Review Questions: ASA 101 - Basic Keelboat Sailing- Questions and Answers
1. speed When sailing, always be aware of
direction the wind's and .
2. lift The desirable force generated by
the wind moving across a sail is
called .
3. no-sail zone The direction relative to the wind
in which the sailboat cannot sail
is called the .
4. zigzag Sailboats can reach an upwind
destination by sailing a
course
5. close-hauled The point of sail at the edge of
the no-sail zone is called
.
6. reaching A boat sailing across the wind is
said to be .
7. running Sailing straight downwind is
called .
8. angle (or trim) As the sailboat's direction
changes relative to the wind, so
should the sail's to the
wind be adjusted
9. apparent The combination of the true wind
and the wind created by the
,Review Questions: ASA 101 - Basic Keelboat Sailing- Questions and Answers
boat's motion (that we feel on the
boat) is called wind.
10. keel The is an underwater fin
fixed on the bottom of the sail-
boat that provides stability and
lateral resistance.
11. rudder The sailboat's direction through
tiller the water is controlled by the
steering wheel , which can be turned by
means of either a or a
.
12. a - transom
b - stanchion
c - deck
d - helm (tiller or wheel)
e - rudder
f - bow
g - lifeline
h - stern
i - cockpit
j - pulpit
k - hull
13. a - boom
b - mainsail
c - jibsheet
d - mast
e - mainsheet
f - halyard
g - boom vang
1. speed When sailing, always be aware of
direction the wind's and .
2. lift The desirable force generated by
the wind moving across a sail is
called .
3. no-sail zone The direction relative to the wind
in which the sailboat cannot sail
is called the .
4. zigzag Sailboats can reach an upwind
destination by sailing a
course
5. close-hauled The point of sail at the edge of
the no-sail zone is called
.
6. reaching A boat sailing across the wind is
said to be .
7. running Sailing straight downwind is
called .
8. angle (or trim) As the sailboat's direction
changes relative to the wind, so
should the sail's to the
wind be adjusted
9. apparent The combination of the true wind
and the wind created by the
,Review Questions: ASA 101 - Basic Keelboat Sailing- Questions and Answers
boat's motion (that we feel on the
boat) is called wind.
10. keel The is an underwater fin
fixed on the bottom of the sail-
boat that provides stability and
lateral resistance.
11. rudder The sailboat's direction through
tiller the water is controlled by the
steering wheel , which can be turned by
means of either a or a
.
12. a - transom
b - stanchion
c - deck
d - helm (tiller or wheel)
e - rudder
f - bow
g - lifeline
h - stern
i - cockpit
j - pulpit
k - hull
13. a - boom
b - mainsail
c - jibsheet
d - mast
e - mainsheet
f - halyard
g - boom vang
