2 Terms
Contributors in General boating
General boating
taking the wind out of his sails
Boat; General boating
To sail in a way that steals the wind from another ship. cf. overbear.
overbear
Boat; General boating
To sail downwind directly at another ship, stealing the wind from its sails.
scandalize
Boat; General boating
To reduce the area and efficiency of a sail by expedient means (slacking the peak and tricing up the tack) without properly reefing, thus slowing boat speed. Also used in the past as a sign of ...
worm, serve, and parcel
Boat; General boating
To protect a section of rope from chafing by: laying yarns (worming) to fill in the cuntlines, wrapping marline or other small stuff (serving) around it, and stitching a covering of canvas ...
