-
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...
- 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...
- 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...
-
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...
-
turned to support his
second in command, and at
the same time
the wind
turned to the west,
putting him
to windward. With
the loss of
the wind gauge,
the Ottomans...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
- home
to a
large number of
early 1900s
buildings built in
to emulate Italian Renaissance architecture.
Particularly along Windward Avenue,
where an arched...
- 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...
