Ahull, Lying ahull- When all sails are lowered, usually in open water.
Alee- Away from the direction of the wind.
Aloft- In the rigging or up the mast.
Ahull: A boat is ahull when it is hove-to with sails furled.
Aloft: Overhead, up
Amidships: The middle of a boat, either fore, aft, or athwartships ...
Ahull - Lying adrift in heavy seas without power or sail set.
Alee - Away from the direction of the wind. Opposite of windward.
Athwartships - At right angles to the centerline of the boat; rowboat seats are generally athwart ships.
Ahull:
Lying almost beam on to strong winds and being driven before them while under bare poles (without sails up). The helm is lashed so as to point the vessel into the wind, but it continually falls away because of the pressure of the wind.
lying ahull - A boat that is letting herself be subjected to prevailing conditions without the use of sails or other devices.
See ahull.
life belt
PFD (personal flotation device) or safety harness.
A boat lies ahull when it is drifting with no sails set.
Alee
The side away from the direction of the wind.
Loosening a sheet so far past optimal trim that the sail is no longer completely filled with wind. 3. The flapping of the sail(s) which results from having no wind in the sail at all.
Lying ahull - Waiting out a storm by dousing all sails and ...
 See also: Point, Hull, Running, Bow, Boat
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