Head to wind

Head to Wind A position with the boat's bow in the direction that the wind is coming from. This will probably stop the boat and place it in irons. Head Up ...

Head to Wind - the bow turned into the wind, sails luffing Headsail - a sail forward of the mast, a foresail Headstay - a wire support line from the mast to the bow ...

head to wind Steering directly into the wind. See no-go zone. head up, harden up, come up, round up, freshen your wind, sharpen up, sharpen your wind ...

Head to Wind - When a vessel is so situated that the wind blows no more on one bow than the other; when her head is directly pointed to the wind. Headway - Forward motion of boat through the water; opposite to sternway ...

Head to Wind - Where the boat is pointed directly into the wind, sails luffing Head Up - Change direction so as to point closer to where the wind is coming from. The opposite of falling off.

Once you get your boat back head to wind start the backing process again. If you handle the anchor line properly you can back the boat exactly where you want it! By paying out the anchor line slowly you can direct the boat either left or right.

in irons - dead in the water, head to wind. in the wind - pointing too high into the wind, pinching. J jib - fore sail.

Head to Wind - the bow turned into the wind, sails luffing Heading -The direction in which a vessel's bow points at any given time. Heads up- watch out Headsails: -any sail foreward of the foremast.

Head to Wind - the bow turned into the wind, sails luffing Header: A change in wind direction which lets the boat head down. Headfoil A grooved, streamline rod, often aluminum, fitted over the forestay.

To bring a boat head to wind luff rope A line sewn into the luff of a sail lug A fore-and-aft sail almost square in shape that is bent to a yard and. when hoisted and set, it is slung leeward of the mast with its tack well forward.

A boatYs leeward side is the side that is or, when she is head to wind, was away from the wind. 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.

A boat with its head into the wind is known as "head to wind" or "in irons". The point of sail with the bow of the boat as close as possible to the wind is called close hauled.

time, but if the water is rough, ten to one a sea will sooner or later come in over the lee bow, and the weight of water to leeward may cause the boat to capsize before the sheet can be let go and the helm put hard down to bring her head to wind.

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. 4.

Irons A vessel is in irons when caught head to wind and unable to pay off on either tack. Isophase Navigation light where duration of light and dark are equal.

A boat is said to be in irons if it has stopped head to wind. Isobars Lines of equal atmospheric pressure drawn on a weather map.

The mizzen mast is a great place to locate the radar, and a fully battened mizzen sail can be left up at anchor as a riding sail, keeping the boat head to wind. I don't think the Alerion will see much drive out of its 66-square-foot mizzen.

Head to wind - The bow turned into the wind, sails luffing. This will probably stop the boat and place it . Headsail - Any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel (a foresail) Headstay - The most forward forestay.

As the yacht comes head to wind during a tack, the active sheet is released, and the other sheet (the lazy sheet) on the other side of the boat is pulled in. This sheet becomes the new active sheet until the next tack.

Can be either the point where the forestay is attached to the mast, or if mounted above the forestay, the top of the spinnaker block. IN IRONS When the boat loses way head to wind and will not pay off on either tack.

She would then remain full sailed and bye the wind sailing full and bye or by and large. A vessel which pointed up to wind too far could easily get stuck head to wind in irons with the wind passing from stem to stern (front to back) down each beam ...

If she was at all given to " griping " - that is to say, inclined to turn head to wind (and all ships are liable to have ways and manners which are mysterious in origin and not seldom incurable), the mizzen-sail could not be used, ...

See also: Boat, Wind, Point, Sail, Forward