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In sailing, lying ahull is a controversial method of weathering a storm, by downing all sails, battening the hatches and locking the tiller to leeward.
lying ahull - A boat that is letting herself be subjected to prevailing conditions without the use of sails or other devices.
Ahull, Lying ahull- When all sails are lowered, usually in open water.
Alee- Away from the direction of the wind.
Aloft- In the rigging or up the mast.
Lying ahull- When all sails are lowered, usually in open water.
aid to navigation
Any fixed object that a navigator may use to find his position, such as permanent land or sea markers, buoys, radio beacons, and lighthouses.
Storm tactics are decisions made about courses or rigs to ride out storms, gales, and heavy weather. They include heaving-to, lying ahull, setting storm sails, running with a storm, scudding, and deploying a drogue or sea anchor.
 See also: Hull, Boat, Bow, Heading, Sheet
  
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