verb
- to shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a vessel to the other
- to change course by shifting the sail in this manner
Usage: nautical
Usage: nautical
noun
- the act of gybing or the maneuver itself
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The crew prepared to gybe as they approached the marker.
- Watch the boom when we gybe around this buoy.
- The skipper called for a controlled gybe to avoid the other boats.
- They executed a perfect gybe in the strong winds.
- The accidental gybe caught everyone off guard.
- That was a smooth gybe around the windward mark.