ASA 114 ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
▶ T. Answer: Unlike current, wind will not have a 100% net effect on the
boat's progress.
True False
▶ D. Answer: Which of the following parts of the boat will contribute to a
cruising cats propulsion under sail?
A. freeboard
B. spars
C. rigging
D. all of the above
▶ T. Answer: Tenderness to unbalanced weight decreases as
the boat's size and displacement increases.
True False
▶ T. Answer: A cruising cat in the 40 foot range will not
have a very dramatic reaction to an average sized
person jumping up and down on the bow.
True False
▶ T. Answer: Partially filled holding, water and fuel tanks can change
weight distribution and performance.
True False
▶ T. Answer: Safety conscious, cruising sailors will want movable weight
they shifted forward easily moved aft when the wind picks up.
True False
▶ F. Answer: The U.S. Coast Guard does not approve any hybrid
inflatable personal flotation devices.
True False
▶ F. Answer: Jack lines are extremely effective in attaching an anchor
rode to a sailboat.
, True False
▶ F. Answer: Potential for capsizing on a multihull has nothing to do with
the power to weight ratio.
True False
▶ 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.
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
▶ T. Answer: Unlike current, wind will not have a 100% net effect on the
boat's progress.
True False
▶ D. Answer: Which of the following parts of the boat will contribute to a
cruising cats propulsion under sail?
A. freeboard
B. spars
C. rigging
D. all of the above
▶ T. Answer: Tenderness to unbalanced weight decreases as
the boat's size and displacement increases.
True False
▶ T. Answer: A cruising cat in the 40 foot range will not
have a very dramatic reaction to an average sized
person jumping up and down on the bow.
True False
▶ T. Answer: Partially filled holding, water and fuel tanks can change
weight distribution and performance.
True False
▶ T. Answer: Safety conscious, cruising sailors will want movable weight
they shifted forward easily moved aft when the wind picks up.
True False
▶ F. Answer: The U.S. Coast Guard does not approve any hybrid
inflatable personal flotation devices.
True False
▶ F. Answer: Jack lines are extremely effective in attaching an anchor
rode to a sailboat.
, True False
▶ F. Answer: Potential for capsizing on a multihull has nothing to do with
the power to weight ratio.
True False
▶ 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.
