-
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...
-
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...
- 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...
-
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...
-
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...
- 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...
- were able
to attack the Armada as it
sailed up
the Channel.
Several subordinates advised Medina Sidonia to anchor in
the Solent and
occupy the Isle of Wight...
-
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...
- by
their own turning.
Beatty was
to windward of Hipper, and
therefore funnel and gun
smoke from his own
ships tended to obscure his targets,
while Hipper's...
- 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...
