On yacht sailing : a simple treatise for beginners upon the art of handling small yachts and boats (1904)
Day, Thomas Fleming, 1861-1927 · New York : Rudder Pub. Co. · leaf 77
he weather shore is the shore from off ofwhich the wind blows if viewed from the sea, but it is theshore upon which the wind blows if viewed from the land. Weigh or way—To way the anchor is to lift it from the bottom. Winds eye—The exact direction from which the wind blows. Windward—Toward the… … 75 DIAGRAM C. 1— Close-hauled on port tack. 2— Wind forward of the beam. 3— Wind abeam. 4— abaft the beam. 5— on the quarter. 6— ■ astern. 7— dead astern. 8— Jibed over to starboard tack. 9— Wind on the quarter. 10— abaft the beam. 11— abeam. 12— ■ forward of the beam. 13— Close-hauled on star-…
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