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Bareboat ASA 105 Sailing Terms Exam Questions with Latest Update

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Aback Of a sail - Answer-when the wind is on the "wrong" side Abaft Toward the stern - Answer-as in "abaft the beam" Abeam - Answer-Off the boat at right angles to its centerline Accommodations - Answer-The living quarters inside a boat Aft - Answer-Toward the stern or behind th...

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Bareboat ASA 105 Sailing Terms Exam
Questions with Latest Update

Aback Of a sail - Answer-when the wind is on the
"wrong" side

Abaft Toward the stern - Answer-as in "abaft the
beam"

Abeam - Answer-Off the boat at right angles to its
centerline

Accommodations - Answer-The living quarters
inside a boat

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

Amp-hour - Answer-A measure of electricity
consumption and battery capacity: one amp of current for one hour

Anchor - Answer-A device lowered to the bottom
while secured to the boat to hold the boat stationary

Angle of attack - Answer-The angle at which a
sail is presented to the wind

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

Autopilot - Answer-A device that steers a boat
automatically

Backing - Answer-The act of setting a sail aback

Backstay - Answer-A wire support 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

Bareboat charter - Answer-A charter of a boat
that's "bare" of crew and provisions

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 ofthe 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

Bearing - Answer-The direction in degrees
toward one object from another

Beat, beating - Answer-To sail to windward

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