- In sailing,
lying ahull is a
controversial method of
weathering a storm,
executed by
downing all sails,
battening the
hatches and
locking the
tiller to...
- propulsion. Aground:
resting on the s**** or
wedged against the sea floor.
Ahull: with
sails furled and helm
lashed alee. Alee: on or
toward the lee (the...
-
Fastnet race, of 300 yachts, 158
chose to
adopt storm tactics; 86 "lay
ahull",
whereby the
yacht adopts a "beam on"
attitude to the wind and waves; 46...
- cry to draw attention. Used to hail a boat or a ship, e.g. "boat ahoy".
ahull 1. Lying
broadside to the sea. 2. To ride out a
storm with no
sails and...
-
allowed his boat to tend to
herself (a
recognised procedure known as
lying ahull), had a much
worse experience; his boat was
rolled and lost its foremast...
- the crew was
forced to tie down the
tiller and
whipstaff so the ship lay
ahull,
keeping her bow to the wind and
waves as she drifted. This was the last...
-
tropical cyclone and low
pressure system hit, and the ship drifted,
lying ahull, for 5 days
until the
system cleared and very
restricted sail was raised...
