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ASA 101 Anatomy of a sailboat Exam Questions and Answers

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Spar - Answer-A pole of any type used to support the sails. Mast - Answer-Is a spar which stands vertically from the deck. Boom - Answer-A spar which supports the bottom edge of the mainsail. Mainsail - Answer-The aft most sail. Headsail - Answer-Any sail that sets forward of the mast. ...

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ASA 101 Anatomy of a sailboat Exam
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Spar - Answer-A pole of any type used to support the sails.

Mast - Answer-Is a spar which stands vertically from the deck.

Boom - Answer-A spar which supports the bottom edge of the mainsail.

Mainsail - Answer-The aft most sail.

Headsail - Answer-Any sail that sets forward of the mast.

Luff - Answer-The sails forward edge. It feels the wind first.

Foot - Answer-The bottom edge of the sail.

Tack - Answer-Between the luff and the foot at the sails bottom front corner.

Head - Answer-The corner at the very top of the sail between the luff and the leach.

Clew - Answer-The third corner of our triangle, between the leech and the foot.

Stern - Answer-Back of the boat

Bow - Answer-Front of the boat

Rudder - Answer-Attached beneath the boat toward the stern, used to steer

Keel - Answer-Fixed appendage on bottom of hull. Provides sideways resistance to
counter force of wind on sails.

Pulleys - Answer-Called blocks, are used increase pulling power.

Block and tackle - Answer-A series of blocks/pulleys are used to multiply force applied
to the line.

Hull - Answer-The watertight floating body of the boat that gives it form and houses or
supports every other part of the boat.

Dinghy - Answer-Small boat.

Multihull - Answer-Boats with more than one hull.

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