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What is the difference between windward and leeward on a boat?
Windward is where the wind is coming from and leeward is where the wind is going to. So if you want to beach your boat on a relatively safe shore, you would want to beach your craft on the leeward side of a particular island, where it is sheltered from the wind.
Is Trinidad and Tobago in the Leeward Antilies?
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What is a sentence for leeward?
They were sailing leeward.
What side is windward side of a boat?
The windward side of the boat is the side of the boat that the wind is hitting. the other side of the boat that is sheltered from the wind is the Leeward side. In other words ... the windward side of the boat is the side that is closest to the source of the wind.
What is the birth name of Jimmy Leeward?
Jimmy Leeward's birth name is James Kent Leeward.
What is away from the wind?
Lee, alee to the Leeside and Leeward are all 'away from the wind': moving your boat directly downwind is called running before the wind.
Do you turn leeward or windward when you tack?
When you tack you push the tilter. That makes the boat to turn to the right. You are turning into the wind. You would turn windward when you tack.
Is Tobago a leeward island?
No, Tobago is not one of the Leeward islands.
Is Tobago is a Leeward Island?
No, Tobago is not one of the Leeward islands.
Which coast leeward or windward usually has cooler temperatures?
leeward
Is Tokyo on leeward or windward side?
Tokyo is in leeward slope.
Does a rain shadow occur on the windward or leeward side of a mountain?
leeward
