Weathering. Surviving anything, such as a gale or storm. Getting to windward of anything.
Weigh. To hoist or lift, especially to lift the anchor.
Wind’s eye. The exact direction from which the wind blows.
Yaw. To swerve wildly or violently from a true course despite the action of the rudder.
Transcriber’s note:
All figure references in the text have been regularized.
Table of Contents, ‘Latteen’ changed to ‘Lateen,’ “sails. Lateen, lug, gunter”
Page 29, full stop changed to comma after ‘say,’ “he will say, “Starboard”
Page 44, semicolon inserted after ‘topmast,’ “the topmast; it may also”