Leeway

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.

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.

leeway
To slip sideways downwind while moving forward.
lifeline
Safety lines on deck that are grabbed to prevent falling overboard.

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.

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.
Line: Rope put to use on a boat.

leeway - A ship's sideways drift from the intended heading due to wind or current; to allow a another vessel room to pass.
left-hand lay - Stranded rope where the twist is to the left.

LeewayThe sideways movement of the boat caused by either wind or current.
LineRope and cordage used aboard a vessel.
LogA record of courses or operation. Also, a device to measure speed.

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.
Lift A rope or wire to support a spar, as a topping lift.

Leeway:
The sideways movement of a boat caused by either wind or current, usually unwanted. Keels and other devices help prevent a boat from having excessive leeway.

Leeway -
The weather side of a ship is the side from which the wind is blowing. The Lee side is the side of the ship sheltered from the wind. A lee shore is a shore that is downwind of a ship.

leeway
Sideslippage downwind. When a boat makes leeway she slides to leeward while also making progress ahead.
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Leeway may be defined as the angle between the line of the vessel's apparent course and the line she actually makes good through the water.

Leeway
Sidewise movement of a boat through the water, caused by wind or current.
Lie To ...

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)
Line - A rope in use aboard a vessel ...

the leeway, or movement of the boat, when not under power, or when being pushed sideways while under power
Ease
to loosen or let out ...

DRIFT-The leeway of a boat.
DROGUE-A canvas bucket or conical-shaped device used to provide resistance in the water and slow a vessel or keep its bow pointed into the wind and waves.

Distance made good The distance traveled after correction for current, leeway and other errors that may not have been included in the original distance measurement. Downwind In the direction the wind is blowing.

Centerboard A board lowered through a slot in the centerline of he hull to reduce sideways skidding or leeway.

Like a keel, daggerboards are used to reduce leeway by preventing a sailboat being pushed sideways by the wind.
Danforth Anchor - A brand of lightweight anchor. It has pivoting flukes that dig into the ground as tension is placed on the anchor.

CENTERBOARD - A board that is lowered through a slot in the keep to reduce leeway.
CHINE - Intersection of sides and bottom of a boat.
CHOCK - A deck fitting to guide a line where it leaves the boat.

A board, which does not pivot, dropped vertically through the hull to prevent leeway. May be completely removed for beaching or for sailing downwind.

The board on the "lee" side is lowered to prevent leeway. Single leeboards are used as a way of converting a non-sailing boat to sail without the necessity of cutting holes in the hull or installing permanent outside keels.

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.

set: the direction of the tide or current, the leeway course of the boat. settee berth: a long cabin seat that converts into a bunk.

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.

- A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case amidships, when in shallow water, or may be lowered to increase the area of lateral resistance and prevent leeway when the vessel ...

Daggerboard - A board dropped vertically through the hull to prevent leeway. May be completely removed for beaching or for sailing downwind.
Danger Zone - The area encompassed from dead ahead of your boat to just abaft your starboard beam.

Leeway - The amount that a ship is blown leeward by the wind. See also weatherly.
Leeward - In the direction that the wind is blowing towards.
Let go and haul - An order indicating that the ship is in line with the wind.

Lee boards: Boards, mounted on the sides of a boat to resist leeway.
Leeward: The direction the wind is going, downwind. Opposite side of windward.
Leeway: Distance a boat drifts off course due to wind.

This resistance to leeway is provided by asymmetrical foils in daggerboard configuration, swept 15 degrees and located just aft of the canting keel.

LEEWAY - The sideways movement of the boat caused by either wind or current.
LENGTH OVERALL, LOA - The total length of a boat.
LENGTH WATER LINE, LWL - length of the boat touching the water
LINE - Rope and cordage used aboard a vessel.

The distance read from a log can be affected by currents, leeway and other factors, so those distances are sometimes corrected to a distance made good.

A flat surface built into the bottom of the boat to prevent the reduce the leeway caused by the wind pushing against the side of the boat. A keel also usually has some ballast to help keep the boat upright and prevent it from heeling too much.

The weighted board that is lowered through a slot in the bottom to reduce leeway and provide lateral resistance.
Centerboard cable
A 5/32"cable that winds onto the shaft of the centerboard winch to raise the centerboard.

WAY: Movement of a vessel through the water such as headway, sternway or leeway.
WEIGHTING ANCHOR: Raising the anchor when preparing to get under way.

A line drawn to indicate both the direction and magnitude of a force, such as leeway or a current.
veer
Turn away from the wind. A wind change clockwise. To veer a cable is to let it out more.

Winds and currents can change a vessel's course. Always allow leeway for current and wind.

Leeway: Sideways drift of a boat through wind or water current
Lifelines: Line or wire that attaches a safety harness to a fitting or jackstay ...

However, our point of sail was a close reach and the leeway (the pushing of the boat leeward by the wind) the sailboat experienced counteracted any influence of the current. Thus no course correction was needed.

The decision should not depend on the course made good over the bottom, so do not delay your action until the path of the other vessel has been plotted. The leeway angle can be significant with a strong beam wind or current.

forces are equal and opposite; and, so far as the stability is concerned, it is sufficient to determine the transverse resultant of the wind-pressure on the sails, and its moment, the water-pressure on the hull affecting only the speed and leeway of ...

wind speed, current, keel size and weight greatly affect the ability of a sailboat to manoeuvre and point into the wind. Sailboats also tend to slip sideways to leeward and the Munin, by observing its wake, makes about 10° to 15° degrees of leeway, ...

Downhaul-A rope used to haul down jibs, staysails and studding sails.
Double Sheetbend -Join small to medium size rope.
douse To drop a sail quickly
Draft-The depth of water required float a vessel
Drift- A vessel leeway ...