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Question by  miruna (19)

How do you "heave to"?

What does that mean?

 
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Answer by  Flaka427 (107)

Heave to is a term when you are slowing down a sailboat so that the crew does not have to steer and can resume to begin to do other things. Most often this is done so that sailors and captain can take a break.

 
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Answer by  Bobinski (1652)

Heave to is to stop a vessel's progress by putting out an anchor or hauling a headsail to windward which is in the direction of the wind.

 
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