ASA 101 Exam Questions and Answers
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Aback Of a sail, when the wind is on the "wrong" side
Abaft Toward the stern, as in "abaft the beam"
Abeam Off the boat at right angles to its center line
Aft Toward the stern or behind the boat
After Toward the stern
Aground When the hull or keel is touching the bottom
A buoy or other device deployed to mark a channel, a
Aid to navigation
navigational feature, or a hazard
Aloft Above the deck, usually in the rig
Amidships At or toward the middle of the boat
A device lowered to the bottom while secured to the
Anchor
boat to hold the boat stationary
The combination of true wind and the wind effect of
Apparent wind
motion as felt aboard a moving boat
Astern behind the stern
Athwartships Across the boat from side to side
Backing the act of setting a sail a back
Backstay a wire that runs from the top of the mast to the stern
Backwinding similar to backing
, Ballast weight placed low in the boat to give it stability
a slat inserted in the leech of a sail to support the
Batten
sailcloth
Batten pocket a pocket sewn into the sail to hold a batten
Beacon an aid to navigation that's fixed in place
beam (1) the width of a boat at its widest point
the region of the boat's sides halfway between bow
beam (2)
and Stern
beam reach the point of sail where the wind is abeam of the boat
bear away to turn the boat away from the wind, fall off
beat, beating to sail to windward close-hauled
bend a knot used to tie a line to another line or object
bend on to attach, as a sail to a spar
hidden from the wind, as when one sail is blanketed
blanketed
by another
block a pulley
a pole with a hook on one end usedul for snagging a
boathook
line or a ring
a rope sewm into the edge of a sail, often used to
bolt rope
attach it to the mast or boom
bottom the seabed or bed under any body of water
boom the spar that supports the for of the mainsail
an item of running, rigging, often a block and tackle,
boom vang
used to hold down the boom
bow the forward part of a ship
bowline a knot that forms a loop in the end of a line
a dock line tied between the bow of a boat and a
bow line
dock
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Terms in this set (232)
Aback Of a sail, when the wind is on the "wrong" side
Abaft Toward the stern, as in "abaft the beam"
Abeam Off the boat at right angles to its center line
Aft Toward the stern or behind the boat
After Toward the stern
Aground When the hull or keel is touching the bottom
A buoy or other device deployed to mark a channel, a
Aid to navigation
navigational feature, or a hazard
Aloft Above the deck, usually in the rig
Amidships At or toward the middle of the boat
A device lowered to the bottom while secured to the
Anchor
boat to hold the boat stationary
The combination of true wind and the wind effect of
Apparent wind
motion as felt aboard a moving boat
Astern behind the stern
Athwartships Across the boat from side to side
Backing the act of setting a sail a back
Backstay a wire that runs from the top of the mast to the stern
Backwinding similar to backing
, Ballast weight placed low in the boat to give it stability
a slat inserted in the leech of a sail to support the
Batten
sailcloth
Batten pocket a pocket sewn into the sail to hold a batten
Beacon an aid to navigation that's fixed in place
beam (1) the width of a boat at its widest point
the region of the boat's sides halfway between bow
beam (2)
and Stern
beam reach the point of sail where the wind is abeam of the boat
bear away to turn the boat away from the wind, fall off
beat, beating to sail to windward close-hauled
bend a knot used to tie a line to another line or object
bend on to attach, as a sail to a spar
hidden from the wind, as when one sail is blanketed
blanketed
by another
block a pulley
a pole with a hook on one end usedul for snagging a
boathook
line or a ring
a rope sewm into the edge of a sail, often used to
bolt rope
attach it to the mast or boom
bottom the seabed or bed under any body of water
boom the spar that supports the for of the mainsail
an item of running, rigging, often a block and tackle,
boom vang
used to hold down the boom
bow the forward part of a ship
bowline a knot that forms a loop in the end of a line
a dock line tied between the bow of a boat and a
bow line
dock
