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, ...
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.
Reaching: All angles against the wind that are not beating or dead downwind. A close reach has the wind forward of abeam; a beam reach is when the wind is perpendicular to the boat; and a broach reach is when the wind is aft of abeam.
reaching - Sailing by or along the wind. A "reach" is the distance sailed between tacks, and means the same as board. To "reach" another vessel is to pass her.
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.
Well before reaching the mooring, have a crew ready at the bow with a boat hook.
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Balloon Jib:
A reaching headsail that has a big draft and is usually light:weight ...
Backstays - Long lines or cables, reaching from the rear of the vessel to the mast heads, used to support the mast.
Baggywrinkle - A soft covering for cables (or any other obstructions) that prevents sail chafing from occurring.
Light Sails - Sails, such as the spinnaker, reacher and reaching staysail used when running or reaching
Lightening Holes - Holes cut in a plate to make it lighter and yet not reduce its strength.
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, ...
reaching -- sailing a course that is neither close hauled or downwind
Ready about - Instruction to crew to prepare to come about
Reef - to reduce the size of a sail ...
A vessel which sails across the wind, with her beam (side of the vessel) at a right angle to the wind, is reaching across the wind or beam-reaching.
Reaching: Holding a course with the wind roughly abeam
Reef: An aid to reduce the size of a sail during periods of strong wind
Rig: The sum of all sails, spars and masts on a boat ...
chute: colloquial for spinnaker-a lightweight headsail set from a boat that is reaching or running before the wind. genoa: a large headsail set on the headstay and overlapping the mainsail. headsails: sails set within the foretriangle, i.
" Active "; this ensured that the wave system and wake of the " Active " were prevented from reaching the " Greyhound " and influencing her resistance.
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.
Sailing nearly as fast as the wind, we kept bending the apparent wind forward, creating ideal reaching conditions. We executed a series of jibes and the boat, and all its 25 feet and 7 inches of beam, came through the wind with alacrity.
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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A reacher is special spinnaker or jib used when reaching. A reaching strut is a shor tspar that holds the spinnaker after-guy away from the shrouds on a beam or close reach. "Jockey pole" in Britain. 2) A narrow body of water between an island and ...
About 30 minutes before reaching the marina, call the dock master on the VHF. He will tell you which dock/slip you will have to put the boat at.
The top of a wave or the act of reaching the top of a wave.
crew
One or more people that aid in the operation of a sailboat.
complicated shore-based procedure, the sensible thing is to prevent a battery reaching this state in the first place.
Try the following two guidelines: ...
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.
Long period ocean wave generated by an earthquake or volcanic explosion; travels through deep ocean with height of a few cm and a speed of 200-300 m/s; on reaching shallow coastal regions the wave slows and grows to huge heights of potentially 60-70 ...
The oil and gas mix automatically before reaching the cylinders. In a four- stroke engine, oil is added through a separate opening located near the drive shaft. Too little oil can cause the metal to overheat and damage the motor.
To find out what you and your boat are capable of, experiment with footing off (when you are moving upwind) and reaching up (when you are heading down wind). Set marks for both and try out different angles. Be sure to time yourself and keep a record.
But what Huler discovered is that the scale that carries Beaufort's name has a long and complex evolution, and to properly understand it he had to keep reaching farther back in history, ...
A small boat with the mast stepped in the right place and carrying a jib and a mainsail is, however, a very satisfactory craft, good at beating to windward as well as reaching or running.
When broad reaching the stern of the boat is turned through the wind, called gybing and the Munin sails are turned slowly as the boat turns. If gybed while close hauled the boat is turned through 270°.
ATHWARTSHIP Reaching across a vessel, from side to side. AUXILIARIES Various winches, pumps, motors, engines, etc., required on a ship, as distinguished from main propulsive machinery (boilers and engines on a steam installation).
reaching -- sailing a course that is neither close hauled or downwind
reef -- to shorten sail, usually by partially lowering it and tying it off with reefing lines ...
 See also: Boat, Reach, Forward, Light, Sailing
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