ASA 114 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
▶ 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
▶ F. Answer: Pressure from the mast to the main beam
decreases when the main sheet is tightened.
True False
▶ T. Answer: A seagull striker takes upward pressure off the
forestay/forward beam attachment point and disperses it along the forward
beam.
True False
▶ T. Answer: Webbing or trampoline material is rarely used on large
catamarans except, perhaps, between the bows.
True False
▶ F. Answer: Most catamaran designs have the main salon
located inside one hull or the other.
True False
▶ F. Answer: Galley down refers to a method of covering all
galley components to stow them for getting underway.
True False
▶ B,A,C. Answer: Rank the following 3 boat types from lowest to
highest power to weight ratio.
A. Cruising catamaran
B. Monohull
C. Trailerable multihull
▶ T. Answer: An outboard engine will use more fuel per mile than an
inboard diesel of about the same size.
True False
▶ C. Answer: Cavitation is
A. a condition where sea life grows in any underwater cavity.
B. a rolling effect created by steep waves while under sail.
C. a condition where a propeller pushes air instead of water.
TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
▶ 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
▶ F. Answer: Pressure from the mast to the main beam
decreases when the main sheet is tightened.
True False
▶ T. Answer: A seagull striker takes upward pressure off the
forestay/forward beam attachment point and disperses it along the forward
beam.
True False
▶ T. Answer: Webbing or trampoline material is rarely used on large
catamarans except, perhaps, between the bows.
True False
▶ F. Answer: Most catamaran designs have the main salon
located inside one hull or the other.
True False
▶ F. Answer: Galley down refers to a method of covering all
galley components to stow them for getting underway.
True False
▶ B,A,C. Answer: Rank the following 3 boat types from lowest to
highest power to weight ratio.
A. Cruising catamaran
B. Monohull
C. Trailerable multihull
▶ T. Answer: An outboard engine will use more fuel per mile than an
inboard diesel of about the same size.
True False
▶ C. Answer: Cavitation is
A. a condition where sea life grows in any underwater cavity.
B. a rolling effect created by steep waves while under sail.
C. a condition where a propeller pushes air instead of water.
