-
render the sailboat to be hove
to. First,
the jib can be
literally heaved to windward,
using the windward sheet and
releasing the other. Then
the rudder...
-
makes little leeway when
sailing to windward.
weigh anchor To heave up
an anchor preparatory to sailing. well A
place in
the ship's hold for pumps. well-found...
- buoy, or harbor, e.g., "We will
lay the mark".
lay day
An unexpected delay time
during a
voyage often spent at
anchor or in a harbor. It is
usually caused...
-
return to Es**** for repairs. Two
miles away off
the windward side, Pollard's and Joy's
boats each
harpooned a
whale and were
dragged towards the horizon...
- battle. As
Nelson lay dying, he
ordered the fleet to anchor, as a
storm was predicted. However, when
the storm blew up, many of
the severely damaged ships...
-
complexes in
Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines occur on
shallow shelves around the windward sides of
Mayreau and
Union islands and
the cays themselves. In addition...
-
efficient to windward and can more
reliably make a
westward p****age of
the Horn, as they do in
the Global Challenge race. Ice is a
hazard to sailors venturing...
-
style with
the top
cross spar
dipped at
an angle to aid
sailing to windward i.e.
the spar
became the luff.
There is
little or no
evidence to support this...
- with
an eye bolt with
pendant attached.
The pendant is used
to attach the fall
to the sand
anchor. A
narrow trench is dug in
the fashion of a
cross to a...
- in
readiness to
receive the Danes, who were
to windward of us, and had as well
the advantage of
the wind, as
the current to ****ault us, but
would not...
