e "Tide."

FORE AND AFT. In classification of vessels, indicates those whose
sails, when set, stretch from forward aft; more nearly lengthwise than
across. Opposite to square-rigged.

FOREMAST, fore-topmast, etc. See "Spars."

FORESAIL, fore-topsail, etc. See "Sails."

FOUL, to. To entangle, to collide. A foul anchor, when the cable gets
round the anchor.

FOUL, wind. A wind which prevents the vessel heading the desired
compass course, compelling her to beat.

FREE, wind. A wind which allows the vessel to head the course
desired. The amount to spare from the close-hauled course is sometimes
designated. E.g., the wind four points free; the wind would allow the
vessel to come four points nearer the wind than her course requires.

FRIGATE. See "Vessel."

GAGE, weather and lee. A vessel, or fleet, is said to have the weather
gage, when it is to windward of its opponent. Lee is opposite to
weather.

HAUL, to. To haul (to) the wind is to change the course to that
nearest the direction whence the wind comes.

To haul down the colors: to strike, to surrender.

HEAVE DOWN. To incline a vessel on one side, by purchases at the lower
mastheads.

HEAVE-TO. (HOVE-TO.) To bring-to, (which see), and then to lay some
sails aback, in order to keep the ship without movement ahead or
astern.

HEEL, to. To incline a vessel on one side by shifting the weights on
board, such as guns. "On the heel": to be thus inclined.

HELM. The tiller, or bar, which like a handle turns the rudder, and
thus changes the course of the vessel.

Port the helm. To put the tiller to port, which turns the vessel's
head to the right; to starboard the helm is the reverse.

Helm down. Tiller to leeward, vessel's head to windward; helm up,
the reverse. See "Rudder."

HULL. The body of a vessel, as distinguished from the spars, or
engines.

HULL, to. (HULLED.) A cannon ball striking the hull of a vessel is
said to hull her.

JIB. See "Sails."

JIB-BOOM. See "Spars."

KEEP, to. To keep off, or away, is to change course away from the wind
or from an enemy. See "To bear up."

LARGE. See "Course."

LEE. The direction toward which the wind blows. "Under the lee of,"
protected from wind and sea by land, or by a vessel, interposed.

Lee Tide. See "Tide."

LEECH. The vertical side of a square sail. The upper and lower sides,
horizontal, are called head and foot.

LEEWARD (pronounced looard). Direction of movement, or of