Leeward

LEEWARD: The direction away from the wind. Opposite of windward
LEEWAY: The sideways movement of the boat caused by either wind or current.
LIMBER HOLES: Drainage Holes through bulkheads or frames.
LINE: Rope and cordage used aboard a vessel.

Leeward and Windward -- A boat¹s 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.

Leeward: Toward the lee.
Leeway: Sideways drift of a boat, primarily caused by the wind or current.
Left-hand lay: Stranded rope made with the twist to the left; also called S-twist; most rope is right hand lay, or Z-twist.

Leeward: The direction the wind is going downwind.
Luffing: Pointing the boat into the wind - sail flapping.
Mainsheet: Line that controls the position of the mainsail.

Leeward - go with the wind
Leeward - facing the direction toward which the wind is blowing
List - tilt to the side as in sudden list ...

leeward - The direction away from the wind. Opposite of windward.
leeway - The sideways movement of a boat away from the wind, usually unwanted. Keels and other devices help prevent a boat from having excessive leeway.

Leeward: To the lee. Pronounced something like "loow'rd".
Leeway: The sliding to leeward that a boat suffers when sailing into or across the wind.
Let Go: Command to release or untie, often regarding the halyard.

Leeward,
Windward
Leeward and Windward
A boat's leeward side is the side that is or, when she is head to wind, was away from the wind.

leeward - Toward the lee or away from the wind. Opposite of Windward.
leeway - A ship's sideways drift from the intended heading due to wind or current; to allow a another vessel room to pass.

Leeward - downwind
Lifeline - a cable fence that surrounds the deck to assist in the prevention of crew falling overboard
Line - rope or cordage ...

Leeward: Away from the wind. A leeward yacht is one that has another yacht between it and the wind (opposite of windward).
Life Raft: An inflatable craft into which the crew of a yacht transfers if the yacht intends to sink.

Leeward- Away from the wind.
Lie to- To head into the wind and stop forward motion.
Lifeline- A safety device that consists of lines on posts or stanchions around the deck of a boat.

Leeward
Downwind, away from the wind, the direction to which the wind blows.
Luff ...

Leeward: Used as an adjective to mean away from the wind. A leeward yacht is one that has another yacht between it and the wind (opposite of windward).

Leeward (loo'ard) Direction away from the wind.
Leeway The sideways drift of a vessel from her course to leeward, due to wind pressure.
Life line Line stretched fore and aft for crew to hold on to.

Leeward:
Direction away from the wind. In the Rules of the Road, the leeward boat is the one farthest from where the wind is coming from. Opposite of windward.

Leeward
The side of the boat away from the wind.
Lattitude
The distance north or south of the equator measured and expressed in degrees.
Lazarette
A storage space in a boat's stern area.
Lee
The side sheltered from the wind.

Lee / Leeward - the side away from the wind, the direction towards which the wind is blowing. (See Windward.) ...

3. The Leeward Islands
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leeward, lee
Leeward is pronounced "loo-ward"; lee is pronounced as spelled. Compare with windward. The leeward (lee) side (rail, bow) are on the side that is not closest to the wind. A lee shore is land onto which the wind is blowing from the water.

LEEWARD-In the direction away from the wind.
LIFELINE-Line by which person is attached to boat.
LINE-Nautical term for rope used for riggings, anchoring, tying up, etc.

Leeward
Downwind, situated away from the wind: opposite of windward.
Light air ...

Leeward - Downwind; away from the source of wind
Leeway - Boat's sideways movement through the water, due to the wind pushing it to leeward
Length at the Water Line (LWL) Length Overall (LOA) ...

The leeward course an unsteered boat takes
lee shore
Shore on which the wind is blowing from seawards.

the leeward lean of the boat caused by the winds action on the sails
Hike
leaning out over the side of the boat to balance it ...

Lee, Leeward: The lee side is that side of the ship sheltered from the wind; or, more generally, any object that is away from the wind. The term is also used to indicate that an object that is on that side of the ship.

Circle to leeward of the person in the water so that when you get there you can head the bow into the wind, and luff the sails so you can slow to a stop. You want to stop right next to the person in the water to make the rescue.

(See WEATHER HELM) LEEWARD On a hull, the side away from the direction of the wind; the protected side. In the days of sailing ship warfare, you wanted your opponent in your lee (to leeward) which took his wind and gave you the advantage.

For sailboats, the boat that is on starboard tack has the right of way, regardless of from where it is approaching. loads. Leeward boat wins. When two sailboats meet on the same tack, the leeward boat has the right of way over the windward boat.

The area to the leeward.
Leeboards
Boards fixed vertically to prevent leeway.

The practise is used in manoeuvring under sail to push a boat’s head to leeward.
BALLAST: Added weight in the boat's bottom to provide stability.

Blanket - To block the wind from the sails of a boat that is to leeward; a tactical maneuver whereby a boat uses its sails to blanket the competitor's wind, slowing him down; to take wind from a sail.

backwinded -- when the wind hits the leeward side of the sails
bar -- a shoal
batten -- a short piece of wood or plastic inserted in a sail to keep it taut
beam -- the greatest width of the boat, usually in the middle ...

The board to leeward is dropped, the board to windward is kept up.
Leech The aft edge of a triangular sail.
Leech line A line running through the leech of the sail, used to tighten it.

Compare to veer back a sail To hold a sail so that the wind will blow aft, against its forward side, slowing or forcing a boat backwards backstay Rigging wire that leads aft from the top of the mast back wind To throw wind on the leeward ...

Backwinded- when the wind hits the leeward side of the sails
Bail - to remove water from the boat
Bailers: Openings in the bottom or transom of a boat to drain water when sailing.

SAG - To sag to leeward is to drift before the wind or make leeway.
SATELLITE NAVIGATION - A form of position finding using radio transmissions from satellites with sophisticated on-board automatic equipment.

Leech - The aft or trailing edge of a fore-and-aft sail; the leeward edge of a spinnaker; a vertical edge of a square sail. The leech is susceptible to twist, which is controlled by the boom vang and mainsheet.

centerboard: retractable keel to stop a boat's leeward drift a board lowered through a slop in the centerline of the hull to reduce sideway skidding or leeway.

Some craft, because of deficiency in the element of lateral resistance, such as in the case of a shallow, "skimming-dish" sort of a boat, with the centerboard hoisted up, will go to leeward like a crab.

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 ...

leeward --The direction away from the wind. -downwind
Leeway -The sideways movement of the boat caused by either wind or current.
LeechAfter edge of a fore and aft sail ...

Taking the leeward wheel, I leaned out on the aft coaming and felt the boat come alive.

Leeward: The direction the wind is going, downwind. Opposite side of windward.
Leeway: Distance a boat drifts off course due to wind.
Lift: The energy generated by sail, hull or foils that moves a boat windward.

In many situations, the mainsail is trimmed farther off the wind by letting the sheet out, allowing the boom and sail to swing farther to leeward. The force of the wind on the sail also causes the boom to rise, however, making the mainsail less flat.

The pilot-boat runs down to leeward, gets out oil-bags to windward and on her lee quarter, and the boat pulls back around her stern, protected by the oil. The vessels drift to leeward and leave an oil-slick to windward, between the two.

Downwind - A direction to leeward, with the wind.
Draft - The vertical distance from the waterline to the lowest point of the hull or attachments, such as the tip of a propeller, ...

If the two sailboats are on the same tack then the windward boat must give way to the leeward boat.

In the direction of the wind. Opposite of leeward.
wing and wing
A method of running before the wind with two sails set. Usually the mainsail on one side and a headsail on the other, or one headsail on each side.

A leeward boat is the stand-on vessel and has the right of way. The windward boat has to keep clear or give way. A starboard tack boat is the stand-on vessel and has the right of way. A port tack boat has to keep clear.

Windward
In the direction of the wind. Opposite of leeward.
Working sails
The sails used on a particular sailboat in normal weather conditions.

Leeward: away from the wind.
Lifelines: plastic-coated wire rope surrounding the deck to prevent the crew from falling overboard.
Luff: the front (leading) edge of a sail.

DON'T be sick unless it is in a bucket, or preferably over the leeward side.
DON'T block the sea toilet.
DON'T get drunk in the skippers favourite yacht club.

On the windward side of the channel.
In the middle of the Channel.
On the leeward side of the channel.
It does not matter since the other boats in the marina will shield the wind.

(ii) when both have the wind on the same side, the vessel which is to windward shall keep out of the way of the vessel which is to leeward; ...

Know that the operator of a pleasure sailing craft, that has the wind on the same side and is to windward of other sailing vessels, shall take early and substantial action to keep well clear of sailing vessels which are to leeward as described in the ...

the shore KEEL the backbone of a vessel, running fore and aft along the center line of the bottom of the hull LADDER stairway between decks LASH DOWN tie down, secure LEE the side of a ship, or a shore location, sheltered from the wind LEEWARD toward ...

See also: Boat, Sailing, Point, Hull, Sail