ASA 101 Review Questions with accurate detailed solutions
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When sailing, always be aware of the wind's ___ and ___ - ✔✔speed, direction
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The desirable force generated by the wind moving across a sail is called ______. -
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✔✔lift
The direction relative to the wind in which the sailboat cannot sail is called the _____
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____ _____. - ✔✔no sail zone
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Sailboats can reach an upwind destination by sailing a ____ course. - ✔✔zigzag
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The point of sail at the edge of the no-sail zone is called ___ ___ - ✔✔close-hauled
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A boat sailing across the wind is said to be - ✔✔reaching
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Sailing straight downwind is called ___ - ✔✔running
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As the sailboat's direction changes relative to the wind, so should the sail's _____ to
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the wind be adjusted. - ✔✔angle or trim
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The combination of the true wind and the wind created by the boat's motion (that we
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feel on the boat) is called _____ wind? - ✔✔apparent
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The _____ is an underwater fin fixed on the bottom of the sailboat that provides
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stability and lateral resistance. - ✔✔keel
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, The sailboat's direction through the water is controlled by the ____, which can be
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turned by the means of either a _______ or a ________ ________. - ✔✔rudder,
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tiller, steering wheel
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Parts of sail - Top Point - ✔✔head
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Parts of sail - forward bottom point - ✔✔tack
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Parts of sail - aft bottom point - ✔✔clew
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Parts of sail - forward edge - ✔✔luff
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Parts of sail - aft curved edge - ✔✔leech
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Parts of sail - bottom edge - ✔✔Foot
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Parts of sail - stiff pieces in sail to provide support - ✔✔batten
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On-board Orientation - moving forward - ✔✔ahead
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On-board Orientation - moving towards the stern - ✔✔astern
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On-board Orientation - middle width of boat - ✔✔abeam
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On-board Orientation - front tip of boat - ✔✔bow
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When sailing, always be aware of the wind's ___ and ___ - ✔✔speed, direction
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The desirable force generated by the wind moving across a sail is called ______. -
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✔✔lift
The direction relative to the wind in which the sailboat cannot sail is called the _____
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____ _____. - ✔✔no sail zone
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Sailboats can reach an upwind destination by sailing a ____ course. - ✔✔zigzag
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The point of sail at the edge of the no-sail zone is called ___ ___ - ✔✔close-hauled
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A boat sailing across the wind is said to be - ✔✔reaching
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Sailing straight downwind is called ___ - ✔✔running
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As the sailboat's direction changes relative to the wind, so should the sail's _____ to
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the wind be adjusted. - ✔✔angle or trim
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The combination of the true wind and the wind created by the boat's motion (that we
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feel on the boat) is called _____ wind? - ✔✔apparent
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The _____ is an underwater fin fixed on the bottom of the sailboat that provides
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stability and lateral resistance. - ✔✔keel
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, The sailboat's direction through the water is controlled by the ____, which can be
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turned by the means of either a _______ or a ________ ________. - ✔✔rudder,
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tiller, steering wheel
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Parts of sail - Top Point - ✔✔head
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Parts of sail - forward bottom point - ✔✔tack
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Parts of sail - aft bottom point - ✔✔clew
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Parts of sail - forward edge - ✔✔luff
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Parts of sail - aft curved edge - ✔✔leech
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Parts of sail - bottom edge - ✔✔Foot
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Parts of sail - stiff pieces in sail to provide support - ✔✔batten
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On-board Orientation - moving forward - ✔✔ahead
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On-board Orientation - moving towards the stern - ✔✔astern
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On-board Orientation - middle width of boat - ✔✔abeam
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On-board Orientation - front tip of boat - ✔✔bow
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