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exam w ith accur ate solu tions |! |! |!
Aback Of a sail - Correct answer ✔when the wind is on the
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"wrong" side |!
Abaft Toward the stern - Correct answer ✔as in "abaft the
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beam"
Abeam - Correct answer ✔Off the boat at right angles to its
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centerline
Accommodations - Correct answer ✔The living quarters |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
inside a boat |! |!
Aft - Correct answer ✔Toward the stern or behind the boat
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After - Correct answer ✔Toward the stern
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Aground - Correct answer ✔When the hull or keel is
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touching the bottom |! |!
, Aid to navigation - Correct answer ✔A buoy or other device deployed to
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mark a channel, a navigational feature, or a hazard
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Aloft - Correct answer ✔Above the deck, usually in the rig
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Amidships - Correct answer ✔At or toward the middle of
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the boat
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Amp-hour - Correct answer ✔A measure of electricity
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consumption and battery capacity: one amp of current for one hour
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Anchor - Correct answer ✔A device lowered to the bottom
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while secured to the boat to hold the boat stationary
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Angle of attack - Correct answer ✔The angle at which a
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sail is presented to the wind
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Apparent wind - Correct answer ✔The combination of true wind and the
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wind effect of motion as felt aboard a moving boat
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Astern - Correct answer ✔Behind the stern
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exam w ith accur ate solu tions |! |! |!
Aback Of a sail - Correct answer ✔when the wind is on the
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"wrong" side |!
Abaft Toward the stern - Correct answer ✔as in "abaft the
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beam"
Abeam - Correct answer ✔Off the boat at right angles to its
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centerline
Accommodations - Correct answer ✔The living quarters |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
inside a boat |! |!
Aft - Correct answer ✔Toward the stern or behind the boat
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After - Correct answer ✔Toward the stern
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Aground - Correct answer ✔When the hull or keel is
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touching the bottom |! |!
, Aid to navigation - Correct answer ✔A buoy or other device deployed to
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mark a channel, a navigational feature, or a hazard
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Aloft - Correct answer ✔Above the deck, usually in the rig
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Amidships - Correct answer ✔At or toward the middle of
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the boat
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Amp-hour - Correct answer ✔A measure of electricity
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consumption and battery capacity: one amp of current for one hour
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Anchor - Correct answer ✔A device lowered to the bottom
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while secured to the boat to hold the boat stationary
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Angle of attack - Correct answer ✔The angle at which a
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
sail is presented to the wind
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Apparent wind - Correct answer ✔The combination of true wind and the
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wind effect of motion as felt aboard a moving boat
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Astern - Correct answer ✔Behind the stern
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