ASA 101 REVIEW QUESTIONS UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

ASA 101 REVIEW QUESTIONS UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. When sailing, always be aware of the wind's ___ and ___
Answer:
speed, direction

Question:
2. The desirable force generated by the wind moving across a sail is called ______.
Answer:
lift

Question:
3. The direction relative to the wind in which the sailboat cannot sail is called the _____ ____ _____.
Answer:
no sail zone

Question:
4. Sailboats can reach an upwind destination by sailing a ____ course.
Answer:
zigzag

Question:
5. The point of sail at the edge of the no-sail zone is called ___ ___
Answer:
close-hauled

Question:
6. A boat sailing across the wind is said to be
Answer:
reaching

Question:
7. Sailing straight downwind is called ___
Answer:
running

Question:
8. As the sailboat's direction changes relative to the wind, so should the sail's _____ to the wind be
adjusted.
Answer:
angle or trim

, Question:
9. The combination of the true wind and the wind created by the boat's motion (that we feel on the boat) is
called _____ wind?
Answer:
apparent

Question:
10. The _____ is an underwater fin fixed on the bottom of the sailboat that provides stability and lateral
resistance.
Answer:
keel

Question:
11. The sailboat's direction through the water is controlled by the ____, which can be turned by the means
of either a _______ or a ________ ________.
Answer:
rudder, tiller, steering wheel

Question:
12. Parts of sail - Top Point
Answer:
head

Question:
13. Parts of sail - forward bottom point
Answer:
tack

Question:
14. Parts of sail - aft bottom point
Answer:
clew

Question:
15. Parts of sail - forward edge
Answer:
luff

Question:
16. Parts of sail - aft curved edge
Answer:
leech

Question:
17. Parts of sail - bottom edge