ASA 101 exam questions with answers

ASA 101 exam questions with answers
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When sailing, always be aware of the wind's ___ and ___ -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Speed, direction |\ |\ |\




The desirable force generated by the wind moving across a sail is
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called _____ - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔lift
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The direction relative to the wind in which the sailboat cannot
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sail is called the_______. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔no-sail zone
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Sailboats can reach an upwind destination by sailing a _______
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course. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔zig zag
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The point of sail at the edge of a no-sail zone is called_________. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔close-hauled |\ |\




A boat sailing across the wind is said to be __________. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔reaching
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Sailing straight downwind is called ________. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔running
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As the sailboat's direction changes relative to the wind, so should
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the sail's _________ to the wind be adjusted. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔angle (or trim) |\ |\ |\

, The combination of the true wind and wind created by the boats
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motion (that we feel on the boat) is call ___________ wind -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔apparent |\ |\




The ___________ is an underwater fin fixed on the bottom of the
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sailboat that provides stability and lateral resistance. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔keel |\




The sailboat's direction through the water is controlled by the
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________ , which can be turned by means of either a _________ or a
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_______ ________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔rudder, tiller, steering
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wheel


Parts of a sailboat - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(k) hull (c) deck (i)
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cockpit (a) transom (f) bow (h) stern (e) rudder (d) helm [tiller or
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wheel] (b) stanchion (g) lifeline (j) pulpit
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The sailboat's Rig - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(d) mast (a) boom (k)
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gooseneck (m) spreader (h) shroud (n) headstay/forestay (l)
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backstay (b) mainsail (i) headsail/jib (f) halyard (e) mainsheet (c)
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jib sheet (g) boom vang (j) boom topping lift
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Parts of a Sail - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(g) head (a) tack (d) clew
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(c) luff (f) leech (e) foot (b) batten
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On-Board Orientation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(a) port (f)
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starboard (c) forward (g) aft (h) ahead (i) abeam (e) astern (b)
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windward (d) leeward |\ |\