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20 answers for: Take the sails down
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UNRIGTake the sails down
LOWERLet sails down, eg (5)
VELASouthern constellation (Latin, 'the Sails') formerly part of the larger constellation Argo Navis along with Carina ('the Keel') and Puppis ('the Stern') (4)
ABACKHaving the wind against the forward side of the sails.
ANTLIAAir Pump constellation near Hydra the Sea Serpent, Pyxis the Mariner's Compass and Vela the Sails (6)
BOOMSSpars at the base of the sails
MASTThe tall upright pole that the sails of a boat are fixed to (4)
RIGGINGRopes etc. by which the mast of a ship are supported and the sails set
TACKCourse of a sailing ship in relation to the side of the sail against which the wind is blowing (4)
BILLOWSWhat the sail does as one is sick in the forepart of the ship (7)
TRIMMEDAdjusted the sails and docked
ARGOFormer constellation that included Vela (the sails)
REEFChain of rocks here ___ furl the sails (4)
TRIMAdjust the sails or dock (4)
RIGFix the sails and masts
FURLRoll up the sails
SLANTWISEHow the sails went obliquely awry (9)
YARDARMSThree-foot beams carrying the sails (4-4)
RERIGSet the sails again
RIGNORAMUSDeckhand unable to raise the sails?