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.
Bearing
The direction of an object (vessel, buoy, etc.) from an observer; bearings can be visual, or by radio or radar.
Below ...
Bearing- Direction. To take bearings is to pinpoint the position of a boat on a chart, or in relationship to points on land.
Beat- To sail in the direction from which the wind is blowing. This requires tacking.
Bearing Away: Turning away from the wind.
Boom: A pole running at a right angle from the mast.
Bearing Direction of an object express in Compass notation.
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.
Bearing - a compass direction from one point to another
Belay - to make secure
Bight - a loop of line or rope ...
Bearing Methods
With a hand compass and the boat's distance speedometer, it is pretty simple to evaluate precisely the distance of a fixed object. It is a simple geometric method based on the isosceles triangle principle.
bearing
The direction of an object from the observer. "The lighthouse is at a bearing of 90 degrees."
bearing ...
bearing
Direction to an object.
bear off
To turn away from the wind.
bearings by compass - An object is said to bear, so many points on the port or starboard bow, or port or starboard quarter, or port or starboard beam as the case may be; or an object may be said to bear E.N.E. or E. or W.
Bearing:
(1) A compass direction, in compass points or degrees, from one point to another. Relative bearing is the direction relative to the heading of the boat with the bow 0 degrees and the stern 180 degrees.
hand bearing compass - A small portable compass.
hand lead - A weight attached to a line used to determine depth by lowering it into the water.
hand rail - A hand hold. Usually along the cabin top or ladder.
visual bearing
A bearing taken by visually observing the location of known landmarks.
visual fix ...
bearing
A direction between objects, for example between your boat and a lighthouse. A compass bearing is in magnetic degrees as shown on a compass. A relative bearing is the inscribed angle between the objects.
Bearing - Compass direction from one location to another Give in 3 digits “098°'
Becket - A loop or eye made in the end of a rope or wire
Below - Inside a boat ...
Bearing
A direction an object is relative to the observer (based on the compass heading).
Block ...
Bearing - The horizontal direction of an object with respect to an observer or the compass; a determination of position.
BEARING-Direction of one point with respect to another
BELOW - Beneath the deck.
BERTH- Place for a person to sleep while on board a vessel/Docking place for vessel in harbour .
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Overbearing -
To sail downwind directly at another ship thus "stealing" or diverting the wind from his sails.
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Relative Bearing
Direction of an object relative to a boat's heading.
Ribs ...
Magnetic Bearing - Bearing relative to magnetic north; compass bearing corrected for deviation.
Magnetic Bearing - The bearing of an object after magnetic variation has been considered, but without compensation for magnetic deviation.
Repack wheel bearings
Inspect and lubricate hitch coupler, rollers, tongue jack and winch.
Inspect and repair lights.
Inspect bunks ...
BEARING - the angular direction in which an object is observed with respect to a reference direction or another object.
BELAY - Secure a line without a knot or hitch. Also, command to stop or cease action.
BELOW - Beneath the deck. ...
danger bearing A line drawn on a chart from a visible, charted object to a navigational hazard danger buoy A buoy marking a hazardous, dangerous spot or area davits Wooden or metal devices with sheaves or blocks attached on the ends, ...
bearing: a direction the direction in which an object is seen, or the direction of one object from another, expressed in compass points or degrees.
Privateer - one bearing Letters of Marque, also refers to the ship he sails.
Reef - a coral formation jutting from the sea floor to the surface, which can tear a ship's bottom out.
BEARING A block on or in which a journal rotates; a bearing-block. BELL In pipe fitting, the recessed or enlarged female end of a pipe into which the male end of the next pipe fits. In plumbing, the expanded female portion of a wiped joint.
the rigging AMIDSHIPS midway between bow and stern, in the line of the keel ASTERN toward the rear of the vessel; behind the vessel; backward progress ATHWARTSHIP at right angles to the fore and aft line BEAM the greatest width of a vessel BEARING ...
Ballast-Is either pigs of iron, stones, or gravel, which last is called single ballast; and their use is to bring the ship down to her bearings in the water which her provisions and stores will not do.
Bearing - The horizontal direction of a line of sight between two objects on the surface of the earth.
Gimbal bearing- drive shaft support bearing located in the gimbal housing.
Gimbal housing- supporting part of the sterndrive, bolted to the transom
Gimbal ring - part of the sterndrive that looks like a horse collar ...
Bearing: The direction of any object from your vessel
Bearing away: To turn a vessel away from the wind
Beaufort Scale: A table that ranks wind strengths and describes accompanying features ...
Bearing - The situation of a distant object, with regard to a ship's position, as on the bow, on the lee quarter, etc.; the direction or point of the compass in which an object is seen; as, the bearing of the cape was West North West.
A fog often makes its appearance when a party of pleasure seekers are enjoying a sail on sound or bay, and when it shuts down on you thick as a hedge I will defy you not to lose your bearings, and consequently your way.
To bear down is to sail fast (usually downwind) towards an enemy, in an overbearing manner, taking the wind out of his sails.
From time immemorial floating bridges of vessels bearing a roadway of beams and planks have been employed to facilitate the passage of rivers and arms of the sea.
Finally, the relative bearings of two vessels affect the degree of risk. Two vessels meeting on near-reciprocal courses would close relatively rapidly, because their closing speed would be the sum of the two speeds.
The genoa tracks are placed well inboard and the leads should be set up for load-bearing adjustment, essential for high headsail loads. The test boat was fitted with manual leads. The triple-spreader, keel-stepped mast is by Sparcraft.
OILER - An unlicensed member of the engine room staff who oils and greases bearings and moving parts of the main engine and auxiliaries. Most of this work is nowadays done automatically and the oiler merely insures it operates correctly.
Once I had my bearings in the inky blackness I determined the direction toward the deeper water where we had been anchored. I was surprised and dismayed at how disoriented I had become.
You can use chart depths to intersect a bearing line and give yourself a fix. If you approach a coastline from offshore sailing, set up a bearing on a fixed object--such as the lighthouse--at the same time monitoring your depth.
fixThe position of a boat recorded in coordinates or bearings. flareA pyrotechnic device used to indicate distress. Also, the outward curvature of the sides on the bow of a boat.
bearingDirection to an object. beatingSailing upwind. berthA place to sleep aboard a boat. Also, a boat slip. bilgeLowest section inside a boat's hull where water collects. bimini topA canvas cover over the helm or cockpit area.
(c) Installations consisting of backfire flame arrestors or engine air and fuel induction systems bearing basic Approval. Nos. 162.015 or 162.041 or engine air and fuel induction systems bearing basic Approval Nos. 162.015 or 162.
Knowing where one is can be determined by plotting a fix based upon two or more bearings (three or more are preferable) and by the use of navigational aids.
Charter Boaters Detest Returning This refers to the common mnemonic for predicting a collision: CBDR, for "Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range.
such risk shall be deemed to exist if the compass bearing of an approaching vessel does not appreciably change; ...
When a boat is approaching from an angle up ahead, (c) you can tell that you are on a collision course if the Relative Bearing to that vessel remains constant (d).
It's worth bearing in mind that due to water opacity, East Coast yachtsmen can paint their underbellies any colour without much fade over a year or two.
Fifth Wheel
Circular or wheel-shaped bearing mechanism, secured on the rear of the chassis of a truck-tractor that engages the semi-trailer king pin with a spring lock device and supports the weight of the front end of the semi-trailer.
Any brace or support, but most commonly the support for the propeller shaft's rear bearing.
Studding Sails (Stuns'ls)
Extra sails added at the far end of the yards, on the studdingsail boom.
223, sets forth a 1678 description of a corvette "as a long bark, with a mast and a small fore mast, used with sails or oars, which accompanies the fleet for scouting, bearing messages ...
GYRO PILOT - An instrument, which automatically controls and steers a ship very accurately, compared with human navigation. An advanced bearing is set and the gyro pilot will direct to that point.
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oars, which accompanies the fleet for scouting, bearing messages ..." Webster adds that the corvette "was perfected during the 18th century.
Then we have a 1/2' x 150 ft 12-strand dyneema tow leg with a thimble and bearing shackle connection to the center console’s bow.
Strait, just off Sumatra between the islands of Bangka and Belitung; sister ships of the East India Company had been lost there on dangerous and poorly charted shoals, which the Vansittart was to find and chart. Young Francis had been taking bearings ...
For insurance purpose: the ship should sail only within sea areas in which she is always insured. For instance the Bearing Sea is outside these limits, while the southern part of it is almost always free of ice.
 See also: Boat, Line, Point, Deck, Forward
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