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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).
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" 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 ...
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See also: Bow, Navigation, Ship, Sail, Deck

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