ASA 101 - Chapter 4 - Sail Control and Recovery

C4 Q01: What is the quickest sail adjustment for changing power: change its ___ to the ___?

Angle, wind [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q02.1: Which listed sail control tensions the luff?

Halyard, downhaul, or Cunningham [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q02.2: Which listed control affects the leech?

Boom vang [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q02.3: Which listed control tensions the foot?

Outhaul [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q03: The outhaul changes the depth of which sail?

Mainsail [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q04: Which way does tightening a Cunningham or downhaul move the mainsail draft?

Forward [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q05: What control holds the boom down on a downwind point of sail?

Boom vang [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q06: For basic mainsail trim, do what until luffing starts, then trim in until what stops?

Ease, luffing [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q07.1: How can you change the sail angle while maintaining the same heading?

Trim or ease the sail [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q07.2: How can steering change the sail angle to the wind?

Head up or bear away [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q08: What type of helm makes a boat tend to head up on its own?

Weather [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q09: What type of helm makes a boat tend to bear away on its own?

Lee [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q10.1: To reduce heel close-hauled, to which side can the crew move?

Windward [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q10.2: What slight steering change toward the no-sail-zone edge can reduce heel?

Head up or pinch [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q10.3: How can changing mainsail shape reduce heel?

Flatten the mainsail [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q10.4: What mainsail control can be moved to leeward to reduce heel?

Traveler [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q11: In smooth airflow on both sides of the sail, how should the telltales stream?

Horizontally [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q12: What is reducing sail area called?

Reefing [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q13: What maneuver can make the boat lie nearly stationary for a sailing break?

Heave-to [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q14: To heave-to, back which sail, ease which sail, and put which steering control to leeward?

Jib, mainsail, tiller [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q15.1: What should you immediately shout when someone falls overboard?

Man overboard! [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q15.2: What role should someone take to maintain visual contact with the person overboard?

Spotter [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q15.3: What should be thrown to the person overboard?

Flotation device(s) [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q15.4: What final approach point of sail does the supplied recovery question specify?

Close reach [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q15.5: What sail action does the supplied recovery question use to stop the boat on approach?

Luffing the sails [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q16: What maneuver is avoided by a Figure-8 person-overboard recovery, reducing risk of a second person overboard?

Jibing [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q17: Which named person-overboard recovery method does the key identify as expedient when sailing downwind?

Broad Reach Close Reach [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q18.1: In the pictured jib-telltale exercise, what trim condition has the windward telltale lifting?

Undertrimmed [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q18.2: In the jib-telltale exercise, what trim condition has both telltales streaming horizontally?

Correct trim [Supplied key p191]

C4 Q18.3: In the pictured jib-telltale exercise, what trim condition has the leeward telltale lifting?

Overtrimmed [Supplied key p191]