ASA 101, Basic Keelboat Sailing
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Hull
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The body of the boat
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Keel
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The weighted fin at the bottom of the boat
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Bow
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The front of the boat
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Stern
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The back of the boat
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Cockpit
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The space where the helmsman sits
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Rudder
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The fin used for steering
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Tiller
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The lever which we hold to steer a small boat
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Cabin
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The enclosed space below deck
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Stanchions
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Amidships supports for the lifelines
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Mast
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The vertical pole that supports the sails
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Boom
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The spar at the bottom of the mainsail
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Spreaders
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The small struts on the sides of the mast
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Forestay, backstay, shrouds
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The wires that support the mast
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Standing Rigging
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Forestay, backstay, shrouds, etc.
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Boltrope
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Line sewn into the forward edge of the mainsail
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Halyards
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lines used to raise the sails
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Sheets
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Lines used to trim the sails
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Running Rigging
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Lines used to raise sails, trim the sheets
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Boom topping lift
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Line which raises the boom to a desired height
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Tellates
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Pieces of yarn which indicate airflow over sails
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Genoa/Lapper/150%
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A jib that overlaps the mast
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Working jib
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The 100% jib
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Storm Jib
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A small headsail used in heavy wind
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Spinnaker
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The colorful sail used when sailing downwind
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Head
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The top corner of a sail
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Tack
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The forward lower corner of a sail
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Clew
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The back lower corner of a sail
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Luff
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The forward edge of a sail
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Foot
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The bottom edge of a sail
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Battens
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Plastic supports in pockets in a sail
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Hanks
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Clips along the forward edge of the jib
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Beam
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The width of a boat at the widest point
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Draft
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The distance from the waterline to the bottom of the keel
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Heeling
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The leaning action of a sailboat
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Starboard
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The right side of the boat
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Port
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The left side of the boat
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Aft
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Moving toward the stern
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Forward
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Moving toward the bow
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Tacking/Coming About
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Making the sails change sides by turning the bow through the wind
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Jibing
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Making the sails change sides by turning the stern through the wind
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Heading up/Heading down
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Turning the boat away from the wind
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Beam Reach
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Sailing approximately 90 degrees across the wind
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Running
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Sailing with the wind over the stern
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Sailing by the lee
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Sailing with the wind over the same side of the boat that the boom is on
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Head to wind/No go zone/ Irons
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Point of sail used to stop a sailboat
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Figure 8
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A stopper know for the cockpit end of the jib sheets
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Cleat Hitch
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Know for securing the boat to the dock
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Bowline
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Knot which gives you a non-slipping loop
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Reef Know
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Also knows as a square knot
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Shackle
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Metal clip which attached the halyard to the sail
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Winch
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Provides mechanical advantage for trimming a sheet
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Fairlead
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On deck fitting which changes the angle of a line
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Clea/Cam, Clam, Horn
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Fitting used to secure a line under strain
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Gooseneck
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Device that connects the boom to the mast
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Block
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A nautical puller
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Boomvang
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Controls tensions in the leech of the mainsail
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Clew Outhaul
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Controls tension in the foot of the mainsail
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Cunningham/Downhaul
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Controls tension in the luff of the mainsail
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Masthead Fly
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The arrow at the top of the mast
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Bow Pulpit
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The steel railing at the bow of the boat
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Weather Helm
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The tendency for the boat to turn toward the wind
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Apparent Wind
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The combinations of true wind and boat speed wind
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Ready about & Hard A'Lee
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The commands give then tacking
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Prepare to Jibe & Jibe Ho
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The commands given when jibing are
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Starboard
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When the wind hits the right side of the boat and the boom is on the left you are on a Starboard tack.
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Skipper
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The person responsible for the safe operation of the boat.
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Helmsman
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The person steering the boat.
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Crew
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The people who operate the boat.
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Windward (Winard)
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The side of the boat closest to the wind.
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Leeward (Looard)
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The side of the boat away from the wind.
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Luffing
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Flapping sails
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Broad Reach
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When you fall off slightly from a run you are sailing a broad reach.
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Close Reach
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When you fall off slightly from close hauled you are sailing a close reach.
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Clove Hitch
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A know to tie fenders to lifelines.
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Sheet Bend
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A know to connect lines of unequal diameter.
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Round Turn 2/ 2 Half Hitches
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Knot used to tie a line to a piling.
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Starboard Tack
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When 2 sailboats cross on opposite tacks, the starboard tack has stand on (right of way)
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Leeward Boat
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When 2 sailboats cross on the same tack, Leeward Boat has stand on (right of way)
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Powerboat
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When a sailboat overtakes a powerboat cross, Powerboat has stand on (right of way)
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Sailboat
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When a sailboat and a powerboat cross, Sailboat has stand on (right of way)
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Commercial
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When a sailboat and a commercial vessel cross, Commercial has stand on (right of way)
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Starboard/Leeward
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When tacking for a port tack to a starboard tack, to which side of the boat do you move the tiller?
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East the Sheet
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What should the jib trimmer do if the leeward telltale is luffing?
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Boom Topping Lift
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What must you reattach to the boom before lowering the mainsail?
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Clockwise
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In which direction do most winches turn?
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Lift 6 pieces of safety equipment that must be aborad.
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1. PED's (Personal flotation device/Life jackets) 2. Type IV PFD (Throwable) 3. Fire Extinguisher 4. Flares (3 Day & Night/ unexpired) 5. Sound signalling device (whistle) 6. Navigation lights (Red port, Green starboard, White stern)
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Red/Even Numbers
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What color is a nun buoy?
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Green/Odd Numbers
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What color is a can buoy?
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Green
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What color is a buoy with an odd number on it.
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Red
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When entering a harbor, what kind of buoys are on your starboard side?
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Increase
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When entering a harbor do the buoy numbers increase or decrease?
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What 4 actions should take place when someone falls overboard?
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1. Yell man overboard. 2. Throw a type IV flotation device. 3. Appoint a spotter (don't lose sight of victim) 4. Steer to a beam reach ASAP.
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A fried of family member.
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A float plan should be filed with a
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Mid Channel Buoy
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A white and red vertically stripped buoy is
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Restricted to boatres
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Buoys with a cross inside a diamond shape mark areas
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Indicate Danger
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Five blasts from a ships horn
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White light facing forwrd
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A sailboat under power at night must also display a
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Scope of 7:1
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Is adequate for overnight anchoring
