make sail
Hoist and go
To make sail is to set a vessel's sails and begin a voyage, or to spread additional sail to increase speed.
The phrase belongs to traditional nautical language: We made sail at dawn with a fair wind.
By extension, it can mean simply to depart or get underway.
- weigh anchorRaise mooring before sailing
- trimRemove unwanted edges
- hoistRaise with tackle
- tackSharp-headed fastener
- pullForce toward oneself
embark · course · wind · launch · heading · set · canvas · bearing · knot · all hands · sea voyage · halyard · furl · put to sea · commence · rudder · helm · ashore