It had just been luffing like a sail before its second wind.

"Luff up and we can rake his stern as he goes past."

Charley had barely time to luff into the wind and run up to them.

He had to know now whether to luff up or lay her alongside: no further delay was possible.

I want to luff up alongside and hold on long enough to get them all on board.

She made a sound he could only describe as hot steam luffing out of a kettle.

If you luff too much again I'll bring you before the committee."

The Flying Fish turned into the wind, lost way, and luffed.

But the draft of the sail is normally closer to luff than foot.

The sails, towering above us like wings, luffed for only an instant.

Remember that you are allowed to luff into the wind, but you have to do it slowly.

Behind them, a man's voice called out, "Luff up handsomely, there!"

The boat immediately fell off the wind and the mainsail luffed.

Although the sails were luffing, the strong trade wind continued to push the boat through the water.

In the end, the boat is luffed to windward close to the casualty.

By now the second ship was luffing up on its leader's beam and a couple of minutes later her anchor plunged into the water.

They've already set the mainsail which is luffing in the light breeze and will cover any sound I might make coming aboard.

We'll luff at the last moment if she's not up to mischief; otherwise put me alongside her."

The fore course luffed and bellied in the alternating winds.

His stature seemed to increase, and his face luffed like a sail cut too close to the wind.

Another luffed before the fort and kept up a continuous fire, so that the whole ship seemed like a long flash of lightning.

The boom is luffed upwards as the height of the stockpile increases.

Someone on the quarterdeck brought the Messenger around, luffing straight into the wind, killing what little speed she'd had.

"We were rolling them, and they luffed us," Cayard said.

We walked on, our feet luffing softly on the scabby, highway.