Bend On: To secure one thing to another. Tieing two lines together.
Bifurcation: A channel junction (two channels meeting) usually marked by a 'bifurcation buoy' indicating the perferred channel to follow.
Bight: A loop or bend in a line.
bend on - To rig; To prepare a sail for hoisting.
berth - A margin of safety, as a "wide berth"; A place to sleep; A position in which a vessel may be made fast.
Bend on Sails:
To install the sails on the boom or the forestay.
Bending:
is what you are doing when tying a knot "your are bending a line" ...
1) To bend on a line or sail is to attach it so it is ready for use. To unbend it is to detach it. 2) A knot used to tie lines to each other. 3) A bendy mast is easily bent or curved in order to change the shape of the mainsail.
BEND-To bend on sails is to attach them to the vessel, before hoisting, so they are ready for use.
BILGE-The inside of a vessel near the keel where water may collect.
bend on a sheet means to attach the sheet to the sail
BERTH: Sleeping bunk aboard the boat
BIGHT: The middle part of a rope between the load and the cleat or block.
A knot used to bend one rope onto another. 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.
to which line is made fast, and prevents it from slipping free bell buoy A buoy with a bell that is actuated by the movement of the sea belly The fullness of a sail when swelled out by the wind below Under the deck bend or bend on ...
Bight- A loop in a rope. Also a bend on a coastline.
Bilge- The lowest area in the hull, just above the keel.
Binnacle- The housing for a compass.
 See also: Forward, Buoy, Boat, Running, Light
  
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