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ASA 101-PRACTICE TEST NEWEST VERSION
2026 | QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |
RATED A+
1. When sailing, always be aware of the wind's and : speed, direction
2. The desirable force generate .: lift
3. The direction relative to the wind in which the sailboat cannot sail is called the
.: no-sail zone
4. Sailboats can reach an upwind destination by sailing a course.: zig zag
5. The point of sail at the edge of a no-sail zone is called .: close-hauled
6. A boat sailing across the wind is said to be .: reaching
7. Sailing straight downwind is called .: running
8. As the sailboat's direction changes relative to the wind, so should the sail's
to the wind be adjusted.: angle (or trim)
9. The combination of the true wind and wind created by the boats motion (that we feel on
the boat) is call wind: apparent
10. The is an underwater fin fixed on the bottom of the sailboat that
provides stability and lateral resistance.: keel
11. The sailboat's direction through the water is controlled by the , which can be
turned by means of either a or a .: rudder, tiller, steering
wheel
12. Name parts with the lettered items in the diagram: (k) hull (c) deck (i) cock pit (a) transom
(f) bow (h) stern (e) rudder (d) helm [tiller or wheel] (b) stanchion (g) lifeline (j) pulpit
13. Name parts with the lettered items in the diagram: (d) mast (a) boom (k) g spreader (h)ooseneck (m)
shroud (n) headstay/forestay (l) backstay (b) mainsail (i) headsail/jib (f) halyard (e) mains sheet (g) boom vang (j)heet (c) jib
boom topping lift
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14. Name parts with the lettered items in the diagram: (g) head (a) tack (d) c leech (e)lew (c) lutt (f)
foot (b) batten
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ASA 101-PRACTICE TEST NEWEST VERSION
2026 | QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |
RATED A+
1. When sailing, always be aware of the wind's and : speed, direction
2. The desirable force generate .: lift
3. The direction relative to the wind in which the sailboat cannot sail is called the
.: no-sail zone
4. Sailboats can reach an upwind destination by sailing a course.: zig zag
5. The point of sail at the edge of a no-sail zone is called .: close-hauled
6. A boat sailing across the wind is said to be .: reaching
7. Sailing straight downwind is called .: running
8. As the sailboat's direction changes relative to the wind, so should the sail's
to the wind be adjusted.: angle (or trim)
9. The combination of the true wind and wind created by the boats motion (that we feel on
the boat) is call wind: apparent
10. The is an underwater fin fixed on the bottom of the sailboat that
provides stability and lateral resistance.: keel
11. The sailboat's direction through the water is controlled by the , which can be
turned by means of either a or a .: rudder, tiller, steering
wheel
12. Name parts with the lettered items in the diagram: (k) hull (c) deck (i) cock pit (a) transom
(f) bow (h) stern (e) rudder (d) helm [tiller or wheel] (b) stanchion (g) lifeline (j) pulpit
13. Name parts with the lettered items in the diagram: (d) mast (a) boom (k) g spreader (h)ooseneck (m)
shroud (n) headstay/forestay (l) backstay (b) mainsail (i) headsail/jib (f) halyard (e) mains sheet (g) boom vang (j)heet (c) jib
boom topping lift
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14. Name parts with the lettered items in the diagram: (g) head (a) tack (d) c leech (e)lew (c) lutt (f)
foot (b) batten
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