weatherly
Sails against wind
Weatherly is a sailing term describing a vessel that handles well when sailing close to the wind—able to point high into the wind without losing speed or drifting sideways.
A weatherly boat gains ground to windward efficiently: She's a weatherly craft, able to claw off a lee shore in conditions that would trap lesser vessels.
Facing the wind
- tackingAngled sailing maneuver
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
yacht · sloop · ketch · yawl · schooner · rigging · mainsail · headsail
windward
Facing the wind
vessel · yacht · sloop · ketch · yawl · schooner · rigging · mainsail · headsail · jib
hull
Outer covering or frame
- watertightPrevents liquid from passing
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- ballastShip stability material
buoyancy · shipshape · trim · draft · bilge · freeboard · displacement · seagoing · sturdy · sound
gale
Severe sustained wind
storm · headwind · crosswind · breeze · blow · turbulence · blustery · rough · lee shore · reefing
- bad weatherUnfavorable atmospheric conditions
- under the weatherMildly sick or unwell
- cold weatherFrigid atmospheric conditions
- weather forecastAtmospheric conditions prediction
- hot weatherHigh atmospheric temperatures
- good weatherFavorable atmospheric state
weather, weathered, weathering, weatherman, weatherproof, fair-weather, weatherproofing, weathermen, weatherize