BEAR AWAY: To turn away from the wind
BEARING: The direction of an object expressed either as a true bearing as shown on the chart, or as a bearing relative to the heading of the boat.
BELOW: Beneath the deck.
BEND : To attach a rope to an object e.g.
Bear away To put the helm up, i.e. keep further away from the wind.
Beating Sailing towards the direction of the wind by tacking.
Beaufort wind scale Sea state scale laid down by the World Meteorological Organization.
bear away, bear off - To fall off. A boat falls off the wind when it points its bow further from the eye of the wind. The opposite of heading up.
beating - Tacking. To sail against the wind by sailing on alternate tacks (directions).
bear away, or bear up - To put the helm to windward and keep the vessel more off the wind. Generally used in close-hauled sailing when a vessel begins to alter her course by sailing off the wind. (See "Wear.") ...
Bear Away, Bear Off:
To turn the boat away from the wind. Also, Fall Off. The opposite of heading up.
Also bear away or bear off. A boat falls off the wind when it points its bow further from the eye of the wind. The opposite of heading up.
Fastening
An item such as a nail, screw, rivet or other device used to fasten objects together.
BEAR AWAY - To steer so that a vessel sails off her course to leeward.
BEARING - The direction of an object expressed either as a true bearing as shown on the chart, or as a bearing relative to the heading of the boat.
bear off or bear away 1. To uphelm and run more to leeward; 2.
Bear Away/Bear Off: See Head Down.
Bearing - a compass direction from one point to another ...
head off, head down, bear away, bear off, come off, drive off, fall off, pay off, round off
Change course downwind, or away from the wind's direction.
headroom ...
can be disqualified if she is struck by a yacht which is on the starboard tack, no matter how the striking happened; if she herself strikes a yacht which is on the starboard tack; if she causes a yacht which is on the starboard tack to bear away to ...
 See also: Forward, Lines, Point, Sailing, Hull
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