Definition of Gybed. Meaning of Gybed. Synonyms of Gybed

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Definition of Gybed

Gybed
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.]
Gyb
Gyb Gyb (j[i^]b), Gybe Gybe (j[imac]b), n. (Naut.) See Jib. [Obs.]

Meaning of Gybed from wikipedia

- 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...
- Look up jibe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A jibe (US) or gybe (Britain) is a sailing maneuver whereby a sailing vessel reaching downwind turns its...
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- wearing ship Tacking away from the wind in a square-rigged vessel. See also gybe. weather deck A deck that is continually exposed to the weather – usually...
- are gybed by allowing the sail to fly free and p**** in front of the bolt rope and invert, much in the same way that an asymmetrical spinnaker is gybed. Tacking...
- control the shape of the sail. The spinnaker pole must be moved in each gybe, and is quite difficult for beginners to use. However, it can be sailed in...
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- strong winds jibboom A spar used to extend the bowsprit. jibe See gybe. jibe-ho See gybe-oh. jigger-mast The fourth mast on a ship, or the aftmost mast where...
- the end of the boom from a point near the mast to prevent an accidental gybe. Guys control spinnaker pole angle with respect to the apparent wind. Square-rigged...