Hard alee

created by mr100percent
(idea) by mr100percent (3.1 d) (print)   (I like it!) Fri Aug 03 2001 at 22:21:24
A more modern saying for "Helm's alee."

The original saying during a sailing tack, is to say Come About, to announce the tack. Once everybody's ready, the skipper says "Helm's alee" while pushing the tiller to the windward side.

Modern sailors instead say "Ready About" and "Hard Alee" instead.

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