ASA 101 Exam 1 Questions with Correct
Answers
Aback
Of a sail, when the wind is on the "wrong" side
Abaft
Toward the stern, as in "abaft the beam"
Abeam
Off the boat at right angles to its center line
Aft
Toward the stern or behind the boat
After
Toward the stern
Aground
When the hull or keel is touching the bottom
Aid to navigation
A buoy or other device deployed to mark a channel, a navigational feature, or a hazard
Aloft
Above the deck, usually in the rig
Amidships
At or toward the middle of the boat
,Anchor
A device lowered to the bottom while secured to the boat to hold the boat stationary
Apparent wind
The combination of true wind and the wind effect of motion as felt aboard a moving boat
Astern
behind the stern
Athwartships
Across the boat from side to side
Backing
the act of setting a sail a back
Backstay
a wire that runs from the top of the mast to the stern
Backwinding
similar to backing
Ballast
weight placed low in the boat to give it stability
Batten
a slat inserted in the leech of a sail to support the sailcloth
Batten pocket
a pocket sewn into the sail to hold a batten
, Beacon
an aid to navigation that's fixed in place
beam (1)
the width of a boat at its widest point
beam (2)
the region of the boat's sides halfway between bow and Stern
beam reach
the point of sail where the wind is abeam of the boat
bear away
to turn the boat away from the wind, fall off
beat, beating
to sail to windward close-hauled
bend
a knot used to tie a line to another line or object
bend on
to attach, as a sail to a spar
blanketed
hidden from the wind, as when one sail is blanketed by another
block
a pulley
Answers
Aback
Of a sail, when the wind is on the "wrong" side
Abaft
Toward the stern, as in "abaft the beam"
Abeam
Off the boat at right angles to its center line
Aft
Toward the stern or behind the boat
After
Toward the stern
Aground
When the hull or keel is touching the bottom
Aid to navigation
A buoy or other device deployed to mark a channel, a navigational feature, or a hazard
Aloft
Above the deck, usually in the rig
Amidships
At or toward the middle of the boat
,Anchor
A device lowered to the bottom while secured to the boat to hold the boat stationary
Apparent wind
The combination of true wind and the wind effect of motion as felt aboard a moving boat
Astern
behind the stern
Athwartships
Across the boat from side to side
Backing
the act of setting a sail a back
Backstay
a wire that runs from the top of the mast to the stern
Backwinding
similar to backing
Ballast
weight placed low in the boat to give it stability
Batten
a slat inserted in the leech of a sail to support the sailcloth
Batten pocket
a pocket sewn into the sail to hold a batten
, Beacon
an aid to navigation that's fixed in place
beam (1)
the width of a boat at its widest point
beam (2)
the region of the boat's sides halfway between bow and Stern
beam reach
the point of sail where the wind is abeam of the boat
bear away
to turn the boat away from the wind, fall off
beat, beating
to sail to windward close-hauled
bend
a knot used to tie a line to another line or object
bend on
to attach, as a sail to a spar
blanketed
hidden from the wind, as when one sail is blanketed by another
block
a pulley
