ASA 114 Exam Questions and Answers Fully Solved Latest Update 2025-2026
When moderate to strong winds blow across a shallow body of water for an extended period of time the
water can simply get blown out.
True/False - Answers T
Unlike current, wind will not have a 100% net effect on the boat's progress.
True False - Answers T
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 - Answers D
Tenderness to unbalanced weight decreases as
the boat's size and displacement increases.
True False - Answers T
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 - Answers T
Partially filled holding, water and fuel tanks can change weight distribution and performance.
,True False - Answers T
Safety conscious, cruising sailors will want movable weight they shifted forward easily moved aft when
the wind picks up.
True False - Answers T
The U.S. Coast Guard does not approve any hybrid inflatable personal flotation devices.
True False - Answers F
Jack lines are extremely effective in attaching an anchor rode to a sailboat.
True False - Answers F
Potential for capsizing on a multihull has nothing to do with the power to weight ratio.
True False - Answers F
A capsized multihull will tend to float using its
trapped air and built-in flotation.
True False - Answers T
The need to shorten sail will be as apparent on a multihull as it is on a comparable length monohull.
True False - Answers F
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. - Answers C
If the seas are large and the wave crests are far apart you can sail very smoothly close hauled.
True False - Answers T
A trailerable multihull could get knocked over
backwards by wind and waves.
Tme False - Answers T
Easing the traveler is not a good short term solution to being overpowered.
True False - Answers F
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 - Answers F
You want to flatten the sail as winds increase.
True False - Answers T
Bending the mast flattens the mainsail.
True False - Answers T
In strong winds reaching is the least desirable
point of sail on a trailerable multihull.
True False - Answers T
When moderate to strong winds blow across a shallow body of water for an extended period of time the
water can simply get blown out.
True/False - Answers T
Unlike current, wind will not have a 100% net effect on the boat's progress.
True False - Answers T
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 - Answers D
Tenderness to unbalanced weight decreases as
the boat's size and displacement increases.
True False - Answers T
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 - Answers T
Partially filled holding, water and fuel tanks can change weight distribution and performance.
,True False - Answers T
Safety conscious, cruising sailors will want movable weight they shifted forward easily moved aft when
the wind picks up.
True False - Answers T
The U.S. Coast Guard does not approve any hybrid inflatable personal flotation devices.
True False - Answers F
Jack lines are extremely effective in attaching an anchor rode to a sailboat.
True False - Answers F
Potential for capsizing on a multihull has nothing to do with the power to weight ratio.
True False - Answers F
A capsized multihull will tend to float using its
trapped air and built-in flotation.
True False - Answers T
The need to shorten sail will be as apparent on a multihull as it is on a comparable length monohull.
True False - Answers F
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. - Answers C
If the seas are large and the wave crests are far apart you can sail very smoothly close hauled.
True False - Answers T
A trailerable multihull could get knocked over
backwards by wind and waves.
Tme False - Answers T
Easing the traveler is not a good short term solution to being overpowered.
True False - Answers F
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 - Answers F
You want to flatten the sail as winds increase.
True False - Answers T
Bending the mast flattens the mainsail.
True False - Answers T
In strong winds reaching is the least desirable
point of sail on a trailerable multihull.
True False - Answers T
