Definition of Gybing. Meaning of Gybing. Synonyms of Gybing

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Definition of Gybing

Gybing
Gybe Gybe, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Gybed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gybing.] [See Jibe.] (Naut.) To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; -- said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side. [Also jibe.]

Meaning of Gybing from wikipedia

- Look up jibe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A jibe (US) or gybe (Britain) is a sailing maneuver whereby a sailing craft reaching downwind turns its...
- Look up gybe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gybe may refer to: Gybe, an alternative spelling of jibe, a sailing maneuver Chinese gybe, a type of jibe...
- A Chinese gybe on a sailing vessel is a type of gybe where the upper section of the main sail moves cross the boat, filling from the opposite side, whilst...
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- line eased by a foot or so before gybing. Alternatively, only one sheet is used, with the sail snuffed before a gybe. A Code Zero is a light-weight sail...
- in one axis and travel in two directions, the change being effected by gybing, shunting, or flipping over. The paravane /ˈpærəveɪn/, a form of towed underwater...
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- Sailing Tacking (sailing), turning so that the bow briefly points dead upwind Gybing, turning so that the bow briefly points dead downwind Rousmaniere, John...
- when the wind crosses over the bow of the craft as it turns and jibing (or gybing) if the wind p****es over the stern. A sailing craft can sail on a course...
- spinnaker during a gybe. An inside gybe requires space for the spinnaker to p**** between its luff and the headstay. An outside gybe requires longer sheets...