ALEE - Away from the direction of the wind. Opposite of windward.
ALL ROUND LIGHT: A navigation light on a pleasure craft showing an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 360 degrees.
ALOFT: Above the deck of the boat.
Alee- Away from the direction of the wind.
Aloft- In the rigging or up the mast.
Amidships- In the center of the boat.
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.
Aweigh - The position of anchor as it is raised clear of the bottom.
Alee
Toward the opposite to the source of the wind side of a boat.
All standing ...
Alee
Away from the direction of the wind. Opposite of windward.
Aloft
Above the deck of the boat.
alee
The side of a boat or object away from the direction of the wind.
aloft
Above deck in the rigging.
alee - Away from the direction of the wind. Opposite of windward. The helm is a-lee when it is put down to leeward. Hard a-lee means that the helm must be put as far to leeward as it can be got. (See "Helm's a-lee.") ...
Alee:
Away from the direction of the wind; the side away from the direction of the wind.
All Hands:
The entire crew; an order on board ship for all seamen to muster on deck immediately.
Hard Alee - the command given to inform the crew that the helm is being turned quickly to leeward, turning the boat windward
Head - top of the sail
Head to Wind - the bow turned into the wind, sails luffing ...
helm's alee
A warning from the helmsman that the boat is about to tack.
helmsman ...
Helms Alee is given at the moment he pushes the tiller toward the boom.
3. As the bow approaches head to wind (no-sail zone) the jib begins to fill on the wrong side backing the bow to the new tack as the helmsman pulls the tiller amidships.
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Sails bent to masts abaft the foremast aground When the hull or keel of a boat touches the bottom [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] aids to navigation A charted mark, such as a buoy, beacon, or light, used to assist navigators alee The ...
Alee: Facing away from the wind
Aloft: Above the deck of the boat, not "above deck" ...
Alee: Away from the direction of the wind.
Aloft: Above the deck, overhead on the mast or in the rigging.
Akas: Lateral struts that attach outrigger hulls to a trimaran or proa.
Ama: The outrigger hull(s) of a proa, or trimaran.
When ready, alert other crew with the signal "Hard alee!" (meaning you're pushing the tiller hard to the lee side, causing the boat to turn up and tack).
"Hard alee" ("lee-oh) is the steerer's report that the helm is hard down and the boat is tacking. To be hard aground is to be completely stuck on the water's bottom. 2) The hard is the water's bottom when exposed at low tide. 3) A sail that is hard ...
 See also: Rope, Boat, Forward, Deck, Light
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