Turn upwind until the vessel is pointing at the victim; at this point the vessel should be on a close reach.

Martinho noted the direction of the breeze, signaled for the shield to be turned upwind.

Terry turned upwind and applied the wheel brakes while she ran the engines up to peak revs, testing their response.

The engine started quickly, and Casey taxied onto the runway, turning upwind.

A sailor can (usually involuntarily) try turning upwind in gusts (it is known as rounding up).

Now, he was clumsily turning upwind across the troughs of the swells.

He could hear cheering when he turned upwind and headed for the ramp.

Then he turned upwind, and the night was suddenly quiet.

Both carts and boats were able to turn and sail upwind.

Oquendo, the other six Dunkirk ships and the San Juan, unable to turn upwind, fired what they could.