ASA 101 EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS ACCURATE ANSWERS 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: zig zag
●● The point of sail at the edge of a 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 wind created by the boats
motion (that we feel on the boat) is call ___________ 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 means of either a _________ or a
_______ ________.
Answer: rudder, tiller, steering wheel
●● Parts of a sailboat
Answer: (k) hull (c) deck (i) cockpit (a) transom (f) bow (h) stern (e)
rudder (d) helm [tiller or wheel] (b) stanchion (g) lifeline (j) pulpit
, ●● The sailboat's Rig
Answer: (d) mast (a) boom (k) gooseneck (m) spreader (h) shroud (n)
headstay/forestay (l) backstay (b) mainsail (i) headsail/jib (f) halyard (e)
mainsheet (c) jib sheet (g) boom vang (j) boom topping lift
●● Parts of a Sail
Answer: (g) head (a) tack (d) clew (c) luff (f) leech (e) foot (b) batten
●● On-Board Orientation
Answer: (a) port (f) starboard (c) forward (g) aft (h) ahead (i) abeam (e)
astern (b) windward (d) leeward
●● The mainsail should be raised when the sailboat is oriented
________ to ___________.
Answer: head, wind
●● When turning the boat toward the wind, sails should be __________
in.
Answer: trimmed
●● When turning the boat away from the wind, the sails should be
_________ out.
Answer: eased
QUESTIONS ACCURATE ANSWERS 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: zig zag
●● The point of sail at the edge of a 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 wind created by the boats
motion (that we feel on the boat) is call ___________ 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 means of either a _________ or a
_______ ________.
Answer: rudder, tiller, steering wheel
●● Parts of a sailboat
Answer: (k) hull (c) deck (i) cockpit (a) transom (f) bow (h) stern (e)
rudder (d) helm [tiller or wheel] (b) stanchion (g) lifeline (j) pulpit
, ●● The sailboat's Rig
Answer: (d) mast (a) boom (k) gooseneck (m) spreader (h) shroud (n)
headstay/forestay (l) backstay (b) mainsail (i) headsail/jib (f) halyard (e)
mainsheet (c) jib sheet (g) boom vang (j) boom topping lift
●● Parts of a Sail
Answer: (g) head (a) tack (d) clew (c) luff (f) leech (e) foot (b) batten
●● On-Board Orientation
Answer: (a) port (f) starboard (c) forward (g) aft (h) ahead (i) abeam (e)
astern (b) windward (d) leeward
●● The mainsail should be raised when the sailboat is oriented
________ to ___________.
Answer: head, wind
●● When turning the boat toward the wind, sails should be __________
in.
Answer: trimmed
●● When turning the boat away from the wind, the sails should be
_________ out.
Answer: eased
