ASA 103 Coastal Cruising Exam V1 (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Questions with Verified Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct
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Angle of attack
Answer:
The angle at which the wind strikes the chord.
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Twist
Answer:
The difference between the angle of attack at the foot and at the head of the sail.
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Aback
Answer:
Of a sail, when the wind is on the wrong side.
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Abaft
Answer:
Toward the stern, as in abaft the beam.
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Abeam
Answer:
Off the boat at right angles to its centerline.
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Amidships
Answer:
At or toward the middle of the boat.
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Astern
Answer:
Behind the stern.
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Athwartships
Answer:
Across the boat from side to side.
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Apparent wind
Answer:
The combination of true wind and the wind effect of motion as felt aboard a moving boat.
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Backwinding
Answer:
The act of setting a sail aback. 3 / 4
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Beacon
Answer:
An aid to navigation that's fixed in place.
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Bear away
Answer:
To turn the boat away from the wind, to fall off
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Bearing
Answer:
The direction in degrees toward one object from another.
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Beat (beating)
Answer:
To sail to windward close-hauled.
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