Meaning gybe
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gybeAlso spelled jibe. To change the course of a boat so that the boom swings over to the opposite side.
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gybealternative spelling of jibe.
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gybe"swing from one side to the other," nautical, 1690s, probably from older Dutch gijben, related to German gieben, of uncertain origin.
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gybe(v) shift from one side of the ship to the other
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gybeSee Jibe.
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gybeTo shift over the boom of a fore and aft sail, without brailing, while sailing free or running.
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gybe(Jibe) Turning the boat so that the stern crosses the wind, changing direction. To change direction before the wind onto another tack with the boom coming over by the force of the wind. Caution is nee [..]
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gybe To change direction through the wind.
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gybeAltering from having the wind on one side of the sailing vessel to another, by putting the boat's stern through the wind (as distinct from tacking)
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gybea change of tack going downwind that brings the stern through the wind's eye. Compare Gybe to Wearing. See Types of Sailboard Gybes
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gybe(Jibe) Turning the boat so that the stern crosses the wind, changing direction. To change direction before the wind onto another tack with the boom coming over by the force of the wind. Caution is nee [..]
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gybe To turn the stern through the direction of the wind
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