ASA 101, Basic Keelboat Sailing exam questions with answers.

ASA 101, Basic Keelboat Sailing exam |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




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Hull - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Watertight floating body of the boat
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that gives it form and houses or supports every other part of the
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boat
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Deck - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Encloses the top of the hull and is
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Transom - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Transverse, vertical section
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that makes up the stern of the boat, as high as the hull or as low
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as the waterline
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Keel - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Heavy, fixed appendage on the
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bottom of the hull that not only provides the sideways resistance,
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but also the vertical stability needed to counter the force of the
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wind on the sails that would otherwise push the boat sideways
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Mast - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Vertical metal or wooden pole that
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supports its primary sail, the mainsail
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Boom - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Horizontal pole at the bottom of
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the mainsail, it swings from one side of the boat to the other
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when the boat is turning through the wind
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, Gooseneck - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Swivel connection on a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


sailboat by which the boom attaches to the mast
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Bow - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Forward, front of the vessel
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Stern - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Aft, back of the vessel
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Helm/Tiller - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Attached to the rudder, it |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


causes the boat to turn in the opposite dirction
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Rudder - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A movable, fin-shaped part
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attached to the hull near the stern |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Cockpit - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The area around and just in
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front of the tiller, where the crew performs most boat-handling
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operations


Cabin - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A compartment below the deck
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Standing Rigging - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Lines, wires, or rods
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which are more or less fixed in position while the boat is under
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sail, in contrast to running rigging, which move and change fairly
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often


Shroud - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Wire cables that help support
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the mast on either side, they are sturdy to help when boarding
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and walking around the boat
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