verb
- to shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a vessel to the other
- to change direction by shifting the sail in this manner
Usage: nautical
Usage: nautical
noun
- the act of gybing or the maneuver itself
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The sailor gybes the mainsail as the wind shifts direction.
- Be careful when you gybe in strong winds.
- The boat gybes smoothly around the marker buoy.
- He executed a perfect gybe during the race.
- The crew prepared for an accidental gybe.
- That was a dangerous gybe in such rough seas.