Lull
A period of no wind. Lulls may be followed by a significant change of wind speed and direction.
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This reduction of the wind speed you feel on the boat and thereby the force of the wind on the sails can lull you into forgetting the difference which becomes evident when you round a mark and start on a beat.
Either way, it is caused by sail overpowering (and not moving weight aft fast enough for smaller vessels). "Trim a monohull for the lull, ride the puff; trim a multihull for the puff, wait the lull"[citation needed] ...
1) Describes a sail that is luffing. Compare with hard. 2) A soft spot is a lull.
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lull A period of calm lunch hook A lightweight anchor used for brief daytime stops when the craft will not be left unattended; see storm anchor and working anchor lying to Keeping a boat stationary with her head to wind, ...
 See also: Light, Lines, Deck, Boat, Windward
  
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