ASA 101, Basic Keelboat Sailing Exam with verified detailed
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answers
Hull - ✔✔Watertight floating body of the boat that gives it form and houses or
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supports every other part of the boat || || || || || ||
Deck - ✔✔Encloses the top of the hull and is generally horizontal
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Transom - ✔✔Transverse, vertical section that makes up the stern of the boat, as high
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as the hull or as low as the waterline
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Keel - ✔✔Heavy, fixed appendage on the bottom of the hull that not only provides the
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sideways resistance, 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 - ✔✔Vertical metal or wooden pole that supports its primary sail, the mainsail
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Boom - ✔✔Horizontal pole at the bottom of the mainsail, it swings from one side of
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the boat to the other when the boat is turning through the wind
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Gooseneck - ✔✔Swivel connection on a sailboat by which the boom attaches to the
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mast
Bow - ✔✔Forward, front of the vessel
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Stern - ✔✔Aft, back of the vessel
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, Helm/Tiller - ✔✔Attached to the rudder, it causes the boat to turn in the opposite
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dirction
Rudder - ✔✔A movable, fin-shaped part attached to the hull near the stern
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Cockpit - ✔✔The area around and just in front of the tiller, where the crew performs
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most boat-handling operations
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Cabin - ✔✔A compartment below the deck
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Standing Rigging - ✔✔Lines, wires, or rods which are more or less fixed in position
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while the boat is under sail, in contrast to running rigging, which move and change
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fairly often
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Shroud - ✔✔Wire cables that help support the mast on either side, they are sturdy to
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help when boarding and walking around the boat
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Spreader - ✔✔Horizontal, prevents shrouds from hitting the mast
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Chainplate - ✔✔Fasten a shroud or stay to the hull
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Headstay/Forestay - ✔✔Ensures the mast won't fall aft || || || || || || ||
Backstay - ✔✔Ensures the mast won't fall forward
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Stanchion - ✔✔Holds lifelines || || ||
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answers
Hull - ✔✔Watertight floating body of the boat that gives it form and houses or
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supports every other part of the boat || || || || || ||
Deck - ✔✔Encloses the top of the hull and is generally horizontal
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Transom - ✔✔Transverse, vertical section that makes up the stern of the boat, as high
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as the hull or as low as the waterline
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Keel - ✔✔Heavy, fixed appendage on the bottom of the hull that not only provides the
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sideways resistance, 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 - ✔✔Vertical metal or wooden pole that supports its primary sail, the mainsail
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Boom - ✔✔Horizontal pole at the bottom of the mainsail, it swings from one side of
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the boat to the other when the boat is turning through the wind
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Gooseneck - ✔✔Swivel connection on a sailboat by which the boom attaches to the
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mast
Bow - ✔✔Forward, front of the vessel
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Stern - ✔✔Aft, back of the vessel
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, Helm/Tiller - ✔✔Attached to the rudder, it causes the boat to turn in the opposite
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dirction
Rudder - ✔✔A movable, fin-shaped part attached to the hull near the stern
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Cockpit - ✔✔The area around and just in front of the tiller, where the crew performs
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most boat-handling operations
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Cabin - ✔✔A compartment below the deck
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Standing Rigging - ✔✔Lines, wires, or rods which are more or less fixed in position
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while the boat is under sail, in contrast to running rigging, which move and change
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fairly often
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Shroud - ✔✔Wire cables that help support the mast on either side, they are sturdy to
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help when boarding and walking around the boat
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Spreader - ✔✔Horizontal, prevents shrouds from hitting the mast
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Chainplate - ✔✔Fasten a shroud or stay to the hull
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Headstay/Forestay - ✔✔Ensures the mast won't fall aft || || || || || || ||
Backstay - ✔✔Ensures the mast won't fall forward
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Stanchion - ✔✔Holds lifelines || || ||
