Point of sail
The position of a sailboat in relation to the wind. A boat with its head into the wind is known as "head to wind" or "in irons." The point of sail with the bow of the boat as close as possible to the wind is called close-hauled.
"Point of sail" refers to the angle of the sailboat to the direction from which the wind is blowing. Different terms are used for the different points of sail, and the sails must be trimmed into different positions for different points of sail.
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 ...
A point of sail where the boat has the wind coming from aft of the boat. Running can cause the danger of an accidental jibe. Used to describe a line that has been released and is in motion. Sailing with the wind blowing from astern, sailing downwind.
A point of sail between close-hauled and a run. Also, a distance, or fetch.
Reef
To reduce the sailing area by folding or rolling.
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. If the boat is pointed with its bow more directly into the wind it is a close reach.
The point of sail on which the boat sails as close to the wind as possible, with sails trimmed tight.
close-winded
Able to sail especially close to the wind.
A third point of sail, close hauled or on the wind, makes it possible to actually sail upwind. Once more, the sail acts as an airfoil, drawing the boat forward as the centreboard compensates for some of the sideways motion.
The fifth point of sail is called broad reach and it lies between beam reach and running. The boom and sails should be eased out further than halfway for a beam reach, but not all the way as far as for running.
Tack: A point of sailing with the wind on one side of the boat (noun); to change the side of the boat from which the winds blows by turning the bow through the wind (verb).
Running - a point of sail, going directly downwind
Shake out - to release a reefed sail and hoist the sail aloft
Sheave - the wheel of a block pulley ...
Downwind: The point of sail when the wind blows from aft of the yacht's beam.
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.
Close Hauled - A point of sail where the boat is sailing as close to the wind (as directly into the wind) as possible; sails are pulled in tight, enabling the boat to point as high as possible to the direction the wind is coming from; Also, ...
Beam reach - a point of sail where the boat is sailing at a right angle to 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.
SAIL TRIM: The position of the sails relative to the wind and desired point of sail. Sails that are not trimmed properly may not operate efficiently. Visible signs of trim are luffing, excessive heeling, and the flow of air past telltales.
Running - a point of sail, going directly downwind
Running Rigging - All those ropes used in bracing the yards, making and shortening sail, etc., such as braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the like.
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The dual helms are located well aft, each with a rounded molded seat and depending upon the point of sail one helm always affords excellent visibility. The wheels themselves are bulkhead style.
The one point of sailing, however, which Americans had studied, "sailing close by the wind," seems to have been much neglected, and when the America, schooner, built in 1850, arrived in England in 1851, ...
In smaller boats such as dinghies it is used to control the angle of the sail to the wind on each point of sail.
The broad-reach is the fastest point of sailing for many Bermuda rigged (two sail) mono-hulls, especially flat bottomed, saucer shaped, mono-hulls which can skim on top of the water and plane on a three sail (spinnaker) downwind reach.
This is probably the most dangerous point of sailing there is, and requires the most careful touch of the tiller.
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.
Close Hauled: Sailing as close to the wind as possible. (pointing) (See Point of Sail )
Close Reach: Sailing between close hauled and beam reach. (See Point of Sail )
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Reach- Any point of sailing between close- hauled and running.
Reef- To reduce the working area of a sail by lowering it part way.
Do not necessarily try to go dead downwind, but if you do, you probably want to be under jib or genoa only. A more efficient point of sail is between 120¾ and 150¾ at which you should sail at a speed of about 50% of the true wind.
close-reach A point of sailing between a beam reach and a beat clove hitch A practical knot for securing a mooring line quickly club A spar on the bottom of a staysail or topsail club-footed A type of jib sail that is bent to a club ...
REACH - Point of sailing with wind near the beam.
RELATIVE BEARING - Direction of an object relative to a boat's heading.
SCOPE - The ratio of length of an anchor line to the depth of water.
 See also: Point, Sailing, Boat, Wind, Sail
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