spread-out sail;  full sail;  (sailing) downwind
 Vela (constellation);  the Sails
 close-haul;  reach;  reefed sail
 rope that ties the lower end of the sail to the hull (on a Japanese-style ship)
 reefing a sail;  bringing in a sail
 Vela (constellation);  the Sails
 sight of a sail (in the distance)
 to beat a hasty retreat;  to turn tail and run away;  to take to one's heels
 to beat a hasty retreat;  to turn tail and run away;  to take to one's heels
 sail with the wind at its back;  aback
 to hoist one's sail when the wind is fair;  to get one's time to shine