ASA 101 EXAM QANDA 2026 STUDY SHEET QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

ASA 101 EXAM QANDA 2026 STUDY SHEET
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

●● The desirable force generated by the wind moving across a sail is
called ______.
Answer: lift


●● The direction relative to the wind in which the sailboat cannot sail is
called the _____ ____ _____.
Answer: no sail zone


●● Sailboats can reach an upwind destination by sailing a ____ course.
Answer: zigzag


●● The point of sail at the edge of the no-sail zone is called ___ ___
Answer: close-hauled


●● A boat sailing across the wind is said to be
Answer: reaching


●● Sailing straight downwind is called ___
Answer: running

,●● As the sailboat's direction changes relative to the wind, so should the
sail's _____ to the wind be adjusted.
Answer: angle or trim


●● The combination of the true wind and the wind created by the boat's
motion (that we feel on the boat) is called _____ wind?
Answer: apparent


●● The _____ is an underwater fin fixed on the bottom of the sailboat
that provides stability and lateral resistance.
Answer: keel


●● The sailboat's direction through the water is controlled by the ____,
which can be turned by the means of either a _______ or a ________
________.
Answer: rudder, tiller, steering wheel


●● Parts of sail - Top Point
Answer: head


●● Parts of sail - forward bottom point
Answer: tack

, ●● Parts of sail - aft bottom point
Answer: clew


●● Parts of sail - forward edge
Answer: luff


●● Parts of sail - aft curved edge
Answer: leech


●● Parts of sail - bottom edge
Answer: Foot


●● Parts of sail - stiff pieces in sail to provide support
Answer: batten


●● On-board Orientation - moving forward
Answer: ahead


●● On-board Orientation - moving towards the stern
Answer: astern