alee
Away from gusts
Alee is a nautical term meaning on or toward the sheltered side of a vessel—the side away from the wind.
The opposite of windward.
The captain ordered the crew to move alee.
The command hard alee directs the helmsman to turn sharply away from the wind.
Facing the wind
- abeamPerpendicular to keel
- abaftToward a vessel's rear
- amidshipsAt a vessel's center
- asternToward a vessel's rear
fore · aft · downwind · upwind · bearing · heading · course · tack
Vessel's steering mechanism
- rudderPivoting stern blade
- tackSharp-headed fastener
- jibeAgree or correspond
- mainsailPrincipal vessel canvas
spinnaker · keel · rigging · sheet · boom · halyard · sloop · ketch
Light, gentle air movement
- gustBrief wind surge
- galeSevere sustained wind
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- draftPreliminary version of text
blow · windward · weather · tempest · trade-winds · westerlies · monsoon · anemometer
windward
Facing the wind
astern · fore · aft · downwind · upwind · bearing · heading · course · tack · port
helm
Vessel's steering mechanism
mainsail · spinnaker · keel · rigging · sheet · boom · halyard · sloop · ketch · yawl
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
draft · blow · windward · weather · tempest · trade-winds · westerlies · monsoon · anemometer · airflow
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
bay · inlet · mooring · refuge · berth · dock · marina · pier · quay · wharf