Bimini

A fabric sun awning stretched over a stainless-steel frame above the cockpit to shelter the crew from sun and light rain.

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Related B-terms

Below

Any space inside the vessel that is beneath the deck.

Boom vang

A tackle (also called a kicking strap) running from the base of the mast to the boom, pull…

Bearing

The angular direction of one object from another, expressed in compass degrees.

Boat hook

A shaft with a hook and a blunt end, used for snagging mooring lines, retrieving overboard…

Bend

To make fast — attaching a sail to a spar or stay, or tying a line to a sail.

Bear away

To steer the bow away from the wind (also called bearing off or falling off).

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