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See also: windwards

Windwards

See also: Windwards

windwards ‎(comparative more windwards, superlative most windwards)

Alternative form of windward
- 2015, Alexander Meyer, Learn to Sail with Captain Sailnator:
  The sequence of the manoeuvre is the followingː Head up to close-hauled, cleat the jib, shoot up head to wind to slow down, bear away with jib backed, release mainsheet, steer windwards delicately til the boat settles down.