Basic Keelboat Certification Exam Questions and Answers
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American Sailing Association
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American Sailing Association
Bow - Answer-Front of Boat
Deck - Answer-Deck
Cabin Trunk - Answer-Roof and sides of cabin house
Port - Answer-Left
Cockpit - Answer-Low space in the deck where the crew sits and where the tiller is located
Stern - Answer-back of the boat
Transom - Answer-The flat or slightly curv...
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Basic Keelboat Certification Exam
Questions and Answers
Bow - Answer-Front of Boat
Deck - Answer-Deck
Cabin Trunk - Answer-Roof and sides of cabin house
Port - Answer-Left
Cockpit - Answer-Low space in the deck where the crew sits and where the tiller is
located
Stern - Answer-back of the boat
Transom - Answer-The flat or slightly curved surface at the stern of the boat
Rudder - Answer-The steering foil, directed by a tiller, that is used to turn the boar
Tiller - Answer-The lever arm attached to the rudder that allows you to steer the boat
Keel - Answer-The weighted vertical fin at the bottom of the boat. Its weight reduces
tipping (heeling) while its shape keeps the boat from sliding sideways through the water.
Companionway - Answer-A passageway from the cockpit to the area below the deck
Hull - Answer-The body of the boat that floats in the water
Starboard - Answer-Right
What is the rig? - Answer-The rig includes the sails, spars, supporting wires, and sail
controls
Forestay - Answer-The part of the rigging that is attached to the bow of the boat that
keeps the mast from falling backwards.
Mast - Answer-The vertical spar in the middle of the boat from which the sails are set
Jib - Answer-The forward sail that is attached to the forestay
Spreader - Answer-Struts that extend from the side of the mast that keep it from
bending sideways
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