ease the sheets - To loosen the lines that control the sails.
ease - To slowly loosen a line while maintaining control, such as when loosening the sails.
east wind, easterly wind - A wind coming from the east.
Ease the Sheets:
To let the sheet out slowly while maintaining control.
East:
One of the 4 cardinal compass points. East is at 90° on a compass card.
1) To start sheets is to ease the sheets in a sailboat when heading off on a reach. 2) The beginning of a race. The starting sequence is the series of audible and/or visual signals that indicate the start of a race.
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As the gust hits, the apparent wind goes aft causing more heeling and less drive and changing the angle of incidence-the angle the apparent wind makes with the sails-so that the sails are now improperly trimmed unless you head up or ease the sheets ...
Lift: A wind shift during which the wind enters the boat from further back. It allows the helmsman to head up or alter course to windward, or the crew to ease the sheets.
Lines: A nautical term for ropes.
 See also: Line, Sailing, Lines, Compass, Boat
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