Beam Reach
In a beam reach, the boat is sailing at a perpendicular angle to the wind. The wind is coming directly across the beam of the boat.
beam reach - Sailing on a point of sail such that the apparent wind is coming from the beam side - of the boat at about a 90° angle. A beam reach is usually the fastest point of sail.
Beam reach - a point of sail where the boat is sailing at a right angle to the wind
Bearing - a compass direction from one point to another
Belay - to make secure ...
Beam Reach: Sailing with the wind directly abeam. (See Point of Sail )
Bear Away, Bear Off: To steer away from the wind. (See Point of Sail ) ...
Beam reach
The point of sail with the wind coming from abeam.
Bearing
The direction of an object from the observer.
beam reach - A point of sailing with the apparent wind blowing at right angles to the vessel's fore-and-aft line.
Beam reaching is a useful reference point when it comes to sail trim. When the wind is 90 degrees to the boat, the sails are half in and half out. Pointing higher, the sails must be trimmed in more, falling off, they must be eased.
Go to a beam reach point of sail and pass in front of the powerboat.
Keep on course the powerboat is the give-way vessel and should alter course.
Feather and slow down so you will pass 200 feet behind the powerboat.
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.
The cockpit handily accommodated six adults as I eased off onto a beam reach. The view from the helm was excellent when standing, although a shorter person might have trouble seeing past the instrument pods mounted on the pedestal.
On a beam reach the wind is dead abeam, 90 degrees from the course. On a close reach the wind is between about 60 and 90 degrees (also called sailing shy). On a broad reach the wind is on the quarter, between 90 and abou 170 degrees.
The fourth point of sail lies between close hauled and beam reach. This is called close reach. The boom and sails should be set about halfway between being pulled in tight for close hauled and let out halfway for a beam reach.
If the wind is coming from directly over the side, it is a beam reach. If the boat is pointed with its bow more directly into the wind it is a close reach. If the wind is coming from over the quarter, it is called a broad reach.
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.
Reaching: All angles against the wind that are not beating or dead downwind. A close reach has the wind forward of abeam; a beam reach is when the wind is perpendicular to the boat; and a broach reach is when the wind is aft of abeam.
It's the combination of sails and keel that allows a boat to sail closer than (a beam reach at) 90° to the wind direction.
Uphaul: A line or wire used to control the height of a spinnaker pole
Upwind: Any course closer to the wind than a beam reach
V ...
The point of sail with the bow of the boat as close as possible to the wind is called close hauled. As the bow moves further from the wind, the points of sail are called: close reach, beam reach, broad reach, and running.
The lines between gennaker and asymmetric spinnaker are blurry; they are both high camber downwind sails, rigged similarly to a genoa. The difference is the amount of camber, which dictates the points of sail. A gennaker is optimal for a beam reach, ...
A close reach is the point of sail between a beam reach and close hauled.
Close Reef - To reduce the size to the last reef point giving the minimum sailing area.
 See also: Reach, Boat, Sailing, Point, Beam
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