ABEAM: A direction that is at exactly 90 degrees, or right angles from the side of the boat
ABOARD: On or within the boat.
ABOVE DECK: On the deck (not over it - see ALOFT)
ABREAST: Side by side; by the side of.
Abeam - At right angles to the length of a ship, or beside the boat
Aboard - On or in the ship
Aft - situated at or toward the stern or tail
Aground - A boat or ship with the bottom or hull against the ground ...
Abeam: At right angles to the fore-aft centerline of the boat
Aft: Towards, near or at the stern, or behind the stern
Ahull: A boat is ahull when it is hove-to with sails furled.
ABEAM: At right angle or off to the side of the keel of the boat; at right angle to the middle of the ship.
ABOARD: On or within the boat.
ABOVE DECK: On the deck (not over it: see ALOFT).
Abeam
At right angles to the keel of the boat, but not on the boat.
Aboard
On or within the boat.
Abeam At right angles to the line of the keel.
About To go about, to change tack.
Aft Towards the stern of the vessel.
Abeam - At right angles to , or beside, the boat
Aboard - On or in the boat
Aft - Toward the stern ...
abeam - At a right angle to the length of the boat.
abreast - Off the side, even with the boat.
admeasure - Formal measurement of a boat for documentation.
Abeam:
At right angles to the fore and aft line of the boat, or beside, the boat; on the beam; also Abreast.
abeam
A position abreast of, at right angle to, the fore and aft line of the vessel.
aid to navigation ...
abeam - Located at a right angle to the fore-and-aft line; To one side of a vessel.
Abeam - to the side of the ship at right angles, either left or right.
abeam: a direction at right angles to the centerline of the boat. about, coming, or going: changing direction by crossing the wind bow-first. aft: the back part of/or to the rear of a boat. aloft: at or toward the upper rigging.
Abeam - At right angles to the centerline of the boat
Abeam - Beside the boat, but not aboard
Aboard - On a boat ...
abeam: To one side of a vessel, at a right angle to the fore-and-aft line.
abreast: Even with, by the side of, side by side.
admeasure: To measure a vessel for the purpose of documentation.
abeam, on the beam
Directly alongside at right angles to the boat.
able, ability ...
ABEAM - Off the side, amidships, at right angles to the fore and aft line.
ADRIFT - Not made fast, floating loose, at mercy of wind and current.
AFT - At, near, or toward the stern.
AGROUND - Touching or stuck on the bottom. ...
Sail with the wind abeam, or almost so.
reaching
Any point of sail with the wind coming from the side of the boat. If the wind is coming from directly over the side, it is a beam reach.
SEARCHLIGHT A powerful electric lamp placed at the focus of a mirror, which projects the light in abeam of parallel rays. SET IRON A bar of soft iron used on the bending slab as a form to which to bend frames into the desired shape.
abeam -- off the beam or on the side of the boat
aft -- towards the stern of the boat; to move aft is to move back
ahi -- yellowfin, ahi; a type of tuna ...
ABAFT behind or aft of, toward the stern ABEAM a direction at right angles to the ship's length; on the beam ABOARD on or in a vessel.
Abeam - beside the boat, but not aboard.
Aboard - on a boat.
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Aft - toward the stern of a boat.
Aloft - above the hull; in the air.
In radio, a signal transmitted along a narrow course for use in directional finding beam reach Sailing with the wind abeam beam sea 1. A sea at right angles to a vessel's course; 2.
Abeam - 'On the beam', a relative bearing at right angles to the centerline of the ship's keel.
Abel Brown - A sea song (shanty) about a young sailor trying to sleep with a maiden. [1].
Aboard - On or in a vessel.
Beam Reach: A point of sail where the boat is sailing at a right angle to the wind (wind coming from abeam).
Beat (also) Beating: To sail towards the wind by making a series of tacks. -Sailing close hauled.
Reach: Sailing with the wind coming over the side, or abeam.
reaching -- sailing a course that is neither close hauled or downwind
Ready about - Instruction to crew to prepare to come about
Reef - to reduce the size of a sail ...
Abeam: In an angle of 90 degrees to the keel of the boat.
Above deck: On the deck of the boat, not aloft
Abreast: Side by side, normally referring to ships or boats that are aligned like that.
(ii) an alteration of course towards a vessel abeam or abaft the beam.
Paragraph (d) summarizes the more detailed provisions in Rules 7 and 8 and adds specific guidance on evasive maneuvering.
It is in my judgment rash to sail a small boat under these conditions unless it is imperative, such as when a harbor is being entered, or when the boat's course must necessarily be steered with wind and sea abeam.
Spinnaker: A large ballooning sail that is flown in front of the yacht when the wind comes from aft of abeam. Spinnakers are used when running or reaching, sailing downwind. Also called Kite or Chute.
Clear Astern and Clear Ahead; Overlap -- One boat is clear astern of another when her hull and equipment in normal position are behind a line abeam from the aftermost point of the other boatšs hull and equipment in normal position.
One boat is clear astern of another when her hull and equipment in normal position are behind a line abeam from the aftermost point of the other's hull and equipment in normal position. The other boat is clear ahead.
(1) The widest part of a boat. (2) Abeam, at right angles to the length of the boat. (3) Sturdy wooden timbers running across the width of a boat . Used to support the deck of a wooden boat.
Beam Reach ...
When the wind is blowing directly over the side of your boat, abeam or 90 degrees away from the bow, your point of sail is called a beam reach. Your sails will be let out about halfway.
Cracking on, with high wind abeam and heavy sea (Fig. 78), use oil from waste-pipes, weather bow.
REACH-Points of sailing between running and pointing close-hauled. Close reach, sailing nearly close-hauled. Beam reach, sailing with the wind abeam. Broad reach, sailing with the wind abaft the beam.
1) A reading on our GPS showed our position to be
48o 45.10' North, 123o 01.32' West
2) Our depth gauge showed the water depth to be 200 ft.
3) By determining we were in between Skipjack Island and Buoy BR "DB". Both of these objects were abeam as ...
and as nearly as practicable on the fore and aft centerline of the tow and showing an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of not less than 180 degrees nor more than 225 degrees and so fixed as to show the light from right ahead to abeam and no ...
consists of an alteration of course, so far as possible the following shall be avoided:
an alteration of course to port for a vessel forward of the beam, other than for a vessel being overtaken;
an alteration of course towards a vessel abeam or ...
Then, designate a spotter to watch as you sail away from the crew member far enough to give you room to maneuver the boat, but keep him or her in sight at all times. When the victim is abeam, turn quickly to come alongside them.
 See also: Boat, Stern, Forward, Right, Wind
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