bracing sharp

A form of brace sharp — to bring the yards around to make the smallest possible angle with the fore and aft line when sailing close-hauled

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of brace sharp
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bracing sharp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bracing%20sharp

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