ASA 101 EXAMS TEST PAPER ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔The sailboat rig - line that connect to aft end of boom - ✔✔Boom topping lift
✔✔The sailboat rig - line that connects to the clew of the jib - ✔✔jibsheet
✔✔The mainsail should be raised when the sailboat is oriented _____ to _____. -
✔✔head, wind
✔✔When turning the boat toward the wind, sails should be ___ in - ✔✔trimmed
✔✔When turning the boat away from the wind, the sails should be _________ out. -
✔✔eased
✔✔"Fluttering" sails are said to be ______. - ✔✔Luffing
✔✔The best way to steer the boat on a straight course is to look toward the ___ and
pick a ___ to steer toward - ✔✔shore, landmark
✔✔When you turn the bow of the boat toward the wind you are - ✔✔heading up
✔✔When you turn the bow of the boat away from the wind you are - ✔✔bearing away
✔✔The "golden rule" of sail trim is: "When in ______, let it _____." - ✔✔doubt, out
✔✔When the boat is stopped, pointed toward the wind with the sails luffing, it is said to
be _____________. - ✔✔in irons
✔✔If wind is coming from 12, and your bow is at around 1 you are.... - ✔✔close-hauled
✔✔if wind is coming from 12, and your bow is at around 2 you are... - ✔✔close-reach
, ✔✔If wind is coming from 12, and your bow is at around 3 you are - ✔✔beam reach
✔✔if wind is coming from 12, and your bow is at 4 you are - ✔✔broad reach
✔✔if wind is coming from 12, and your bow is at 6 you are - ✔✔run
✔✔When the wind is blowing on the port side, the boat is said to be sailing on a ______
______. - ✔✔port tack
✔✔When the wind is blowing on the starboard side, the boat is said to be sailing on a
______ _______. - ✔✔starboard tack
✔✔Turning the boat so the bow passes through the wind, bringing the wind to blow onto
the opposite side of the boat is called: - ✔✔tacking
✔✔Changing tacks by turning the boat so it's stern passes through the wind is called
____. - ✔✔jibing
✔✔The helmsman's commands for tacking the boat (also called "coming about") are
"___ ___" and "_____ ______" - ✔✔reading about or helms a-lee
✔✔The helmsman's commands for jibing the boat are "____ to ____" and "____-
______". - ✔✔prepare to jibe or jib-ho
✔✔To jibe safely, it's very important to ______ the _______ in toward the centerline as
the boat bears away onto a run. - ✔✔trim, mainsail
✔✔Sailing on a run with the mainsail and jib on opposite sides of the boat is called
sailing ___ on ___ - ✔✔wing on wing
✔✔If the wind is on the same side of the boat as the mainsail while sailing downwind,
the boat is said to be ________ by the _______. - ✔✔sailing by the lee
✔✔The danger of sailing by the lee is the increased risk of an___________ ___ -
✔✔accidental jibe
✔✔The fastest way to change the sail's power is to change its _____ to the _____. -
✔✔angle, wind
✔✔The shape of the mainsail my changed by adjusting tension in the edges of the sail.
Outhaul affects the - ✔✔foot
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔The sailboat rig - line that connect to aft end of boom - ✔✔Boom topping lift
✔✔The sailboat rig - line that connects to the clew of the jib - ✔✔jibsheet
✔✔The mainsail should be raised when the sailboat is oriented _____ to _____. -
✔✔head, wind
✔✔When turning the boat toward the wind, sails should be ___ in - ✔✔trimmed
✔✔When turning the boat away from the wind, the sails should be _________ out. -
✔✔eased
✔✔"Fluttering" sails are said to be ______. - ✔✔Luffing
✔✔The best way to steer the boat on a straight course is to look toward the ___ and
pick a ___ to steer toward - ✔✔shore, landmark
✔✔When you turn the bow of the boat toward the wind you are - ✔✔heading up
✔✔When you turn the bow of the boat away from the wind you are - ✔✔bearing away
✔✔The "golden rule" of sail trim is: "When in ______, let it _____." - ✔✔doubt, out
✔✔When the boat is stopped, pointed toward the wind with the sails luffing, it is said to
be _____________. - ✔✔in irons
✔✔If wind is coming from 12, and your bow is at around 1 you are.... - ✔✔close-hauled
✔✔if wind is coming from 12, and your bow is at around 2 you are... - ✔✔close-reach
, ✔✔If wind is coming from 12, and your bow is at around 3 you are - ✔✔beam reach
✔✔if wind is coming from 12, and your bow is at 4 you are - ✔✔broad reach
✔✔if wind is coming from 12, and your bow is at 6 you are - ✔✔run
✔✔When the wind is blowing on the port side, the boat is said to be sailing on a ______
______. - ✔✔port tack
✔✔When the wind is blowing on the starboard side, the boat is said to be sailing on a
______ _______. - ✔✔starboard tack
✔✔Turning the boat so the bow passes through the wind, bringing the wind to blow onto
the opposite side of the boat is called: - ✔✔tacking
✔✔Changing tacks by turning the boat so it's stern passes through the wind is called
____. - ✔✔jibing
✔✔The helmsman's commands for tacking the boat (also called "coming about") are
"___ ___" and "_____ ______" - ✔✔reading about or helms a-lee
✔✔The helmsman's commands for jibing the boat are "____ to ____" and "____-
______". - ✔✔prepare to jibe or jib-ho
✔✔To jibe safely, it's very important to ______ the _______ in toward the centerline as
the boat bears away onto a run. - ✔✔trim, mainsail
✔✔Sailing on a run with the mainsail and jib on opposite sides of the boat is called
sailing ___ on ___ - ✔✔wing on wing
✔✔If the wind is on the same side of the boat as the mainsail while sailing downwind,
the boat is said to be ________ by the _______. - ✔✔sailing by the lee
✔✔The danger of sailing by the lee is the increased risk of an___________ ___ -
✔✔accidental jibe
✔✔The fastest way to change the sail's power is to change its _____ to the _____. -
✔✔angle, wind
✔✔The shape of the mainsail my changed by adjusting tension in the edges of the sail.
Outhaul affects the - ✔✔foot
