fall off
Also bear away or bear off. A boat falls off the wind when it points its bow further from the eye of the wind. The opposite of heading up.
fastening ...
Fall off - To change the boats direction so as to point farther away from where the wind is coming from.
Fairlead - A pulley-block used to guide (Change direction) of a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing ...
fall off - To drop away from the wind; when a vessel is hove to she is said to fall off if her head falls to leeward, in opposition to coming to; ...
Fall off: A maneuver in which a yacht turns away from the wind.
Finish Time: The New Zealand time that a yacht finishes the race.
Foot: The bottom edge of a sail.
Fall Off :
To change direction so as to point farther away from the wind. Also Bear Away, Bear Off or Head Down. The opposite of heading up.
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Fall off- To head a boat away from the derection of the wind.
Fathom- A unit of measurement for water depth. One fathom is six feet.
fall off
1) To tumble down a steep wave. 2) To head off.
family boat, family cruiser ...
To fall off. A boat falls off the wind when it points its bow further from the eye of the wind. The opposite of heading up.
Bearing
The direction of an object from the observer. "The lighthouse is at a bearing of 90 degrees." ...
fall off: turn away from the direction of the wind. fathom: a nautical measure equal to six feet; used for measuring water depths, and also for indicating the lengths of lead lines, cordage and anchor chains.
fall off -- to pay off to leeward or away from the wind
fathom -- nautical measurement equivalent to a depth of six feet
fiddle -- strip around a table to prevent items from falling off when the boat is at a heel ...
To coil a rope in such a way that it will run out freely and quickly without tangling fall off 1. To turn away from the direction of the wind; 2.
fall off -- to pay off to leeward or away from the wind
Fall Off: See Head Down.
fathom -- nautical measurement equivalent to a depth of six feet ...
The fickle winds sprang to life and we took advantage to fall off onto a reach. Even with the small headsail the performance was impressive. We clipped along at 5.
With the sails raised you are now ready to fall off the wind (to move the bow away from the wind). Once you have turned the bow so that the wind can blow on just one side of the sails, you are underway.
*If a large shift hits a boat on port tack, to respond and keep the sails full, the skipper has to fall off to the new heading. But, a lift is a helpful wind shift helping a boat head more directly toward the desired destination upwind.
I once knew an Irishman who often declared that he was so favored by fortune that he could fall off a dock into the water and not get wet, but the average man is not built that way.
You should check the keel bolts since they are probably loose and the keel may fall off.
You should check all through hulls since this is the most common source of a hull leak.
Picture this: You're running free, wind at your back, sun beating down in glorious fashion, when your attention is caught by a three-headed duck cruising past. You're not minding your helm and you fall off the wind just a couple of points.
would have cast anchors out of the foreship," and would have escaped to land in her themselves, leaving the passengers to drown, if the centurion and soldiers acting upon St Paul's advice had not cut off the ropes of the boat and let her fall off.
BROACH TO - To fall off so much, when going free, as to bring the vessel nearly broadside on to the wind.
BULKHEAD - A vertical partition separating compartments.
 See also: Boat, Sailing, Point, Bow, Hull
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