Close Hauled

Close Hauled. OverviewShip TypesCloseHauled relative to the wind CloseHauled is one of 9 possible Points of Sailing a specific heading relative to the current direction of the Wind CloseHauled is defined as a heading of about 135° either to the left or to the right of the direction in which the wind is blowing CloseHauled can be used to describe the heading of a ship IE the ship is heading ~135° off to eithe Text under.

adverb & adjectiveWith sails trimmed flat for sailing as close to the wind as possible from Wiktionary Creative Commons Attribution/ShareAlike License adjectivenauticalwith the sailstrimmedas closeto the windas possiblewith all sails fulland not shivering adverbwith the sails closehauled Etymologies Sorry no etymologies found Support.

closehauled definition and meaning Wordnik.com

Meaning of closehauled in English closehauled adjective Sailing (of a ship) having the sails hauled aft to sail close to the wind ‘the third race proved the most exciting with three sailors taking a closehauled course to the mark’ More example sentences.

Raymarine ST60 Plus Close Hauled Wind Display : …

There seem to be two definitions of closehauled in use Sailing as close to the wind as possible Closer to the wind is the “nogo zone” meaning the boat will lose speed and eventually stop As close to the wind to get maximum upwind speed component.

CloseHauled: A Sim Greene / Figaro Mystery by Rob Avery

closehauled isn’t in the Cambridge Dictionary yet You can help! The accident occurred after orders had been given for the balloon to be close hauled and when it was about to be bedded.