a _______. - ✔✔close reach
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Tightening the ________ ________ holds the boom down on a downwind point of
sail. - ✔✔boom vang
✔✔To get full power and optimum use of the mainsail, _____ it until is just starts to luff,
then trim the mainsail in so it just stops ______. - ✔✔ease, trim
✔✔Change the sail's angle to the wind by - ✔✔ease or trim the sail
✔✔Besides easing or trim the sail, change the sail's angle by - ✔✔head-up or bear
away
✔✔The tendency for the boat to head up toward the wind on its own is called _______
helm. - ✔✔weather
✔✔The tendency for the boat to bear away from the wind on its own is called ______
helm. - ✔✔lee
✔✔at close-haul, move the crew to the _______ side of the boat to reduce heeling -
✔✔windward
, ✔✔at close-haul _______ ________ slightly, into the edge of the no-sail zone to reduce
heeling - ✔✔head up
✔✔at close-haul ______ the __________ to reduce heeling - ✔✔ease, sheet
✔✔at close-haul move the _______ to leeward to reduce heeling - ✔✔traveler
✔✔Reducing the size of a sail so that less area is exposed to the wind is called
_______ - ✔✔reefing
✔✔This knot is used to tie two ends of a line together - ✔✔square knot
✔✔This knot is more secure tie-up to dock piling - ✔✔round turn and 2 half hitches
✔✔This knot forms a non-slipping loop, tie jib sheets to clew of jib - ✔✔bowline
✔✔This knot keep line from slipping through a fairlead or block - ✔✔figure 8
✔✔This knot is good to secure a dock line to a horn cleat - ✔✔cleat hitch
✔✔This knot will temporary tie-up a dock piling, attach fenders to stanchions - ✔✔clove
hitch
✔✔when you want to break while sailing, you can make the boat lie _______-
_________ - ✔✔hove-to
✔✔You can heave-to by backing the _______, easing the ______, and putting the
_________ to leeward. - ✔✔jib, mainsail, helm (Tiller)
✔✔This are used to protect the hull from contact with the dock or other boats. -
✔✔fenders
✔✔This dock line secures the bow of the boat to the dock. - ✔✔bow line
✔✔This dock line secures the stern of the boat to the dock. - ✔✔stern line
✔✔This dock line keeps the boat from moving aft. - ✔✔forward spring
✔✔This dock line keeps the boat from moving forward. - ✔✔aft spring
✔✔The ideal point of sail to approach a mooring ball is on a _______. - ✔✔close reach
