Meanings of brace sharp in English

And a smart trip I made. He glanced aloft at the yards braced sharp up.

In a few minutes every sail was furled, with the exception of a closely-reefed fore-topsail, braced sharp up.

The yards were braced sharp up.

Brace sharp up, my bullies; we mustn't leave the hooker's bones on yon island if we can help it.

Quickly recovering herself, however, the fore-topsail being braced sharp up, her head "paid off" before the wind.

The yards were braced sharp up, and the quartermaster was keeping the ship as close to the wind as possible.

"Now, in stunsails, and brace sharp up on the port tack," ordered Johnson.

"Haul in the larboard braces -bracesharp up-portthe helm, and bring her to the wind, quarter-master."

With a mighty struggle the frigate came to the wind, the main and mizen trysails were sheeted home, the fore-topsail was braced sharp up.

The helm was put down, and the yards braced sharp up; but in five minutes a grating noise was heard and the ship struck heavily.

Every stitch of canvas she could carry was set; her yards were braced sharp up, and away she went like a shot on a bowline.

After running on a short distance her yards were braced sharp up, and she stood back, with the evident intention of attacking our helpless craft.