Reaching Downwind Remember to
Sail the rumbline, the shortest (and usually the fastest) course between any two marks in a straight line.
When it is windy sail higher in the lulls and sail lower in the puffs.
REACHING: Sailing with the sail eased.
RECIPROCAL: A course diametrically opposed to it’s predecessor, found by adding or subtracting 180 degrees thus, the reciprocal of 90 degrees is 270 degrees, ...
Reach - sailing with a beam wind
Ready about - prepare to come about
Reef - to reduce the size of a sail
Reefing-The operation of reducing a sail by taking in one or more of the reefs.
reaching - 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.
Reach
If the victim is within arm's length, REACH for the victim's hand or wrist and pull him or her to safety.
If the victim is farther out, use a branch, towel, oar, line or other object to pull him or her to safety.
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reach
To sail across the wind.
ready about
Last warning given by a helmsman before tacking and turning the bow into the wind, notifying the crew that the boom and sail will cross the boat.
Reach: To sail with the wind coming over the midships of the boat, often a boat's best and fastest point of sail.
Reach The course of a sailing vessel between being sailed close hauled and running.
Reefing To reduce sail area by taking in at the reef points.
reach - A channel located between an island and the mainland. A reach is also the distance from bend to bend in a river or channel.
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.
Fore Reach:
The headway a vessel makes when luffed in the wind; the distance a sailing vessel will shoot up to windward when brought head to head in the act of tacking.
Broad reach- Sailing with the wind between the quarter and the beam.
Burdened vessel- Any boat that must give way to another having the right of way.
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close reach
Steering off a close-hauled course by approximately 20 degrees
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1) The point of sail on which a boat sails across the wind. 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).
Reach
A point of sail between close-hauled and a run. Also, a distance, or fetch.
Reef ...
To reach or arrive at some place or point, particularly in conditions of an adverse wind or tide. (back)
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Overreach -
If a ship holds a tack course too long, it has overreached its turning point and the distance it must travel to reach it's next tack point is increased.
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Forereach -- To sail faster through the water on a wind than another vessel.
Freeboard -- That part of a ship's side above the water.
Full and by -- To steer as close to the wind as possible, while at the same time keeping the sails full of wind.
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.
Reaching: Sailing across the wind, with the wind on the side of the boat.
Reefing: Reducing the amount of sail area.
Rig: The arrangement of a boat's mast, sails and spars.
Rigging: The cables and lines that support or control a boat's rig.
If you reach a protected bay, or some other safe haven, you can anchor during a storm. Follow these steps: ...
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.
The longest reach of the mizzen along its boom.
ensign
The national flag of a boat's home nation.
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Close Reach - Sailing with the wind coming from the direction forward of abeam. A close reach is the point of sail between a beam reach and close hauled.
reach: sailing with the wind coming over the side, or abeam a course sailed between a beat and a run, with the wind coming more or less at right angles over a boat's side.
Overreach - When tacking, to hold a course too long.
Over the barrel - Adult sailors were flogged on the back or shoulders while tied to a grating, but boys were beaten instead on the posterior (often bared), with a cane or cat, ...
To raise engine, reach back starboard aft, just abaft the engine raising hinge, and press release lever down while raising engine. The engine can snap to two pre-set elevations.
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When once we have reached the point at which the improvements in the construction of the raft and dug-out bring them, as it were, within sight of each other, we can enter upon the history of the development of boats properly so called, which, ...
(h) A vessel that reaches agreement with another vessel in a head-on, crossing, or overtaking situation, as for example, ...
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.
The rotary, or most common type, consists of a vertical pillar, generally circular in section, with the upper portion bent in a fair curve and having sufficient outreach to clear the side of the ship plus a clearance.
Weight at the foot of a keel balloon sail A generic term for any large, light sail used in racing or cruising to replace or supplement the working sails when reaching or running barber hauler A line attached to the jib or jib sheet, ...
With this ship lay over fifty years of extended exposure to elements that only recently have become reachable by mankind. And this is not the only viable application the field has produced.
We heeled hard to port and immediately blasted forward on a close reach. Sure, there was some initial tenderness and a lot of helm, but the fault was mine-we were definitely overcanvassed.
haul around -- change from a run to a reach
hawse hole-A hole in the hull for mooring lines to run through.
Head-ship toilet 2Also the upper corner of a triangular sail.
Head to Wind - the bow turned into the wind, sails luffing ...
Special payment above the Chartering pricewhen the ship has to sail a long way on ballast to reach the loading port.
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.
Gale Winds of at least Beaufort force 8 (34-40 knots) or gusts reaching 43-51 knots.
Severe Gale Winds of force (41-47 knots) or gusts reaching 52-60 knots.
Violent Storm Winds of force 11 (56-63 knots) or gusts of 69 knots or more.
Place fire extinguisher within easy reach.
While fueling, ground nozzle against filler pipe to prevent the build up of static electricity.
Avoid over filling the tank or splashing fuel.
Close the fuel tank and clean up spillage.
He administers the entire shipping movements that take place in and within reach of his port.
HARD AGROUND - A vessel which has gone aground and is incapable of refloating under her own power.
After she passes head to wind, P must keep clear of S under Rule 13 (While Tacking) until she reaches a close-hauled course.
When a runner reaches the finish line, s/he often thrusts his/her body forward with the last bit of strength. This ensures a win but also cuts time.
Marrying the principles of tacking, jibing, running, reaching with positions on the chart (A to B to C). Identifying marks, islands, channels (ICW), landmarks (KLSC's microwave tower), and other navigation aids. How to secure a sailboat safely.
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The shivering cold of a dimly lit boat shed is a challenging environment in which to take accurate measurements and difficulties are compounded by the contortions necessary to reach the work.
TIP: For your first charter day, plan a short down wind or reach sail. Try not to schedule a long beat segment on your first day. Give yourself and your crew time to unwind and take your marks on the boat and the area.
Layline: An imaginary line projecting at an angle corresponding to the wind direction from either side of a racecourse marker buoy that defines the optimum sailing angle for a yacht to fetch the mark or the finish line. When a yacht reaches this ...
Waterline - how high up the water reaches when the ship is in the water
Waterline - any of several lines that are marked upon the outside of a ship and correspond with the surface of the water when it is afloat on an even keel ...
DRS: Sail known as a drifter/reacher/spinnaker.
Dacron: Trademark name for a type of polyester.
Daggerboard: A centerboard that is retracted vertically rather than hinged.
The vertical distance above mean water level reached by the uprush of water from waves across a beach or up a structure.
Wave Setup
The increase in water level within the surf zone above mean still water level caused by the breaking action of waves.
Operationally, the important features are the maximum allowable lift, referred to as the safe working load (SWL) and the outreach or distance outwards, which the crane can reach for picking up or putting down cargo.
Masthead: The masthead is the highest reach of the mast where the flag is flown. More specifically, the term refers to the head of the lower mast used for observation or a place of confinement as punishment.
OPEN HATCH Open hatch vessel in which the hatches extend the full reach of the holds (no overhang).
P & I Protection and indemnity insurance
P&A Procedures and arrangements ...
Alongside: a phrase referring to the side of a ship. Goods delivered "alongside" are to be placed on the dock or barge within reach of the transport ship's tackle so that they can be loaded.
AMC: american maritime congress.
Spinnaker: Large light ballooning sails that are only attached to the spars at the corners. They are used when running or reaching, sailing downwind.
Starboard: Nautical term for the right half of the yacht when facing forward.
As to the speed they travel in a strong wind it may be said that in 1912 Germania reached from the East Princessa buoy to the No Man Fort at a speed of 15 knots.
 See also: Boat, Sailing, Sail, Hull, Point
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