The coxswain, meanwhile, is in charge of the ship’s boat (or sometimes just steers it). It’s pronounced “KOCK-suhn.” Leeward describes the side of a ship sheltered from the wind (as ...

Beating down from the leeward gate ... exited on the opposite side to Ashford enabling a shorter distance to the finish to snatch victory by a matter of boat lengths. By the start of the second ...