BY THE LEE: Steering with the wind aft and on the same side of the stern as the mainsail, thus placing the boat in danger of gybing.
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CABIN: A compartment for passengers or crew.
By the Lee - sailing with the wind coming from behind, and slightly to the side, that the sails are on
Can - a kind of navigation buoy
Capsize - to turn a boat over ...
By the Lee: Sailing downwind with the mainsail remaining on the same side of the boat that the wind is hitting. If you are sailing downwind on a port tack, typically the mainsail would be off the starboard side of the boat.
By the Lee: Sailing so that the wind is on the same side as where the main is carried. When running, this could happen if there is a wind shift to the side of the boat where the main is.
by the lee
Sailing downwind with the wind blowing over the leeward side of the boat.
by the wind ...
by the lee - To bring a vessel by the lee is when nearly before the wind she falls off so much as to bring the wind on the other quarter ; ...
By the Lee
A point of sail similar to running where the wind is coming over the quarter of the sailboat on the same side that the main sail and boom are on. This point of sail is considered dangerous because of the possibility of an accidental jibe.
Burdened Vessel - Any boat that must give way to another having the right of way.
By the Lee - That part of the hemisphere, as one stands on shipboard, toward which the wind blows.
buoy: a float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, or indicate a navigational channel. by the lee: sailing downwind with the wind blowing over the leeward side of the boat, increasing the possibility of an unexpected jibe.
By the Board - Overboard and by the ship's side.
By the Lee - Sailing downwind with the wind blowing over the leeward side of the boat, increasing the possibility of an unexpected jibe.
By the Wind - Sailing close-hauled ...
The helmsman must be always on the alert to prevent the boat from "broaching to," which means flying up in the wind; or from being "brought by the lee," which means running off so as to bring the wind on the other quarter.
A small swing by the lee actually results in an exaggerated swing of the apparent wind by the lee.
However, when sailing by the lee or directly downwind, her leeward side is the side on which her mainsail lies. The other side is her windward side.
Buoy: A floating anchored object used to mark the navigable limits of channels, sunken dangers, isolated rocks, etc.
By the Lee: Sailing downwind with the wind blowing over the leeward side of the boat.
By the Wind: Sailing close-hauled.
Buoy - an anchored float marking a position or for use as a mooring
By the Lee: Sailing downwind with the wind blowing over the leeward side of the boat, increasing the possibility of an unexpected jibe. Back to Top ...
By the Head: Bow lower then stern.
By the Lee: Sailing with the wind coming from behind, and slightly to the side, that the sails are on.
By the Stern: Stern lower then bow.
By the Wind: Close hauled to wind.
the direction of pull bulwark A vertical extension above the deck designed to keep water out and to assist in keeping people in bulwarks Rail around the deck by the board If an object goes overboard, it goes "by the board" by the lee ...
 See also: Sailing, Boat, Hull, Running, Sheet
  
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