gybe
/dʒaɪb/
noun
- An act or instance of gybing a sailboat.
- A controlled gybe is an essential skill for any sailor.
- The sudden gybe caught the crew off guard and nearly knocked someone overboard.
- They practiced gybes repeatedly until the maneuver felt natural.
verb
- To change direction by turning the stern of a sailboat through the wind, so that the sail swings from one side to the other.
- He learned how to gybe the sail during his first sailing lesson.
- The captain warned the crew to prepare to gybe as the wind shifted suddenly.
- We had to gybe carefully to avoid damaging the mast in the strong breeze.