Lee helm

Lee helm: The tendency of a sailboat to turn the bow to leeward, compared to weather helm, unless corrective rudder action is taken.
Leeward: Toward the lee.
Leeway: Sideways drift of a boat, primarily caused by the wind or current.

lee helm - A sailboat's tendency for its bow to turn leeward, or turn away from the wind. The helm put to leeward to luff, or to keep a vessel to or by the wind. Also synonymous with slack helm.

Lee Helm:
Sailing with the tiller over to leeward by force of the wind
Lee Lurch:
Heavy roll to leeward with a beam wind.

Lee Helm
The tendency, if any, for a sailboat to want to steer away from the direction of the wind. The opposite condition is known as weather helm.
Lee Shore ...

LEE HELM A condition in which the tiller must be held toward the downwind side of a sailing vessel in order to maintain course. An undesirable condition for safety and hydrodynamic reasons.

Remember that you must luff when the first breath of the squall strikes the boat, for if way is lost and the boat is hove down on her beam ends, lee helm ceases to possess its virtue and the boat may capsize.

Lee helm: The leeward course an unsteered boat takes
Leeward: The direction facing away from the wind. Pronounced like "loo-ard"
Leeway: Sideways drift of a boat through wind or water current ...

When the sails were set correctly and the ship was balanced (with no weather or lee helm), sailors would commend the old girl with a "Now you're talking!" as she splashed rhythmically through the seas.

Without undue strain. When there is very little weather helm or lee helm the boat has an easy helm. If the boat is not rolling or pitching, she has an easy motion.
ebb, ebb tide
See tide.

weather helm - The tendency of a boat to head up toward the eye of the wind. The opposite of lee helm.
west wind, westerly wind. - Wind coming from west.
west - One of the 4 cardinal compass points. West is at 270° on a compass card.

The tendency of a boat to head up toward the eye of the wind. The opposite of lee helm.
weather shore
The shore if wind blows strongly offshore ...