ASA 101 Study Guide (Edited) Questions
And Answers
When msailing, malways mbe maware mof mthe mwind's m_______ mand m______. m- mAnswer m- mDirection
mand mSpeed
The mdesirable mforce mgenerated mby mthe mwind mmoving macross ma msail mis mcalled m________. m-
mAnswer m- mLift
The mdirection mrelative mto mthe mwind min mwhich mthe msailboat mcannot msail mis mcalled mthe
m______ m______ m______. m- mAnswer m- mNo-sail mzone
Sailboats mcan mreach ma mupward mdestination mby msailing ma m________ mcourse. m- mAnswer m- mZig-
zag
The mpoint mof msail mat mthe medge mof mthe mno-sail mzone mis mcalled m_______ m______. m- mAnswer
m- mClose-Hauled
A mboat msailing macross mthe mwind mis msaid mto mbe m______. m- mAnswer m- mReaching
Sailing mstraight mdownwind mis mcalled m______. m- mAnswer m- mRunning
As mthe msailboat's mdirection mchanges mrelative mto mthe mwind, mso mshould mthe msail's m_______ mto
mthe mwind mby madjusted. m- mAnswer m- mAngle m(or mtrim)
The mcombination mof mthe mtrue mwind mand mthe mwind mcreated mby mthe mboat's mmotion m(that
mwe mfeel mon mthe mboat) mis mcalled m_______ mwind. m- mAnswer m- mApparent
, The m_______ mis man munderwater mfin mfixed mon mthe mbottom mof mthe msailboat mthat mprovides
mstability mand mlateral mresistance. m- mAnswer m- mKeel
The msailboat's mdirection mthrough mthe mwater mis mcontrolled mby mthe m_______, mwhich mcan mbe
mturned mby mmeans mof meither ma m_______ mor ma m_______ m_______. m- mAnswer m- mRudder,
mtiller, msteering mwheel
The mmainsail mshould mbe mraised mwhen mthe msailboat mis moriented m_______ mto m_______. m-
mAnswer m- mHead, mwind
When mturning mthe mboat mtowards mthe mwind, mthe msails mshould mbe m_______ min. m- mAnswer m-
mTrimmed
When mturning mthe mboat maway mfrom mthe mwind, mthe msails mshould mbe m_______ mout. m-
mAnswer m- mEased
"Fluttering" msails mare msaid mto mbe m_______. m- mAnswer m- mLuffing
The mbest mway mto msteer mthe mboat mon ma mstraight mcourse mis mto mlook mtoward mthe m_______
mand mpick ma m_______ mto msteer mtowards. m- mAnswer m- mShore, mlandmark
When myou mturn mthe mbow mof mthe mboat mtowards mthe mwind myou mare m_______ m_______. m-
mAnswer m- mHeading mup
When myou mturn mthe mbow mof mthe mboat maway mfrom mthe mwind myou mare m_______ m_______.
m- mAnswer m- mBearing maway
The m"golden mrule" mof msail mtrim mis: m"when min m_______, mlet mit m_______." m- mAnswer m-
mDoubt, mout
When mthe mboat mis mstopped, mpointed mtowards mthe mwind mwith mthe msails mluffing, mit mis msaid
mto mbe m_______ m_______. m- mAnswer m- mIn mirons
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When msailing, malways mbe maware mof mthe mwind's m_______ mand m______. m- mAnswer m- mDirection
mand mSpeed
The mdesirable mforce mgenerated mby mthe mwind mmoving macross ma msail mis mcalled m________. m-
mAnswer m- mLift
The mdirection mrelative mto mthe mwind min mwhich mthe msailboat mcannot msail mis mcalled mthe
m______ m______ m______. m- mAnswer m- mNo-sail mzone
Sailboats mcan mreach ma mupward mdestination mby msailing ma m________ mcourse. m- mAnswer m- mZig-
zag
The mpoint mof msail mat mthe medge mof mthe mno-sail mzone mis mcalled m_______ m______. m- mAnswer
m- mClose-Hauled
A mboat msailing macross mthe mwind mis msaid mto mbe m______. m- mAnswer m- mReaching
Sailing mstraight mdownwind mis mcalled m______. m- mAnswer m- mRunning
As mthe msailboat's mdirection mchanges mrelative mto mthe mwind, mso mshould mthe msail's m_______ mto
mthe mwind mby madjusted. m- mAnswer m- mAngle m(or mtrim)
The mcombination mof mthe mtrue mwind mand mthe mwind mcreated mby mthe mboat's mmotion m(that
mwe mfeel mon mthe mboat) mis mcalled m_______ mwind. m- mAnswer m- mApparent
, The m_______ mis man munderwater mfin mfixed mon mthe mbottom mof mthe msailboat mthat mprovides
mstability mand mlateral mresistance. m- mAnswer m- mKeel
The msailboat's mdirection mthrough mthe mwater mis mcontrolled mby mthe m_______, mwhich mcan mbe
mturned mby mmeans mof meither ma m_______ mor ma m_______ m_______. m- mAnswer m- mRudder,
mtiller, msteering mwheel
The mmainsail mshould mbe mraised mwhen mthe msailboat mis moriented m_______ mto m_______. m-
mAnswer m- mHead, mwind
When mturning mthe mboat mtowards mthe mwind, mthe msails mshould mbe m_______ min. m- mAnswer m-
mTrimmed
When mturning mthe mboat maway mfrom mthe mwind, mthe msails mshould mbe m_______ mout. m-
mAnswer m- mEased
"Fluttering" msails mare msaid mto mbe m_______. m- mAnswer m- mLuffing
The mbest mway mto msteer mthe mboat mon ma mstraight mcourse mis mto mlook mtoward mthe m_______
mand mpick ma m_______ mto msteer mtowards. m- mAnswer m- mShore, mlandmark
When myou mturn mthe mbow mof mthe mboat mtowards mthe mwind myou mare m_______ m_______. m-
mAnswer m- mHeading mup
When myou mturn mthe mbow mof mthe mboat maway mfrom mthe mwind myou mare m_______ m_______.
m- mAnswer m- mBearing maway
The m"golden mrule" mof msail mtrim mis: m"when min m_______, mlet mit m_______." m- mAnswer m-
mDoubt, mout
When mthe mboat mis mstopped, mpointed mtowards mthe mwind mwith mthe msails mluffing, mit mis msaid
mto mbe m_______ m_______. m- mAnswer m- mIn mirons
