The mill must be stopped in order to adjust the reefing of the sail.

Artificial reefing is the sinking of ships offshore to form reefs.

But I had not reckoned upon the colossal task the reefing of three sails meant for one man.

A few of the men wore waterproofed coats, but they caught the gale and made the reefing even more dangerous.

There are three common methods of reefing the mainsail:

That much more snap in the reefing; that much sooner it would be over".

Emien's father abandoned the reefing.

If the reefing is done while moored or in sheltered waters, the sail to be reefed need not be lowered entirely.

It was increasing nicely - not enough to scare the timid masters into premature reefing and furling, but giving signs of settling in for the night.

Roller reefing involves rolling or wrapping the sail around a wire, foil, or spar to reduce the sail's exposure to the wind.

Reefing of the main sail is by slab reefing, the jib can also be fitted with roller furling system.

Now she is giving gentle orders to the monkeys who are swiftly reefing and backing the sails so that Glory may begin to bleed off excessive delta-V.

I had burst open the ends of my fingers at the very first, and during the reefing I had worked with tears of pain running down my cheeks.

Roller reefing also allows a more gradual reefing than conventional or jiffy reefing.

Nothing would get them together again under a decent spread of canvas before noon, and by six in the evening the reefing and furling would begin all over again.

Most notably the safety that follows from extremely simple reefing, which is particularly important with few crew and deteriorating conditions, minimizes the need to work on deck while exposed to bad weather.

Some modern systems known as "jiffy reefing" or "slab reefing" have permanent lines running through the boom for purposes of reefing.

According to the Rand Corporation, artificial reefing to form wreck diving sites is however still a profitable option, as the reefs are anticipated to be visited by tourists, thus generating an income.

An advantage of the ketch is when sudden increases in wind strength require a rapid reefing: the mainsail can be dropped, reducing sail and leaving a balanced sail-plan with jib and mizzen set.

When the reefing was done I began experimenting with various settings of the helm and sheets to find her best setting for lying quietly, though I had very little doubt that she would lie-to all right in a moderate wind.

Although thankful that settled weather meant he did not have to keep his meagre crew busy reefing or furling sails, Ramage was far from pleased that this late in the season it was going to be a sunny day.

The mate was struggling to organize the reefing of the makeshift mainsail; without proper rigging this was a murderously difficult job, and even these hardened sailors were so tired they were tripping over and tangling lines everywhere you looked.

The equipment for jiffy reefing is often integrated with Dutchman flaking, a furling technology that flakes (or folds up) the sail on alternate sides of the boom rather than on a messy pile on one side of the boom.

The ships that have been stricken from the NVR are disposed of by one of several means, including foreign military sale transfer, ship donation as a museum or memorial, domestic dismantling and recycling, artificial reefing, or use as a target vessel.

They are often found in very large schools above the reef.

In any case, the most important point is to reef before you need to.

Working on this long reef could certainly be a great experience.

Get over the side onto the reef an' see how she looks.

I'm going down now to see how deep the water is inside the reef.

They may not be the same reefs we see, but they're just like them.

They are more common in the southern part of the reef.

Only 12 percent of the reefs are at low risk.

There are more than 6,000 individual reefs in the system.

He loved to run just off a bad reef with the light behind him.

More than 520 species of fish live on the reef.

A reef is a place in the sea where fish live.

Perhaps the water within the reefs did not hold fish.

However there are no reefs off, or running East from this point.

How long it takes them to clear the island and get through the reef.

These things had small comfort for him when he saw the reef.

Once she's clear of the reef, she'll start to go down.

Most of the reefs are generally thought to be in good health.

A reef is found outside the southern side of the mouth.

The reef continues around to the north side of the island.

He'd never gone to the ocean side of the reef.

"See if I'm still with you when we get to the reef."

These we must fight, also any who remain upon the reef.

I'd rather not take off over the reef in the dark, anyway.

But with reefs 90 minutes to four hours away, his catch is down.

"I'll get some practice reefing the main a bit later."

The pilot reefed his fighter into a tight right turn.

It can be shortened or let out by reefing ropes.

Cars 1367 and 1368 were reefed in February 2008.

The Russian was still reefing from the massive punch of the shotgun.

With the wind coming off the coast, the sail was dropped and reefed neatly.

Most of them were reefed - scrapped at sea.

In any case, a boat should be reefed if the wind is likely to cause it to heel beyond 25 degrees.

Days were lost as sails were reefed to slow their passage.

"Well, yes," he admitted, "that does seem to have reefed me in a little.

And they're probably reefed down, too; you know what merchantmen are like at night.'

The boat pulled in to the island; a handsome white man reefed the sail and climbed out.

"He was lost reefing sail in the storm," Pa lied.

Now top men were high on both the fore and main masts, reefing sails.

This sail is the one most frequently reefed or furled in working the ship.

There she was, five miles out, her courses carefully reefed, and her steam half up.

Hidden by them, he sat up and reefed the sail, then looked back for the last time at the perimeter of the lagoon.

Sail first reefed, soon struck, stays nonetheless gave way and the mast went.

When young Winn reefed down so suddenly, he received a surprise.

A criticism is that the boats need to be reefed in relatively lower winds, when heading to the wind.

The main course and topsail could be reefed.

The concept was a relatively light dinghy with a large sail area that could easily be reefed.

"Because after I was damaged and reefing off into space, someone actually communicated with me, a simulated female voice.

Specially cut sails are not essential, as when reefed the sail is shaped by the bearing system.