gybe

/ dʒaɪb /

verb

1. (intr) (of a fore-and-aft sail) to shift suddenly from one side of the vessel to the other when running before the wind, as the result of allowing the wind to catch the leech

2. to cause (a sailing vessel) to gybe or (of a sailing vessel) to undergo gybing

noun

1. an instance of gybing

Word History and Origins

Origin of gybe¹

C17: from obsolete Dutch gijben (now gijpen ), of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Instead, it gybed in Luna Rossa’s wind shadow, lost speed and fell off its foils.

From Washington Times

First Team New Zealand dropped off its foils after gybing in Luna Rossa’s wind shadow and the Italian team sailed away to a massive advantage.

From Seattle Times

Team New Zealand looked likely to roll Luna Rossa on the first downwind but, as the boats came level, gybed away in a failing breeze.

From Seattle Times

It was helped by a major blunder by the Italians near the end of the third leg when Luna Rossa almost sat down after a poorly executed gybe.

From Seattle Times

“It looked good initially out of the gybe and it looked good most of the way across,” Ainslee said.

From Seattle Times