1. beam reach - Noun
2. beam reach - Verb
beam reach (plural beam reaches)
(nautical) The point of sail where the wind is blowing directly onto the side of the vessel
We're sailing on a beam reach.
beam reach (third-person singular simple present beam reaches, present participle beam reaching, simple past and past participle beam reached)
(nautical) To sail on a beam reach.
A beam reach is with the wind at right angles to the boat, a close reach is anywhere between beating and a beam reach, and a broad reach is between a beam reach and running. Source: Internet