The leading edge of a sail.

also loof, in sailing, c. 1200, "contrivance for altering a ship's course," also "part of a ship's bow where the sides begin to curve," from Old French lof "spar,&qu [..]

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forward edge of a mainsail or jib; the windward edge of a spinnaker

To change course toward the wind. The leading edge of a sail.

The weather-gauge. The part of a vessel towards the wind. A sailing close to the wind. (Dutch, loef, a weather-gauge.)

The forward edge of a triangular sail. In a mainsail the luff is that portion that is closest to the mast.

Weather edge of a fore and aft sail. 2. Weather side of any vessel: opposite to 'Lee'. 3. Coming closer to wind. 4. Broadest part of ship's bows. 5. A luff tackle. Luff Hooks. Leech lin [..]

the leading edge of a fore-and-aft sail

1, the leading edge of a sail; as in: We have telltales just behind the luff of our headsail. 2, the flapping of a sail; as in: We can prevent luff in the sail by properly reading the telltales and ad [..]

The forward edge of a sail.

1.The leading (forward) edge of a fore-and-aft sail. 2.To bring a sailing vessel's bow closer to the wind, usually to decrease power to the headsails.

The forward edge of a fore:and:aft sail

 Forward most section of a sail.

To luff: to sail closer to the wind (sometimes the sails 'flap')

The forward edge of a sail.

1. the front edge of a sail   2. Loosening a sheet so far past optimal trim that the sail is no longer completely filled with wind.   3. the flapping of the sail (luffing) from having wind traveling d [..]

The forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail

the leading or windward edge of a sail. On foreand-aft sails it is always the forward edge, but it may be either edge of a square sail, depending on how the sail is trimmed. (v.): to sail too high into the wind, so that the leading edge (luff) of the sail ceases to work effectively and starts to tremble or flap. FH2004

Forward edge of a sail

(nautical) The vertical edge of a sail that is closest to the direction of the wind. (By easing the halyard, the luff of the sail was made to sag to leeward.) (nautical) The act of sailing a shi [..]