ASA 101 EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL
SOLUTION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● Abaft.
Answer: Toward the stern, as in "abaft the beam"
●● Abeam.
Answer: Off the boat at right angles to its center line
●● Aft.
Answer: Toward the stern or behind the boat
●● After.
Answer: Toward the stern
●● Aground.
Answer: When the hull or keel is touching the bottom
●● Aid to navigation.
Answer: A buoy or other device deployed to mark a channel, a
navigational feature, or a hazard
,●● Aloft.
Answer: Above the deck, usually in the rig
●● Amidships.
Answer: At or toward the middle of the boat
●● Anchor.
Answer: A device lowered to the bottom while secured to the boat to
hold the boat stationary
●● Apparent wind.
Answer: The combination of true wind and the wind effect of motion as
felt aboard a moving boat
●● Astern.
Answer: behind the stern
●● Athwartships.
Answer: Across the boat from side to side
●● Backing.
Answer: the act of setting a sail a back
,●● Backstay.
Answer: a wire that runs from the top of the mast to the stern
●● Backwinding.
Answer: similar to backing
●● Ballast.
Answer: weight placed low in the boat to give it stability
●● Batten.
Answer: a slat inserted in the leech of a sail to support the sailcloth
●● Batten pocket.
Answer: a pocket sewn into the sail to hold a batten
●● Beacon.
Answer: an aid to navigation that's fixed in place
●● beam (1).
Answer: the width of a boat at its widest point
, ●● beam (2).
Answer: the region of the boat's sides halfway between bow and Stern
●● beam reach.
Answer: the point of sail where the wind is abeam of the boat
●● bear away.
Answer: to turn the boat away from the wind, fall off
●● beat, beating.
Answer: to sail to windward close-hauled
●● bend.
Answer: a knot used to tie a line to another line or object
●● bend on.
Answer: to attach, as a sail to a spar
●● blanketed.
Answer: hidden from the wind, as when one sail is blanketed by another
●● block.
SOLUTION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● Abaft.
Answer: Toward the stern, as in "abaft the beam"
●● Abeam.
Answer: Off the boat at right angles to its center line
●● Aft.
Answer: Toward the stern or behind the boat
●● After.
Answer: Toward the stern
●● Aground.
Answer: When the hull or keel is touching the bottom
●● Aid to navigation.
Answer: A buoy or other device deployed to mark a channel, a
navigational feature, or a hazard
,●● Aloft.
Answer: Above the deck, usually in the rig
●● Amidships.
Answer: At or toward the middle of the boat
●● Anchor.
Answer: A device lowered to the bottom while secured to the boat to
hold the boat stationary
●● Apparent wind.
Answer: The combination of true wind and the wind effect of motion as
felt aboard a moving boat
●● Astern.
Answer: behind the stern
●● Athwartships.
Answer: Across the boat from side to side
●● Backing.
Answer: the act of setting a sail a back
,●● Backstay.
Answer: a wire that runs from the top of the mast to the stern
●● Backwinding.
Answer: similar to backing
●● Ballast.
Answer: weight placed low in the boat to give it stability
●● Batten.
Answer: a slat inserted in the leech of a sail to support the sailcloth
●● Batten pocket.
Answer: a pocket sewn into the sail to hold a batten
●● Beacon.
Answer: an aid to navigation that's fixed in place
●● beam (1).
Answer: the width of a boat at its widest point
, ●● beam (2).
Answer: the region of the boat's sides halfway between bow and Stern
●● beam reach.
Answer: the point of sail where the wind is abeam of the boat
●● bear away.
Answer: to turn the boat away from the wind, fall off
●● beat, beating.
Answer: to sail to windward close-hauled
●● bend.
Answer: a knot used to tie a line to another line or object
●● bend on.
Answer: to attach, as a sail to a spar
●● blanketed.
Answer: hidden from the wind, as when one sail is blanketed by another
●● block.
