ASA 101: Sailboat Parts and Functions- Questions and Answers
1. Hull The watertight body of a ship or boat
2. Deck The horizontal surface that encloses the top of the hull
3. Transom The flat surface that encloses the hull at the stern
4. Keel The fin-shaped structure that contains ballast on the bottom of a sailboat
5. Mast A fixed vertical spar that holds up a sail or sails
6. Boom The spar that supports the foot of the mainsail
7. Gooseneck The fitting that connects the boom to the mast.
8. Bow the forward or front part of a ship
9. Stern The aft or back part of a ship
10. Helm/Tiller/Wheel The part of the boat with which it is steered
11. Rudder Steering device, usually a vertical blade attached to a post at, or near, the stern of
the boat
12. Cockpit The area of the boat from which the boat is steered or sailed
13. Cabin A room in the interior of a boat
14. Standing Rigging The permanent rigging (usually wire) of a boat, including the forestay, backstay,
and shrouds.
15. Shroud A wire that provides support to the mast
16. Spreader A strut on the mast that holds the shroud away from the mast
17. Chainplate Metal fabrication attached to the hull and to which a stay or shroud is connected
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1. Hull The watertight body of a ship or boat
2. Deck The horizontal surface that encloses the top of the hull
3. Transom The flat surface that encloses the hull at the stern
4. Keel The fin-shaped structure that contains ballast on the bottom of a sailboat
5. Mast A fixed vertical spar that holds up a sail or sails
6. Boom The spar that supports the foot of the mainsail
7. Gooseneck The fitting that connects the boom to the mast.
8. Bow the forward or front part of a ship
9. Stern The aft or back part of a ship
10. Helm/Tiller/Wheel The part of the boat with which it is steered
11. Rudder Steering device, usually a vertical blade attached to a post at, or near, the stern of
the boat
12. Cockpit The area of the boat from which the boat is steered or sailed
13. Cabin A room in the interior of a boat
14. Standing Rigging The permanent rigging (usually wire) of a boat, including the forestay, backstay,
and shrouds.
15. Shroud A wire that provides support to the mast
16. Spreader A strut on the mast that holds the shroud away from the mast
17. Chainplate Metal fabrication attached to the hull and to which a stay or shroud is connected
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