Asa 114 Practice Questions And Detailed Solutions

ASA 114 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS

◉ T.
Answer: A capsized multihull will tend to float using its
trapped air and built-in flotation.
True False


◉ F.
Answer: The need to shorten sail will be as apparent on a multihull
as it is on a comparable length monohull.
True False


◉ C.
Answer: When seas are steep and waves are close together you will
want to observe the following:
A. Accelerate to sail slightly faster
than the waves.
B. Bring down the sails and use
the motor.
C. Ease sheets to slow the boat down and sail in step with the waves.

,◉ T.
Answer: If the seas are large and the wave crests are far apart you
can sail very smoothly close hauled.
True False


◉ T.
Answer: A trailerable multihull could get knocked over
backwards by wind and waves.
Tme False


◉ F.
Answer: Easing the traveler is not a good short term solution to
being overpowered.
True False


◉ F.
Answer: Sailing with the leeward hull or ama of an almost
completely submerged trailerable multihull for more than 15
minutes would alert a prudent sailor that it may soon be time to
reef.
True False


◉ T.

, Answer: You want to flatten the sail as winds increase.
True False


◉ T.
Answer: Bending the mast flattens the mainsail.
True False


◉ T.
Answer: In strong winds reaching is the least desirable
point of sail on a trailerable multihull.
True False


◉ T.
Answer: Rafting boats can be any combination of monohulls and
multihulls.
True False


◉ T.
Answer: Cruising catamarans in the 30 to 50 foot range visually have
forward beams.
True False